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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.

Solar

Head and shoulders photo of Craig Tropea, Account Manager, POWWR

27/11/2024 Comment / Craig Tropea

How microgrids and local generation are good for business

Business premises, particularly those with large roofs, are looking to distributed solar energy generation and microgrid technology to cut their bills and green their power supplies. Craig Tropea, Account Manager with energy software solutions provider POWWR, explains how.

Innovation

Two students standing either side of EI CEO, with library shelving full of books behind

7/12/2022 Comment / Sasha Polakov,Josephine Hibou

Empowering the public’s energy autonomy: environmental and cost benefits

Winners of the 2022 Energy Institute Climate Change Special Award* at The Big Bang Competition, Sasha Polakov and Josephine Hibou from St Paul’s Girls’ School, discuss their innovative and novel solar blinds concept, SolUp.

Renewables

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4/6/2025 Comment / Javier Cavada

How Morocco is charting its energy transition journey with gas turbine technology

As well as expanding its solar and wind energy generation capacity, Morocco is also looking to gas turbines and, ultimately, hydrogen to achieve its energy transition, writes Javier Cavada, President & CEO, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Mitsubishi Power.

Solar

Engineer working amongst rows of solar panels

14/8/2024 News

Global surge in solar PV inverter shipments highlights China’s dominance, while US and Europe support solar roll-out

The global energy landscape saw a significant shift in 2023, marked by a 56% increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter shipments, to reach 536 GWac. China, a powerhouse in solar energy, accounted for half of these global shipments, underlining its dominant role in the rapidly expanding solar market. Meanwhile, the US and Europe are continuing to invest in solar technologies and projects aimed at meeting ambitious decarbonisation goals and enhancing national energy security.

Skills, education and training

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9/10/2024 Comment / Oana Penu

Bridging the skills gap to empower Europe’s solar future

Europe’s solar PV industry ideally needs a standardised system of training programmes and certification, argues InnoEnergy Skills Institute Director, Oana Penu.

Solar

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25/6/2025 Comment / Carl Hogg

What will new homes with solar do for the UK’s decarbonisation goals?

With the government recently confirming new homes will have solar panels by default, the UK’s second biggest rooftop solar installer, Good Energy, indicates that it could provide a meaningful contribution to the country’s zero carbon power goals. Carl Hogg, Services Managing Director at Good Energy, explains.

Energy policy

Close up of wind turbine looking up from its base

7/8/2024 News

UK government unveils record budget for renewables auction, while raising oil and gas windfall tax

The new Labour government has announced that a record £1.5bn will be available to clean energy projects under this month’s renewables auction round, with £1.1bn on offer to offshore wind developers. It has also raised the Energy Profit Levy (also known as the oil and gas windfall tax) and extended it to 2030.

Renewables

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16/10/2024 News

Renewables on course to meet half of global electricity demand by 2030

Renewables are expected to meet nearly half of global demand for power by 2030, according to the latest analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA), with more than 5,500 GW of new renewable energy capacity forecast to be installed worldwide between now and then. Two significant renewable projects, in Estonia and Australia, demonstrate how low-carbon ambitions are being made real.

Solar

Solar panels and wind turbines against a blue sky

25/9/2024 News

Stronger integration measures are needed for solar and wind

As solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind grow at an accelerated pace around the world, governments must act to ensure that they are well integrated into power systems – or risk losing out on significant benefits, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Meanwhile, a McKinsey report reveals the step change in efforts needed on the journey towards net zero.

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