The recent kick-off meeting of the "Nuclear Alliance" in Brussels is a signal of backward-looking thinking. It is wrong, expensive and fuels energy from the day before yesterday. Only renewable energies such as wind and solar energy have a future, says Markus Elsässer, CEO of Solar Promotion GmbH.
Europe's largest battery storage plant to date is to be built in the immediate vicinity of the Förderstedt substation near Magdeburg. The entire storage plant will have an output of 300 megawatts and a storage capacity of 600 megawatt hours. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024.
MET Group is taking off in Romania: The Swiss-based energy company has acquired a 100 percent stake in a 52 MW solar project that is currently in a late stage of planning.
As leaders gather in Egypt for the latest round of UN climate talks with the energy transition and economic development very much on the agenda, new research from BloombergNEF (BNEF) finds that renewable energy investment in Africa trails far behind the rest of the world.
Sharp Energy Solutions Europe has concluded a partnership with Midsummer Ireland for industrial, commercial and residential solar power systems in Ireland. This collaboration will cover both Northern Ireland and the Republic.
The climate change conference COP27 offers a unique opportunity to increase energy access and lay the foundations for decarbonisation across Africa, but wealthy nations must deliver on their climate finance pledges to unlock the continent’s potential, according to a new report.
Data centers are often perceived as power guzzlers. However, beyond digitization, they can generate further added value for the environment and society.
BloombergNEF reports an 11% year-on-year rise in renewable energy financing in the first half of 2022, for a total of $226 billion.
81 % of EU habitats have been severely deteriorated by unsustainable activities. This alarming reality is intrinsically linked to climate change: according to world leading climate and biodiversity experts, greenhouse gas emissions will become the leading driver for ecological loss and agricultural disruptions.
IMPRESSIVE project aims at developing the first fully transparent photovoltaic (PV) device with 14% efficiency that will enable to save 15% of energy consumption in European south-oriented façade buildings.
A failure of satellite communication with wind turbines in Germany due to a cyber attack has demonstrated the stability of a decentrally organised electricity system. The plants then simply switch to autonomous control.
Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way, Kenneth Engblom Vice President, Wartsila Energy, Europe and Africa says.
Sungrow recently closed a 213 MW contract with Ibitu Energia, a Brazilian renewable energy company. As part of the contract, Sungrow will supply its 1,500 volt DC central inverter solutions for the construction of the solar complex in north-eastern Brazil.
The impossible has happened. The imperial aggressor Putin invaded Ukraine and is dreaming of a re-established Great Russian Tsarist Empire, without regard for human lives, the rights of sovereign, democratic states and international rules.
The European renewable energy association Eurosolar has awarded the European Solar Prize 2021/22 in Amsterdam. The ten winners range from the French capital Paris to the Swiss organisation Solafrica in Africa.
A £1.7 billion project creating thousands of well-paid jobs and placing Wales at the forefront of renewable energy innovation has been announced by an international consortium.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer ISE have calculated that silicon photovoltaic modules manufactured in the EU produce 40 per cent less CO2 emissions than modules manufactured in China. See here why that is the case:
As part of its presence at Solar Pakistan 2021, Sungrow signed a 50 MW distribution contract, furthering its commitment to renewable energy and fuelling the national transition to a low carbon economy.
Grid stabilisation through variable electricity tariffs alone is not enough - the right app is needed to optimally manage the connected devices accordingly.
A new analysis released by the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) finds that confidence among both renewable energy investors and developers is at an all-time high.
Renewable energy company RES has been given the go-ahead to build a new energy storage project in North Yorkshire, bringing its total energy storage portfolio in the UK and Ireland to 420MW.
As part of the new suite of energy storage research projects launched by the Consortium for Battery Innovation (CBI), Hammond Group Inc. and East Penn Manufacturing have teamed up to meet the needs of the utility storage market.
The German based utility EnBW is aiming to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 and to phase out coal-based electricity generation by 2035 at the latest.
Croatia’s adopts its auctions to drive renewable growth in the power mix, with solar PV to represent 50% of tendered capacity, GlobalData reports.
Taking advantage of government incentives and declining costs, the share of wind and solar energy combined have reached almost 14% in Sweden’s generation mix.
