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Montenegro Adopts Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Montenegro has adopted the Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources, marking a significant step towards improving the sustainability of its energy sector. This first such law in the country introduces...
Rostock: Regional Development With Wind Energy
Wind energy brings jobs and value creation to deprived rural and coastal communities. Eastern Germany is a classic example of a region that has benefited. WindEurope saw this first hand on a...
Giant Clams – Master Engineers of Solar Energy and Efficiency
It is well known that answers to many questions can often be found in nature. Have you ever heard that there are natural solar systems that can serve as examples of efficient...
Key Enablers to Triple Renewables by 2030: Skills and Capacities
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has pointed out that reaching over 11 Terawatts of installed renewables capacity as set at COP28 would necessitate overcoming identified structural barriers. One of those barriers...
Germany: As Solar Capacity Grows, Equipment Production Declines
Germany is making significant progress in developing renewable energy sources. The German Federal Statistical Office—Statistisches Bundesamt—confirmed this by providing data on solar energy capacity.
As reported, in April 2024, about 3.4 million solar...
The role of development finance institutions in energy transitions
Development finance institutions (DFIs) account for only around 1 percent of total financing for energy sector investment, but their importance goes well beyond this relatively small share. DFIs are specialised financial institutions...
Brazil’s Opportunity to Lead the Global Dialogue on Energy and Climate
Brazil is a frontrunner in clean energy transitions: among the world’s largest economies, it boasts the lowest share of fossil fuels in its energy mix. Holding the G20 Presidency in 2024, Brazil...
EU Member States Must Take Urgent Action on NECPs and Overriding Public Interest
On 30 June all 27 Member States were due to submit the final version of their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). This comes after the European Commission had reviewed their draft...
Tripling Renewables by 2030 Requires a Minimum of 16.4 Per Cent Annual Growth Rate
The Renewable Energy Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that despite renewables becoming the fastest-growing source of power, the world risks missing the tripling renewables target...
New UK Government plans big push on wind
The UK’s new Labour Government has great ambitions for accelerating the deployment of wind energy, both onshore and offshore. To deliver on their new goals they will need a massive overhaul of...
Immediate Actions Needed to Unblock Grid Capacity for More Wind Energy
The EU wants to increase its wind energy capacity from 220 GW today to 425 GW by 2030 and 1,300 GW by 2050. Wind is key to energy security, affordable electricity and...
First-Ever Global Renewables Summit Announced to Drive Action to Triple Renewable Power by 2030
The Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) and Bloomberg Philanthropies, in partnership with the governments of Barbados and Kenya, the European Commission, the COP28 and COP29 Presidencies, the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International...
Negative Bidding Continues to Burden Offshore Wind Development
Germany and the Netherlands have recently issued the results of their latest offshore wind auction. They awarded a total capacity of 6.5 GW. That’s good for Europe’s energy transition. But the auction...
First Net-Zero Academy to Train 100,000 Workers in the EU Solar Photovoltaic Value Chain
The Commission has launched the European Solar Academy, the first in a series of EU Academies to be set up under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) to have in place the necessary...
Boosting renewables, electrification and flexibility would structurally ease electricity costs for consumers, increase European competitiveness, and reinforce the business case for solar.
New modelling shows that electrification and flexibility can slash average day-ahead...
Global Solar Installations Almost Double in 2023 But Leaves Emerging Economies in the Dark
2023’s new solar installations would cover more than half of India’s annual electricity needs or more than Brazil’s entire consumption. Compared to Europe, the annual installations would exceed the total yearly electricity...
