Alarming new data shows that coal, liquid fuels and gas are strengthening their grip on Africaās power sector. Investments in renewables are too slow to keep pace with demand growth. With the ink still drying on Katowice's COP24 agreement, Terje Osmundsen's latest blog post makes for urgent reading... … [Read more...]
The risks related to onshore wind power investment
Bans on subsidies (in some countries) and reduced costs have hit total investment in onshore wind. Meanwhile, market share continues to grow across the EU28. Wind energy now accounts for almost 20% of installed capacity for power generation which makes researcher Schalk Cloete'sĀ sobering analysis of risks for onshore wind well worth reading. Following up on hisĀ previous article, he examines current assumptions and argues that the discount rate … [Read more...]
Investment risk: nuclear high, new load-following fossil fuel plants low
In the currentĀ policy environment many energy technologies can appear attractive with the right set of assumptions: discounted clean energy technologies (wind, solar and nuclear) where the discount rate is heavily influenced by risk (see graph) and, perhaps surprisingly,Ā new load-following fossil fuel plants (especially natural gas) where continued wind/solar technology forcing actually provides substantial upside potential.Ā CCS researcher Schalk … [Read more...]
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