IEA Urges Sixfold Increase in Global Energy Storage Capacity The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its inaugural report emphasising the pivotal role of battery energy storage technology in the ongoing energy transition. According [...]

Germany’s New Solar Additions Hit 3.7 GW In Q1 At the close of March 2024, Germany's cumulative installed PV capacity stood at 86.2 GW, as reported by the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). March saw the [...]

Global PV Capacity Hit 1.6 TW In 2023 The global PV market witnessed substantial growth in 2023, with installed capacity reaching 1.6 TW, up from 1.2 TW in 2022, according to the IEA-PVPS Snapshot of [...]

Record-breaking Rooftop Solar Project To Be Conducted In Liverpool. The announcement of the UK’s largest roof-mounted solar energy installation at the Port of Liverpool marks a significant milestone for renewable energy in the country. With [...]

Q1 Witnesses Historic Renewable Energy Production In The EU. The initial quarter of 2024 witnessed unprecedented levels of renewable energy generation throughout the EU, as reported by data analyst Montel EnAppSys. Electricity demand amounted [...]

In Q4 2023, The US Battery Storage Sector Broke Deployment Records In the final quarter of 2023, the US battery storage market experienced a remarkable surge, marking a 101% increase from the preceding quarter in [...]

England Could Produce 13 Times More Renewable Energy, Using Less Than 3% of Land According to a recent study commissioned by Friends of the Earth (FoE) and conducted by Exeter University, England has the potential [...]

Ambitious Policies Are Essential to Accelerate The Transition to Sustainable Transportation. The era of fossil fuel-powered road transport is on the brink of extinction, with a bold initiative in Britain aiming to have every [...]

Ambitious Policies Are Required to Accelerate The Transition to Green Transportation. The anticipated surge in electricity consumption from UK data centres in the coming decade, fuelled by advancements like artificial intelligence and quantum computing, poses [...]

In a Decade, AI Expected to Increase UK Power Consumption by 500% The projected increase in electricity demand from UK data centres over the next decade, driven by the growth of artificial intelligence and [...]

Grid Reveals £60bn Bill to Reach Net Zero. Electricity generated by 86 gigawatts (GW) of offshore turbines will flow through a central "electrical spine" originating from Scotland, according to National Grid's plan to invest [...]

Belgium's Solar Capacity Soars with 1.8 GW Additions in 2023 Belgium has witnessed a remarkable surge in solar energy adoption, with new figures from the Belgian association Energie Commune (formerly known as APERe) revealing that [...]

Brazil Achieves 40 GW Milestone in Solar Energy Capacity Recent data released by the ABSolar association reveals that Brazil has surpassed a significant milestone, with over 40 GW of operational installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity. The [...]

UK Government Announces Record-Breaking Budget For Upcoming Renewable Energy Auction The government has unveiled its largest-ever financial commitment to support renewable energy, allocating over £1 billion for the forthcoming Contracts for Difference auction round. This [...]

France Achieves 20 Gigawatt Milestone In 2023, France added approximately 3.2 GW of new photovoltaic (PV) capacity, with about 955 MW installed in the fourth quarter alone. This brought the nation's total installed PV [...]

Corporate demand for zero-emission vehicles has fired up new car sales, with the market recording its best February in 20 years. Demand from corporations for zero-emission vehicles has boosted new car sales, resulting in the [...]

Starmer: £28 billion investment 'desperately needed' for our clean power mission The Labour leader underscored the critical need for £28 billion in annual renewable energy investment, countering recent speculation about the party's intentions to [...]

ScottishPower Seeks Biggest Ever Supply Round Worth £5.4bn ScottishPower has revealed a substantial £5.4 billion worth of contract opportunities as it embarks on the next phase of its electricity network investment. The latest initiative by [...]

Government Announces Bold Tax Exemption for Retrofitted Battery Energy Storage Systems, Paving the Way for Sustainable Energy Investment In a groundbreaking move aimed at fostering sustainable energy solutions and encouraging investment in renewables, the government [...]

Motorway Electric Car Charge Point Target Missed, Says RACA target for the number of high-powered electric vehicle charge points near motorways has been missed, analysis from the RAC shows. The government wanted every motorway [...]

Renewables Covered Almost 60% Of German Electricity Demand In 2023New statistics from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) show that PV systems in Germany generated around 59.9 TWh of solar power in [...]

UK Electricity Demand To Double By 2050, Urgent Action Needed For Net Zero TransitionThe UK is facing a critical juncture in its efforts to transition to a net-zero carbon future, as electricity demand is projected [...]

Empowering Sustainability: The Surge of Solar Power Purchase Agreements in Europe and the Path to a Greener Future The adoption of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) is on the rise in Europe, experiencing a threefold increase [...]

Electric Vehicles Are Preventing The Consumption Of 1.8 Million Barrels Of Oil Per Day Electric vehicles and fuel-cell vehicles are making a significant impact on reducing global oil consumption for road transport, avoiding nearly 1.8 [...]

New Solar Installations To Hit 413 GW This Year BloombergNEF says historically low module prices will drive the global solar industry to record installations in 2023. BloombergNEF has released its updated solar market outlook for [...]