Category: Report

December 10 2018

Climatescope 2018: New emerging leaders in clean energy investment

This year's Climatescope offers compelling evidence that developing nations are at the forefront of change toward a cleaner-powered future.

November 21 2018

Flexibility Solutions for High Renewable Energy Systems

Flexibility Solutions for High-Renewable Energy Systems, a new pair of reports published today by BloombergNEF in partnership with Statkraft and Eaton, explores the possibilities for solving the power system flexibility challenge in the U.K. and Germany. The studies analyse the potential contributions of energy storage, demand response, flexible electric vehicle charging and interconnections to Nordic […]

November 19 2018

Microgrids Capture More Energy Access Startup Funding

This article first appeared on the BNEF mobile app and the Bloomberg Terminal. Startups selling energy to off-grid areas raise $308 million Funding in the sector may decline for first time in 2018 Startups distributing solar-based energy products to those not adequately served by the conventional electric grid in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have raised $1.3 billion […]

November 9 2018

U.S. Coal Plant Retirements Near All-Time High

This article first appeared on the BNEF mobile app and the Bloomberg Terminal. 16 gigawatts of U.S. coal-fired power plants retired in 2018 U.S. coal power capacity has fallen by a third since 2010 Twenty U.S. coal-fired power plants have closed or are expected to close by year-end, making 2018 the top year for coal retirements since environmental […]

November 5 2018

U.K. Will Go With Carbon Tax If There Is No Deal On Brexit

This article first appeared on the BNEF mobile app and the Bloomberg Terminal. The no-deal carbon tax would be 16 pounds per metric ton All options remain on the table in case of a deal on the EU The U.K. announced in its budget that it will introduce a carbon tax in ‘the unlikely event’ that the EU […]

October 29 2018

Technology Trends: IoT, Cloud Computing and Blockchain

By Claire Curry Head of Emerging Technology BloombergNEF Trends in technology have the potential to disrupt and radically transform industries. These developments fuel a push toward innovation and force companies to move quickly to avoid complacency. The energy industry provides an excellent example, with established utilities and new energy start-ups alike looking for ways to […]

October 22 2018

India Discusses Ideas to Smooth Flow of Finance to Renewables

By Angus McCrone, Chief Editor, Bloomberg NEF There is a paradox when it comes to India and its renewable energy sector. On the one hand, the country has impressive successes to point to – our analysts expect India to install 2.9GW of onshore wind this year, and as much as 10.8GW of PV, confirming it […]

September 17 2018

Green Bond Issuance Exceeds $100 Billion for 3rd Year

This article first appeared on the BNEF mobile app and the Bloomberg Terminal. Green Bonds Toll has recorded $100.7 billion so far in 2018 Uncertainty over whether $173 billion record will be broken The Bloomberg NEF Green Bonds Tool has recorded total issuance of $100.7 billion so far in 2018. August was the quietest month in over two […]

September 4 2018

Global Electricity Demand to Increase 57% by 2050

This article first appeared on the BNEF mobile app and the Bloomberg Terminal. China and India will be the centers of growth Electric Vehicles to account for 9% of demand by 2050 Global electricity demand will reach around 38,700 terawatt-hours by 2050 from 25,000 terawatt-hours in 2017, driving new investment in power generating capacity, according to our New […]

August 30 2018

Cumulative Global EV Sales Hit 4 Million

Cumulative passenger EV sales are set to hit 4 million this week.  This includes battery electric passenger vehicles and plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles. If we include e-buses, the 4 million milestone was reached at the beginning of July. The time needed to reach each consecutive million EVs sold has shrunk from 17 months for the […]