Analysis by UBS suggests shift away from fossil fuel vehicles may be imminent Electric cars will cost the same to make as conventional cars, with internal combustion engines, by 2024 and an acceleration in the shift away from fossil fuel vehicles may be imminent, according to new research. The extra cost of manufacturing battery electric […]

The installed capacity of RE in the Asia-Pacific region is set for a major boost in the next five years, reaching 815 GW in 2025 from 517 GW this year The installed capacity of renewable energy (RE) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is set for a major boost in the next five years, to 815 gigawatts (GW) […]

Historically and contemporarily, the trajectory of the world’s economies and the global energy landscape has remained largely under the purview of the most developed countries in Europe and North America. But as emerging economies like China, India, and Brazil develop, urbanize, and grow at a truly unprecedented pace, the world as we know it is […]

This October, Volvo Trucks will start live tests of a fully electric transport solution for the construction industry. Two heavy duty trucks will be delivered to customer Swerock in order to meet the growing demands for less noise and emissions – especially in sensitive urban areas. After the successful introduction of serial produced electric trucks […]

Research shows demand for green jobs will rapidly increase in coming years A low-carbon and renewable energy economy could create nearly 700,000 jobs in England by 2030, with the potential of more than 1.18 million jobs created by 2050, according to a report by the Local Government Association (LGA). The LGA’s “Local green jobs” report showed demand for environmentally […]

Even with fall in coal use, it still produces third of world’s electricity requirements Use of coal is falling and renewables are surging around the world, but the progress is not enough to meet the targets set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, scientists have warned. Over the first half of 2020, wind turbines and solar panels together produced a record 10 per cent of […]

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its International Energy Outlook 2020 (IEO2020) report this week, focusing on how market conditions might affect electricity markets in three high-growth regions: Asia, India, and Africa. How these regions choose to meet growing electricity demand will have significant implications for international energy trade and economic development. “Our 2020 […]

Today, lithium is king of batteries. Plain and simple. That is, for now… Wood Mackenzie reports that lithium-ion batteries made up 99% of all [chemical] battery deployments in Q4 2018.  Technology dominance is an understatement. But nobody is perfect. Accordingly, lithium-ion batteries — with its six main chemistry variations — suffer from the following weaknesses. Safety — […]

The G3-PLC Alliance, the leading industry alliance for powerline communication (PLC) in smart grid applications, introduces the next generation PLC standard incorporating Radio Frequency (RF) capabilities.  Utilities rightly want the best of both worlds, so creating a single industry standard for hybrid networking is a significant step forward. What is the next generation of PLC? […]

Solar and wind power can provide plenty of energy for Mekong countries and help avoid a dangerous tipping point for the river. The construction of hydropower dams on the Mekong has brought the river, and the world’s largest freshwater fishery, to a dangerous tipping point. Development plans that would push it over the edge march […]

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s ruling labour Party in New Zealand has become one of the earliest ‘significant’ economies to promise a transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. The country was earlier committed to reaching the target by 2035.  Saying that New Zealand needs stable, sustainable and affordable energy to ensure its future energy […]

Consultancy Wood Mackenzie forecasts increased investment and capacity additions despite the many challenges facing the renewables sector in Asia Pacific Wind and solar PV could attract more investment than any other power generation source in the Asia Pacific region in the next decade as the two technologies become cost-competitive with coal by 2030, according to […]

‘Zero-percenter’ utilities show significant gaps between their stated goals and the required actions to achieve full decarbonisation by 2050. “The math simply doesn’t yet add up,” says Deloitte in a review of the actions being taken by 22 United States utilities – ‘zero-percenter utilities – that have announced net zero or carbon free electricity goals. […]