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Renewables

Kusile coal power plant at sunset

19/7/2023 News

South Africa’s renewable capacity to miss 2030 target

Renewable energy will account for just 20% of South Africa’s power mix by the end of this decade, highlighting an ‘uphill battle’ the nation faces in its pursuit of decarbonisation, according to new analysis.

Access to energy

Cartoon depicting family at home reading under a light

26/6/2024 News

The energy transition is becoming more unjust

The world remains off course to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030 (UN Sustainable Development Goal SDG7), according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Fossil fuels

Graphic of red and purple dollar signs with trading figures in the background

6/9/2023 News

Call for G20 leaders to discuss introduction of fossil fuel subsidies

Shifting G20 fossil fuel spending could install enough renewables to align with 1.5°C while tackling global hunger, energy access gaps and more, says the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

Access to energy

Man in suit, left hand in pocket, sanding in corridor with door to left

21/5/2025 Comment / Boma Douglas

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Dr Boma Douglas CEng FEI Chartered Energy Engineer

The distinguished engineer and energy manager discusses what has motivated him in his career and what lies behind his nearly two-decades long involvement with, and support of, the Energy Institute.

Access to energy

Head and shoulders pic of Claudio Vergara, Zola Electric in front of equipment

7/12/2022 Comment / Claudio Vergara

Latest electrification technologies can help emerging markets bring power to the people

New digital technologies are required to help bring reliable power to people in many developing countries. Here Claudio Vergara from Zola Electric, a San Francisco-based company currently delivering affordable and clean power to over 3mn customers in emerging markets across four continents, suggests how.

Renewables

Solar panels on roof against a city background

14/6/2023 News

Renewable power on course to shatter more records

Global additions of renewable power capacity are expected to jump by a third this year as growing policy momentum, higher fossil fuel prices and energy security concerns drive strong deployment of solar and wind power, according to the latest update from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Access to energy

Head and shoulders photo of Charlie Bush, Senior Editor, New Energy World

5/7/2023 Comment / Charlie Bush

Reviving the ‘leapfrog’ to renewables approach to energy access

Leapfrogging from no energy straight to green sources used to be the preferred method for making energy access universal. But recently, another approach has been gaining traction, one that posits fossil fuels, even coal, are a necessary and unavoidable steppingstone to modernity. Charlie Bush, Senior Editor of New Energy World, reconsiders the debate.

Coal

Coal mining machinery in South Africa

19/4/2023 News

Stalled African coal power projects present opportunity for clean energy

Ageing coal infrastructure has great potential to be decommissioned and repurposed as a significant tool for renewable energy transition in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report. Meanwhile, Africa’s largest wind project has secured financial support, as has a new solar project in Eritrea.

Climate change

Head and shoulders photo of Lily Riahi

11/9/2024 Comment / Lily Riahi

How to keep cool without heating the planet

Extreme heat amplifies inequality, inflames food insecurity and pushes people further into poverty. We must respond by massively increasing access to low-carbon cooling, expanding passive cooling and cleaning up cooling technologies while boosting their efficiency. So writes Lily Riahi, Global Coordinator of the UN Environment Programme-led Cool Coalition.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

Head and shoulders photo of Charlie Bush

15/3/2023 Comment / Charlie Bush

Brave New Energy World – one year on

Last year, the Energy Institute (EI) combined Energy World and Petroleum Review into a single digital, weekly publication with quarterly printed roundups. New Energy World aims to reflect the EI’s purpose of creating a better energy future and accelerating a just global energy transition to net zero. Senior Editor Charlie Bush reflects on some of the magazine’s key findings.

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