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‘Buy & Build ’  is not just a business growth strategy but a key instrument for achieving climate targets, says Bradley Mundt, CEO & founder of PLAN-B NET ZERO.

Expert analysis: How ‘Buy & Build’ boosts the energy transition

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Scaling photovoltaics and renewable energies: Bradley Mundt, CEO & founder of the green energy start-up PLAN-B NET ZERO, outlines the major contribution of ‘Buy & Build’

PV and and wind power in Germany – a new study shows that a 100% net-zero energy system is not utopian.
Energy transition

Net-zero energy system in Germany is possible

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A greenhouse gas-neutral, renewable energy system in Germany by 2045 is technically and economically possible, according to a study by the Forschungszentrum Jülich (Jülich Research Center). It states that the energy transition continues to be well accepted and has positive effects on employment.

The energy transitions must accelerate due to rising challenges a new McKinsey report states.
New McKinsey report

Rising energy demand affecting the pace of the energy transition

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The redesigned Global Energy Perspective report of consultancy McKinsey reveals growing energy demand and emerging hurdles affecting the pace of the energy transition.

 In a new study Grids for Speed, Eurelectric warns that the European energy transition is at risk, if there is no massive investment in grids, digitalisation and flexibilisation.
Eurelectric

Double investments in power distribution or lose race to net-zero

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Europe’s distribution grids need to be urgently modernised to enable massive electrification of transport, heating and industry, integrate renewables and withstand more frequent extreme weather and cyber threats, Eurelectric demands.

In Europe, the solar pipeline is not currently on track to meet 2030 capacity targets of 600GW.
McKinsey

Energy transition not on track – more PV needed

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A new Mc Kinsey analysis highlights disparity between project target volumes, expected volumes and those reaching FID is significant – threatening the pace of the energy transition.

The US Inflation Reduction Act of the Biden administration imposes new challenges for the energy transition.
Topic of the Week: North America

Challenge increased demand critical minerals

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The United States continues to face  challenges meeting the increased demand for critical minerals almost two years after the historic Inflation Reduction Act, a S&P Global study finds.

 European Parliament in Strasbourg/France.
Congress

No energy transition without Europe

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A climate-neutral, affordable and secure energy supply needs a strong Europe and even more European cooperation. This was a central message of the BDEW Annual Congress in Berlin, which took place this year in the run-up to the European elections.

 Francesco La Camera, IRENA Director-General (l.) and Jasim Husain Thabet, TAQA’s Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the UNEZA Alliance.
Energy transition

Major utilies intent to raise renewable capacity by 2.5 times to 2030

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The Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) adopted the UNEZA Roadmap to 2030, which targets a total increase of renewable energy capacity within their portfolios to 749 GW by 2030, an increase of 2.5 times relative to 2023.

 Optimism for energy industry growth by sector.
DNV report

 „Transition towards a sustainable energy future imperative“ 

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DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, reveals a resilient optimism within the energy sector, despite prevailing caution.

 Hybrid PV-wind power plant in Spain.
IEA Fatih Birol

Why the energy transition is unreversible

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Powerful economic and technological factors are driving the transition to clean energy, Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, says.

 Construction work on the future Forst-Briesnig II wind farm and the first construction phase of the Bohrau energy park is due to start this year.
Energy transition in Europe

LEAG and EPNE plan mega network of green energy plants

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The energy company LEAG plans to launch several wind and solar projects with the project developer EP New Energies (EPNE) this year. The aim is to create a network of green energy plants - the so-called Gigawatt Factory. It is one of the largest energy transition projects in Europe.

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Uniper is shaping the energy transition with solar and wind power

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The climate change and the recent global energy crises underscore the urgent need to restructure the energy industry. The demand for green electricity is growing in line with the energy transition, as industrial processes, heat generation and transportation are increasingly being electrified. To achieve both key objectives of attaining climate protection goals and becoming independent of fossil fuel imports, the share of renewable energies in gross electricity consumption needs to increase drastically across the globe. 

 The realities of the global energy system and the diverse status of global economies represents challenges to meeting emissions reduction goals, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.
Global energy transition

How to tackle the path to net-zero?

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A series of shocks, crises and tensions underscore the need for an equitable energy transition that is inclusive of different situations in different parts of the world, Atul Arya, Chief Energy Strategist, S&P Global Commodity Insights, emphasizes.

Powered exclusively by the sun: the seeding robot does its job unobtrusively and autonomously.
Agritechnica 2023

The solar energy transition in the field has already begun

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A small, solar-powered robot that works independently in the field: This is no longer a utopia. Thanks to technological developments, it is now possible. A Danish company showed how it works at Agritechnica.

Gonzalo de la Viña, President of Trina Solar EMEA.
Energy transition

Call for more transparency along the PV value chain 

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Trina Solar has stressed the importance of collaboration along the solar value chain to drive the energy transition in the EMEA region at BloombergNEF (BNEF) Summit 2023, which was held in London earlier this month.  

More investments in renewables are key to reach climate goals acccording to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Here we see a hybrid PV-wind project in the Netherlands.
Net Zero Roadmap

IEA critical of CO2 removal technologies

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The update of IEA’s landmark Net Zero Roadmap shows greater ambition and implementation, supported by stronger international cooperation, will be critical to reach climate goals.

Control center of transmission grid operator 50Hertz.
Eurelectric

More infrastructure for accelerating electrification

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Higher investments and upgraded infrastructure are urgently needed to enable a tripling in electrification rates by 2050 in order to reach Europe`s decarbonization goals. With 6½ years until 2030, Europe must attract unprecedented investments for grid expansion, shows Eurelectric’s Power Barometer 2023.

Inverter station distribution networks in Biberach/Riss (Germany).
Grids

Urgent call for more distribution grid capacity

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The sector association Eurelectric calls for more electricity distribution grid capacity to enable Europe’s energy transition .

The Vila Restauração Microgrid is (re)energisa’s pioneering clean energy project in the heart of Brazil's Amazon rainforest. It was honored with The smarter E Award 2023 in the category Outstanding Projects.
Green investments

Brazilian-German cooperation for sustainable energy transition

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The improved strategic agreement between the two solar associations aims to strengthen the development of solar photovoltaic, energy storage, and green hydrogen markets in both countries, promoting new investments and business opportunities.

Gas pipelines cannot easily be used for long-distance CO2 transport.
Climate protection

CO2 pipelines: series of technical challenges

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The development of a transport infrastructure for captured CO2 is the focus of the pipeline industry. But in some cases it is breaking new ground and there are still a number of challenges and unanswered questions, as an international conference in Berlin showed.

Energy transition

What effect is the war in Ukraine having on renewables and the energy transition?

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War in Ukraine will delay net zero goals while simultaneously propelling the renewable transition forward. These and more trends have emerged from a recent study by Baywa r.e. Read the results in more detail here:

(L-R, Front Row; Back Row): Jochen Hauff, BayWa r.e.;  Aristotelis Chantavas, Enel Green Power;  Jörg Ebel, IBC Solar; Alexandra Sombsthay, Akuo; and Stefanie Alexander.
Lobbying

SolarPower Europe: New energy transition leaders

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At SolarPower Europe’s annual general meeting, elections were held to appoint key members of the Board, including the President, two Vice-President positions, and two members of the Board of Directors.

The mission: Replace diesel fuel with renewable energy - worldwide.
Irena

35 trillion US dollars needed by 2030 for energy transition

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A preview of the World Energy Transitions Outlook warns of a dramatic standstill and calls for a rapid course correction in the energy transition in favour of the 1.5-degree climate target. By 2030, 35 trillion US dollars would have to flow into energy efficiency, electrification and grid expansion.

Robert Habeck, German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection of the Green Party.
Germany

BEE Energy Dialogue 2023: "We can do it"

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If we hack together, we will make it. That was the message of the German Renewable Energy Federation's (BEE) Energy Dialogue 2023 this week in Berlin.

The energy crisis is a reminder of the fragility and unsustainability of the current global energy system, the World Energy Outlook 2022 (WEO) of the International Energy Agency (IEA) warns.
World Energy Outlook 2022

IEA: Global energy crisis as historic turning point

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The global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing profound and long-lasting changes that have the potential to hasten the transition to a more sustainable and secure energy system, according to the latest edition of the IEA’s World Energy Outlook.