Here are the big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energy
1 year ago

Here are the big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energy

Associated Press  

The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate summit in December. Here are the big hurdles to solar, wind and other renewable energy projects: COSTLY CREDIT Central banks in Europe and the U.S. have raised interest rates to combat inflation. INFLATION Everything costs more these days — not just food and rent, but the electric cables, power turbines, construction materials and services needed to build wind or solar installations. SNARLED SUPPLY CHAINS Order backlogs and supply delays are growing because there are shortages of skilled engineers, raw materials and a lack of manufacturing capacity for complex machinery needed for renewable energy projects. Installations have lagged in Bavaria and other regions despite the German government’s push for more renewable energy after losing affordable Russian natural gas used to heat homes, generate electricity and power factories.

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German energy transition could be 300 bln euros cheaper with more efficiency, finds study
1 week, 1 day ago

German energy transition could be 300 bln euros cheaper with more efficiency, finds study

Live Mint  

BERLIN, March 20 - Germany could save more than 300 billion euros by 2035 by implementing the energy transition more efficiently, according to a study from the Boston Consulting Group and the country's BDI industry association released on Thursday. The BDI study calculated the savings based on current plans, which are expected to cost 1.57 trillion euros over the next …

Clean energy to meet nearly half of world’s electricity demand by 2030
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Clean energy to meet nearly half of world’s electricity demand by 2030

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly half of the world’s …

Why Miliband must transform Britain to hit his ‘undeliverable’ green power target
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Miliband must transform Britain to hit his ‘undeliverable’ green power target

The Telegraph  

Just as the Government is racing to decarbonise the grid, the demands on it are expected to balloon as the country switches to electric vehicles and heat pumps to hit net zero by 2050. Labour knows it, and made a manifesto pledge to double onshore wind, triple solar power and quadruple offshore wind production in the next six years. I …

Tripling clean electricity by 2030 achievable: International Energy Agency
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tripling clean electricity by 2030 achievable: International Energy Agency

Al Jazeera  

The IEA says countries’ domestic ambitions achieve 70 percent of the goal, but experts warn commitments are hard to achieve. A global goal to triple the production of electricity from clean sources such as solar and wind power by 2030 is “ambitious but achievable”, says the world’s leading independent energy analyst. “Meeting the new target will demand more than doubling …

Can Europe’s power grid cope with the green transition?
1 year, 1 month ago

Can Europe’s power grid cope with the green transition?

Live Mint  

“More Energiewende, more business for us,” says Leonhard Birnbaum, chief executive of E.ON, a German power-grid operator that enjoys a near monopoly in Europe’s biggest economy. “The limits of infrastructure are the biggest obstacle of Europe’s green transition,” says Mr Birnbaum. “The challenges of the energy transition make Mr Birnbaum one of Germany’s most political chief executives, along with Markus …

Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says
1 year, 2 months ago

Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world's renewable energy grew …

In Europe, wind power now generates more electricity than coal
1 year, 2 months ago

In Europe, wind power now generates more electricity than coal

Firstpost  

Europe’s power producers generated more electricity from wind than from coal for the first time in the last quarter of 2023, marking a key milestone for regional energy transition efforts. New policy support agreed by European lawmakers in late 2023, including financing for turbine manufacturers and shorter permitting times for developers, should help further boost regional wind generation in 2024, …

Electrical grids aren’t keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals
1 year, 5 months ago

Electrical grids aren’t keeping up with the green energy push. That could risk climate goals

Associated Press  

FRANKFURT, Germany — Stalled spending on electrical grids worldwide is slowing the rollout of renewable energy and could put efforts to limit climate change at risk if millions of miles of power lines are not added or refurbished in the next few years, the International Energy Agency said. The Paris-based organization said in the report Tuesday that the capacity to …

Germany hails EU deal on renewable energy raising target for 2030 to 45%
1 year, 9 months ago

Germany hails EU deal on renewable energy raising target for 2030 to 45%

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s economy minister welcomed a deal Friday among European Union countries to increase by more than a third the bloc’s renewable energy target for 2030. “The new European rules will trigger an investment boom for renewables and make it legally binding,” said Economy Minister Robert Habeck, whose portfolio includes energy and climate. Under the new rules, countries that …

Renewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high fuel prices, report finds
1 year, 9 months ago

Renewable energy surges, driven by solar boom and high fuel prices, report finds

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and take advantage of a boom in solar power, according to a new report Thursday. The International Energy Agency said high fossil fuel prices — resulting from Russia’s attack on Ukraine — and …

Germany to ease solar rules as new installations surge
1 year, 10 months ago

Germany to ease solar rules as new installations surge

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany’s energy minister announced plans Friday to ease bureaucratic hurdles for solar power as the country set a new record for photovoltaic installations during the first quarter. Europe’s biggest economy added 2.7 gigawatts of solar power capacity during the first three months of 2023, putting it on course to beat the target of 9 GW this year, compared …

European leaders commit to more wind energy production
1 year, 11 months ago

European leaders commit to more wind energy production

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — A group of Western European nations led by Germany and France on Monday committed to massively ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea, to both meet climate targets and reduce their strategic energy dependence on Russia. “We’ve seen over the past months what the impact is if you are too dependent …

Report: Renewable energy growth falls short of climate goal
2 years ago

Report: Renewable energy growth falls short of climate goal

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Deployment of new wind and solar power plants needs to be drastically ramped up by the end of the decade to meet the world’s climate goals, the International Renewable Energy Agency said Tuesday. In an advance preview of its annual report on the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy, the agency said renewables accounted for 83% …

German Chancellor champions renewables for energy security, industry transition
2 years, 2 months ago

German Chancellor champions renewables for energy security, industry transition

China Daily  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the World Economic Forum, next to World Economic Forum founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, in Davos, Switzerland, Jan 18, 2023. Rapid transformation sets benchmark for speed of change Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has championed the country's fast transition toward renewables amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict and declared that Germany is no longer dependent on Russian …

German Chancellor Reaffirms Aim to Achieve Climate Neutrality by 2045
2 years, 2 months ago

German Chancellor Reaffirms Aim to Achieve Climate Neutrality by 2045

News 18  

In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his country’s goal of attaining climate neutrality, or net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, by 2045. “Our transformation toward a climate-neutral economy – the fundamental task of our century – is currently taking on an entirely new dynamic,” said Scholz, “not in spite of, but …

Renewable energy set to overtake coal as largest source of power globally
2 years, 3 months ago

Renewable energy set to overtake coal as largest source of power globally

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Renewable energy is set to overtake coal as the largest source of power …

In one tiny German town, nobody worries about energy bills
2 years, 5 months ago

In one tiny German town, nobody worries about energy bills

The Hindu  

Europeans are opening their energy bills with trepidation these days, bracing for hefty price hikes as utility companies pass on the surging cost of natural gas, oil and electricity tied to Russia's war in Ukraine. "They’ve got no concerns because the prices are not going to change, not in the immediate future anyway.” Feldheim's hands-on approach to producing its own …

In one tiny German town, nobody worries about energy bills
2 years, 5 months ago

In one tiny German town, nobody worries about energy bills

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, 55 wind turbines can be seen but not …

Amid an energy crisis, Germany turns to the world's dirtiest fossil fuel
2 years, 6 months ago

Amid an energy crisis, Germany turns to the world's dirtiest fossil fuel

NPR  

Amid an energy crisis, Germany turns to the world's dirtiest fossil fuel Enlarge this image toggle caption Rob Schmitz/NPR Rob Schmitz/NPR DORTMUND, Germany — Power Plant Manager Bernard Vendt stands on a platform jutting out from a smokestack, 20 stories above his company's chemical park. The coal's destination lies underneath Vendt in a massive furnace whose heat will spin turbines …

European Union to unveil new responses to energy crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

European Union to unveil new responses to energy crisis

The Hindu  

The European Union's next steps for addressing the continent's worsening energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine are expected to be unveiled next week, the European commissioner for energy said on September 6. Russia's state-run energy company has continued its shutdown of a pipeline carrying natural gas to Europe, in what German officials see as a political power play, and …

The Senate has a climate deal. Now comes the hard part
2 years, 7 months ago

The Senate has a climate deal. Now comes the hard part

LA Times  

After decades of inaction on the climate crisis, the federal government is on the verge of enacting a sweeping plan to slash planet-warming pollution, with Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema agreeing late Thursday to support the bill. Phasing out coal, oil and natural gas — the fossil fuels largely responsible for the climate crisis — will require building huge amounts of …

Economists: Current measures won’t meet German energy goals
2 years, 8 months ago

Economists: Current measures won’t meet German energy goals

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany won’t achieve its targets for phasing out fossil fuels and ramping up renewable energy by 2030 with the measures currently in place, according to a think tank report released Wednesday. The respected German Institute for Economic Research, or DIW, examined the goals that Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government set itself since coming to power last year following an …

German govt seeks to resolve wind power dispute with states
2 years, 9 months ago

German govt seeks to resolve wind power dispute with states

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The German government unveiled a bill Wednesday to resolve a long-running dispute between federal authorities and the country’s 16 states over where to build land-based wind power plants. Some German states have bristled at proposals that would require them to set aside at least 1.4% of their surface for wind parks by 2026 and 2% by 2032, arguing …

Energy agency: ‘Radical action’ needed to hit climate goals
2 years, 11 months ago

Energy agency: ‘Radical action’ needed to hit climate goals

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The world must take “radical action” by investing $5.7 trillion in private and public money each year through 2030 to shift away from fossil fuels and ensure the planetary warming they cause doesn’t pass dangerous thresholds, the International Renewable Energy Agency says. In a 348-page report published Tuesday on the state of the global energy transition, the agency …

Bountiful wind, sun boost German renewable power this year
3 years ago

Bountiful wind, sun boost German renewable power this year

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany recorded about 25% more electricity generated from renewable sources in the first three months of the year compared with the same period last year thanks to unusually windy and sunny weather, industry officials said Monday. Preliminary calculations by the energy lobby group BDEW and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research indicate that Germany generated about …

Germany agrees to amend energy law to boost renewables
4 years, 3 months ago

Germany agrees to amend energy law to boost renewables

Hindustan Times  

Germany’s ruling coalition has agreed changes to a new energy law that aims to boost renewable power and help the country meet its goal of producing 65% of its electricity from green sources by 2030, parliamentary sources told Reuters. The energy law is now expected to go before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday ahead of votes in the lower house …

Renewable energy providing more electricity than coal and nuclear power combined in Germany
5 years, 8 months ago

Renewable energy providing more electricity than coal and nuclear power combined in Germany

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Renewable sources of energy produced more electricity than coal and nuclear power combined for the …

Germany paid people to use electricity over the holidays because its grid is so clean
7 years, 2 months ago

Germany paid people to use electricity over the holidays because its grid is so clean

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Electricity prices in the country went negative for many customers - as in, below zero - on Sunday and …

Germany breaks green energy record by generating 35% of power from renewables in first half of 2017
7 years, 8 months ago

Germany breaks green energy record by generating 35% of power from renewables in first half of 2017

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Germany raised the proportion of …

Renewable energy just provided Germany with almost all of its power
8 years, 10 months ago

Renewable energy just provided Germany with almost all of its power

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Solar and wind power peaked at 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, allowing renewables to supply 45.5 gigawatts as …

German investments in clean alternative energy pay off-英语点津
17 years, 3 months ago

German investments in clean alternative energy pay off-英语点津

China Daily  

German investments in clean alternative energy pay off Download With virtually no oil or natural gas resources of its own, Germany relies on Russia for 20 percent of its oil and one-third of its gas imports. But with Russia displaying a willingness to use oil as a political weapon, Germany is placing new emphasis on achieving energy independence - especially …

German Pushes Alternatives to Nuclear Energy
19 years, 5 months ago

German Pushes Alternatives to Nuclear Energy

NPR  

German Pushes Alternatives to Nuclear Energy Germany is facing a self-imposed energy crunch. MARTIN: But for the past seven years, the coalition government of Social Democrats and Greens have been touting the potential of wind power and other renewable energies to replace nuclear power. MARTIN: But the Greens are now out of power, and it's unclear whether the new coalition …

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