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Head and shoulders photo of Elbia Gannoum

31/1/2024 Comment / Elbia Gannoum

COP 28: We took a stand, now we need to act

As the energy transition progresses at various speeds, Brazil is emerging as a clear forerunner in terms of renewable energy generation and biofuels production. Elbia Gannoum, Executive President of ABEEólica (Brazil’s wind association), Vice President of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), and a Council Member of CDESS (the Federal Government’s Council for Sustainable Economic and Social Development), presents her hopes for her country’s future following COP28.

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.

Technology

Head and shoulders photo of Greg Jackson, Vice President of the Energy Institute and Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group

19/4/2023 Comment / Greg Jackson

Using technology to build a cheap, green energy future

We have the technology to enable greater energy efficiency, reduce emissions and drop bills for consumers. Greg Jackson FEI, Vice President of the Energy Institute and Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group, discusses the central role of technology in facilitating the green energy transition.

Renewables

Head and shoulders photo ofSteveH-optimised-web Steve Hodgson, Editor-at-Large, New Energy World

8/2/2023 Comment / Steve Hodgson

Let’s aim high – only renewables and storage

There is a growing radical edge to the latest academic thinking about global energy futures that is turning against the continued use of fossil fuels as a bridge to the future. New Energy World’s Editor-at-Large Steve Hodgson has been reading about it.

Renewables

Rows of solar panels in front of Beijing skyline

2/10/2024 News

China’s supply chain dominance is forcing other regions to up their energy transition game

Concern over China’s dominance of the clean tech supply chain has triggered other countries to take action – with a focus on the development of their own domestic manufacturing capabilities backed by government subsidies, tax incentives, funding and import tariffs, according to new analysis from Rystad Energy. Meanwhile, a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) suggests that after decades of falling costs and improving technology, particularly for solar and wind, 81% of renewable additions in 2023 were cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives, offering countries a ‘compelling business and investment case’ to triple renewables by 2030.

Renewables

Solar panels in front of US city skyline

5/3/2025 News

Solar and battery storage will lead US energy expansion in 2025, as the grid strives to meet forecast load growth

Solar and battery storage are expected to lead new US generating capacity additions in 2025, says the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Meanwhile, BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy suggest a broad portfolio of sustainable energy solutions will be needed to meet anticipated load growth, in particular from rapidly advancing AI technologies and an increasing number of data centres.

Power generation

Head and shoulders photo of Emma Bridge standing in front of green conifers and leafy trees

31/7/2024 Comment / Emma Bridge

Community energy comes first in Labour’s plans for publicly-owned organisations

The new UK government’s flagship climate policy is to establish Great British Energy, a publicly-owned clean power company with a remit to accelerate investment in renewable energy. According to Labour’s Clean Energy Mission document, GB Energy’s first major programme will be to ‘build cheaper, cleaner power in cities, towns and villages across the country’. Community energy is set to have a major role in delivering on this agenda, writes Emma Bridge, Chief Executive of Community Energy England.

Energy policy

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss outside No 10 Downing Street

14/9/2022 News

New UK Prime Minister unveils new energy bills support package

Just days after being announced as the new UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss set out a package to support people and businesses with their energy bills, as well as action that aims to tackle the root causes of the issues in the UK energy market through increased supply.

Jobs

Head and shoulders photo of Jo Alexander, standing in front of a brick wall

11/3/2026 Comment / Jo Alexander

Leavers’ party

Life After Oil is a new and growing community of people who have left oil and gas careers behind. We’re finding ways to support each other, using the experience of those who left some while ago, as well as those who have done so more recently. We’re trying to grow the community in order to strengthen that support as well as to make the scale and reasons for this exodus unignorable, writes Core Advisor Jo Alexander.

Banking, finance and investment

Head and shoulders photo of Michiel de Haan, Global Head of Energy Sector, ING, inside room with windows to right and behind

27/11/2024 Comment / Michiel de Haan

Putting financial muscle behind renewable energy’s push into 2030

Renewable energy is competitive, but 2030 targets are challenging. Coordinated action, including continuing political support, will be essential if these are to be met, writes Michiel de Haan, Global Head of Energy Sector at Netherlands-based ING bank, which aims to play its part in accelerating the energy transition through financing.

New Energy World™

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COP 28: We took a stand, now we need to act

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

Using technology to build a cheap, green energy future

Let’s aim high – only renewables and storage

China’s supply chain dominance is forcing other regions to up their energy transition game

Solar and battery storage will lead US energy expansion in 2025, as the grid strives to meet forecast load growth

Community energy comes first in Labour’s plans for publicly-owned organisations

New UK Prime Minister unveils new energy bills support package

Leavers’ party

Putting financial muscle behind renewable energy’s push into 2030