Results for: solar

June 10 2020

Falling Clean Energy Costs Can Provide Opportunity to Boost Climate Action in COVID-19 Recovery Packages

  184 GW of clean power capacity added in 2019, a 20 GW jump from 164 GW added in 2018 This new capacity delivered with almost the same investment as 2018 – USD 282.2 billion – demonstrating falling costs 826 GW of new non-hydro renewable power planned by 2030, at likely cost of around USD […]

May 26 2020

Pandemic May Slow, Won’t Stop Momentum of Renewable: Q&A

The global Covid-19 pandemic may slow some work on renewable energy projects but the market for corporate power-purchase agreements remains strong, Engie North America’s chief executive officer said.

May 11 2020

EV Owners To ‘Drive for Free’ by Flexing Car Battery: Q&A

Electric vehicle owners will be able to “offset the cost of driving 10,000 to 15,000 kilometers per annum” by using their car battery to provide flexibility services to the grid.

April 28 2020

Scale-up of Solar and Wind Puts Existing Coal, Gas at Risk

  Solar, wind and batteries see dramatic gains in competitiveness over the last six months compared to longer-established energy options   London and New York, April 28, 2020 – Solar PV and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new-build generation for at least two-thirds of the global population. Those two-thirds live in locations […]

April 24 2020

Cheung: Covid-19 and The Energy Transition: Our Greatest Decade Awaits

The 2020s may have started with a nasty shock, but they have only just started – and there is much work to do and much that can be achieved before the decade is out.

April 17 2020

India’s Mega PV Auction Amid Lockdown Shows Investor Faith

India auctioned 2 gigawatts (AC) of solar projects at tariffs below the 2019 average. At a time of great uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, this reaffirms investors' faith in the long-term prospects of solar in India.

April 16 2020

Virus Adds Obstacles for Renewable Energy Projects: Q&A

First the coronavirus disrupted the renewable energy supply chain, hitting directly at the key manufacturing hub of Wuhan, China. Now it’s hitting the demand side as the widespread lockdown hampers the U.S. economy, where solar projects are nearing completion and facing deadlines to qualify for tax incentives.

April 8 2020

Virus Affecting Execution, Not Strategy: Q&A

The 21-day lockdown imposed by India to deal with the new coronavirus has hit India’s power demand, and will impact new power projects in the pipeline, according to the $3.9 billion Tata Power Company, one of India’s largest power generators in the private sector.

April 2 2020

Sweden, Spain the Cheapest European Markets for Wind and Solar Corporate PPAs, BNEF Survey Finds

  New BNEF report presents results of a corporate power purchase agreement pricing survey, de-mystifying fair PPA price ranges in Europe   London, April 2, 2020 – Sweden and Spain respectively have the cheapest average corporate PPA prices in Europe for wind and solar electricity, according to BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) 1H 2020 European Corporate PPA Price […]

March 30 2020

In Tackling the Carbon Footprint of Oil Majors, Digital Technologies Could be Key

Oil majors appear to want to trap fugitive methane emissions first to show that they are taking their carbon footprint seriously.