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Can Enhanced Geothermal Systems be used as grid-scale batteries? Anywhere!

November 23, 2022 by Stefan Ellerbeck

The US Department of Energy aims to cut the cost of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) by 90% by 2035. Standard geothermal power comes from tapping existing hydrothermal reservoirs. But most places don’t have hot water reservoirs underground. EGS pumps water down to reach hot rocks, heating the water to achieve the same purpose. Everywhere has hot rocks underground. Here, Stefan Ellerbeck, writing for the World Economic Forum, describes research … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Storage Tagged With: batteries, costs, EGS, geothermal, grids, solar, storage, US, water, wind

What is the potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea?

November 17, 2022 by Simon Göss

What is the potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea? Simon Göss summarises the panel discussion that brought together Marcin Nowacki (President of the European Enterprise Alliance), Dariusz LociƄski (President of the Management Board, PGE Baltica), Pierre Tardieu (Chief Policy Officer at Wind Europe), Ricardo Williams (Policy Officer for Infrastructure and Regional Cooperation at DG ENER, EC) and Pernille Weiss (MEP and ITRE committee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: Baltic, EU, harbours, infrastructure, integration, interconnections, offshore, permitting, ports, regulations, security, SupplyChains, wind

Pollution costs are driving U.S. states to look for alternatives to Gas-Fired Plants

November 4, 2022 by Caitlin Odom and Lauren Shwisberg

In the U.S. a growing number of states and regulators are directing utilities to look for alternatives to proposed gas-fired power plants, citing environmental justice and community health impacts, explain Caitlin Odom and Lauren Shwisberg at RMI. So it’s not just about emissions: pollution matters too. The authors quote studies that show clean energy portfolios (CEPs) not only reduce energy costs, but can save billions of dollars in community … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: Arizona, California, costs, DemandResponse, efficiency, Environment, gas, health, IRA, justice, Oregon, pollution, solar, storage, US, wind

Russia’s war is accelerating the clean energy transition, says IEA

November 3, 2022 by Simon Evans

The IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2022 is predicting that fossil fuels will peak in the next five years, “thanks to” Russia’s war and the resultant energy crisis. National climate promises are being turned into policies that improve energy security, which mostly means reducing dependence on gas. That means global energy demand growth to 2030 will “almost entirely” be met by renewables. Simon Evans at Carbon Brief takes an in-depth look at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: coal, gas, IEA, investment, NZE2050, oil, renewables, Russia, scenarios, security, solar, STEPS, trilemma, Ukraine, WEO2022, wind

Can the Czech Republic revive its clean energy ambitions?

November 1, 2022 by Modern Energy Union

Although an early enthusiast for solar in 2009 the Czech Republic’s clean energy ambitions stalled. The share of green electricity was only 12% last year, with solar contributing 3% and wind just 1%. The current government is now reviving the nation’s drive towards carbon-free energy. Will new Czech policies along with EU initiatives like REPowerEU, the Green Deal and the Modernisation Fund successfully breathe new life into the Czech transition? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Promoted content, Renewables Tagged With: Czech, electricity, GreenDeal, ModernisationFund, PlasmaGasification, power, REPowerEU, solar, syngas, transition, wind

Energy Security: what if the UK government had not “cut the green crap” from 2013

October 24, 2022 by Simon Evans

The UK provides an example of a government that cut back its green ambitions only to see its energy security suffer. In 2013, then-prime minister David Cameron told his ministers to “cut the green crap”. That led successive governments to downgrade home energy efficiency, requirements for new homes to be “zero carbon”, end subsidies for onshore wind and solar, and effectively ban onshore wind in England. What if the UK had stayed on its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: buildings, Cameron, Conservatives, efficiency, electricity, gas, imports, insulation, onshore, Russia, solar, subsidies, UK, wind

Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction must prioritise Renewables, for energy security and European integration

October 18, 2022 by Joseph Majkut and Allegra Dawes

With Russia using energy as a weapon of war, Ukraine must prioritise domestic renewable generation to help ensure its future energy security, explain Joseph Majkut and Allegra Dawes at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Ukraine’s reconstruction, which will cost hundreds of billions, must therefore include it in its strategy. Done right, it will also enable greater market integration with the European Union. Ukraine’s energy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: EU, integration, investment, reconstruction, renewables, Russia, solar, Ukraine, war, wind

Global Wind Speeds: are they falling due to climate change?

October 14, 2022 by Jim Robbins

Last year, Europe experienced a “wind drought”, with wind speeds falling 15% in many regions, sometimes more. Deeper research shows speeds dropped gradually between 1978 and 2010, though rose again in the last decade. It’s difficult for the science to create a clear picture and predict long term trends. But the IPCC forecasts slowing winds for the coming decades, saying average annual wind speeds could drop by up to 10% by 2100. Jim Robbins at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: Climate, electricity, EU, IPCC, power, research, speeds, temperature, US, wind

Event Summary: Building GW-scale Offshore Wind in the Baltic Sea

September 16, 2022 by Arasan Aruliah

Here we provide a written summary of the panel discussion “Wind of Change or Change of Wind? The future of Baltic Sea offshore investments” held on 12th September 2022 in Brussels. It’s a full summary of the 90 minute discussion (including audience questions), but it begins conveniently with a summary of the highlights. The Baltic Sea has the potential to develop over 90 GW of offshore wind capacity. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has delivered … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Events, Renewables, Uncategorized Tagged With: Baltic, Denmark, electrification, Estonia, Finland, gas, Germany, infrastructure, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, offshore, permitting, PGE, Poland, Russia, Sweden, wind

Reactor shutdowns in Nuclear-dependent France expose the need for a diversified mix of Renewables

September 14, 2022 by Frank Bass

Events are showing that a nation’s heavy reliance on a single source of energy is unwise. It’s not just gas. The heatwave is causing problems for France’s nuclear fleet, where the use of water for cooling has had to be restricted. All compounded by routine and unexpected maintenance shutdowns. As nuclear typically delivers well over 60% of its power, and also made it Europe’s biggest power exporter (until now), France is feeling the consequences. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Nuclear Tagged With: electricity, exports, France, heatwave, hydro, Nuclear, power, Sweden, wind

Poland can become a major player in Offshore Wind, says PGE

September 6, 2022 by PGE

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna’s goal is to have at least 6.5 GW of offshore wind capacity in the Baltic Sea by 2040. The first projects will come online within the next few years. The offshore projects are one of PGE’s key steps towards climate neutrality, and PGE hopes to become a leader in offshore wind in Poland. Here, Wojciech Dąbrowski, PGE’s President of the Management Board, answers questions to explain their strategy, and how it fits into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: Baltic, EU, offshore, onshore, Orsted, PGE, Poland, Pomerania, wind

“GETs”: cheap ways for Grids to double Wind & Solar integration and help battle global inflation

July 29, 2022 by Russell Mendell, Mathias Einberger and Katie Siegner

Accelerating the clean energy transition can tackle the inflation crisis, not just save the climate, explain Russell Mendell, Mathias Einberger and Katie Siegner at Rocky Mountain Institute. Rising energy costs are driving current global inflation. So now is the perfect time to drive through low-hanging-fruit ways to increase wind and solar generation and storage. In the U.S. interconnection queues – the pipeline of clean generation projects … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Grids, Renewables Tagged With: DLRs, GETs, grids, inflation, interconnection, solar, storage, US, wind

Can China’s 14th 5-year-plan for Renewable Energy deliver an early emissions peak before 2030?

July 28, 2022 by Hu Min

At the beginning of June China released its 14th five-year plan (FYP) for renewable energy for the five years 2021-2025. Hu Min at Innovative Green Development Program, writing for Carbon Brief, reviews the plan’s targets and actions, and its implications. Unchanged from the 13th FYP, 25% of China’s energy will come from non-fossil sources by 2030. But the 14th FYP says at least half of the increase in electricity demand will be covered by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: China, coal, electricity, emissions, hydro, netzero, Nuclear, renewables, solar, storage, wind

Event summary: “45% RES by 2030: EU’s latest investment challenge to DSOs”

July 5, 2022 by Sara Stefanini

Sara Stefanini provides a written summary of our panel discussion held on Thursday June 30th 2022. It’s a full summary of the 90 minute discussion (including audience questions), but it begins conveniently with a summary of the highlights. Investment in and the modernisation of the electricity distribution grid is one the biggest challenges the EU has to overcome in the next decade. It’s a €400bn investment challenge by 2050 says Eurelectric, an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Grids Tagged With: Automation, buildings, Digitalisation, DSO, EU, EVs, flexibility, grids, industry, innovation, investment, markets, modernisation, smartgrids, SmartMeters, solar, transport, TSO, wind

Implementing Poland’s national Recovery and Resilience Plan

June 27, 2022 by Sonia Buchholtz

How should Poland implement its national Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP)? Sonia Buchholtz at Forum Energii outlines some important answers. First, a deep analysis of the challenges and assessment of the solutions and reforms must start now. Buchholtz says though the directions set out in the RRP are correct, the details are out-of-date. Policy reforms and more ambitious targets are needed in all the main areas: energy efficiency and heating; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: buildings, Cities, demand, efficiency, EU, heating, hydrogen, investment, Poland, renewables, RRF, RRP, solar, wind

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