GUEST BLOG: Why the new energy generation should not focus on the past
By Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO, Azuri Technologies The saying goes, the best way to predict tomorrow’s weather is to assume it will be the same as today. A lot of the time it will be. But this approach gives you no insight into what the future will bring and fails horribly when disruptive change is around the […]
Renewables to represent 30% of US total installed capacity by 2030
The contribution of renewable power to total installed capacity in the US is expected to double from 15% in 2018 to 30% by 2030, reaching a total of 442.8 gigawatt (GW). According to the latest numbers from GlobalData, that’s equivalent to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%, attributed to more states adopting and updating […]
Falling cost of renewables ‘boosts climate ambitions’
Renewable power is the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world already today. That’s according to the latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report contributes to the international discussion on raising climate action worldwide, ahead of Abu Dhabi’s global preparatory meeting for the United Nations Climate Action Summit in September. […]
Huge energy storage site planned in Utah
A plan to launch an Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES) project in central Utah has been unveiled by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) and Magnum Development. The ACES initiative, the largest project of its kind, will develop 1,000 megawatts of 100 percent clean energy storage, thereby deploying technologies and strategies essential to a decarbonised future […]
APAC shifting towards renewable energy auctions
Asia Pacific (APAC) countries are adopting several strategies and roadmaps to achieve the renewable energy targets designated by their governments. Countries such as India, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Pakistan and Taiwan have implemented auctions to drive their renewable energy market, according to GlobalData. The company’s latest report ‘Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2019’ reveals that regulatory […]
The Barbican now using 100% renewable electricity
The Barbican arts and cultural venue in the City of London says all its electricity requirements now come from renewable sources. The switch to 100% renewable, which took place in the last quarter of 2018, was part of a wider City of London Corporation initiative to improve sustainability across the capital through the introduction of […]
Facebook inks virtual power purchase agreement for renewables
Digital Realty has signed a virtual power purchase agreement on behalf of Facebook to support the social media giant’s renewable energy goals at data centre facilities. Under the agreement, Digital Realty has executed a long-term renewable power purchase contract to secure approximately 80 megawatts of solar power capacity for Facebook. Digital Realty contracted with SunEnergy1, […]
North East gets offshore wind VR training facility
A virtual reality system has been created at Newcastle College’s Energy Academy in Wallsend to help train future engineers in the North East region. The Immersive Hybrid Reality (iHR) offshore wind training facility has been commissioned for the Great Exhibition of the North and has been delivered by Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapults, in partnership […]