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‘World must double energy transition spending this decade’ to limit global warming – Climate Analytics

The world needs to nearly double planned investments in renewables, grids and storage this decade in...

Grid bottleneck threatens net zero goals with 3TW renewable energy left unconnected – IEA

Around 3TW of renewable energy projects including wind and solar farms cannot be connected to electr...

How the turmoil in energy markets has changed perspectives on renewables

With European electricity prices peaking at $400/MWh in 2022, the move towards renewables gained add...

Global Wind Energy Council: Five ways to solve the energy crisis with wind

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published a five-point action plan for how policymakers ca...

Renewables competitive with fossil-fuel power on price despite higher costs – BloombergNEF

Researcher finds that the price gap between new wind and solar projects and fossil fuels continues t...

The make or break point for offshore wind

Offshore grid investment and interconnection innovation are crucial for a successful global transiti...

Wind energy ‘needs to grow faster’ to keep up with rising demand — IEA

Energy demand and power emissions at "unprecedented” levels call for higher investment in renewables...

Energy transition brings new wind power buyers to the fore

As the drive for electrification gathers pace, the market for corporate renewable power purchase agr...

Chemicals producer Dow signs eight wind and solar PPAs

Power purchase agreements relate to output from wind and solar plants in Europe, Brazil and Canada...

Global wind fleet set to reach 5.9TW by 2050 – DNV

Analysts predict continuing cost reductions for the wind sector amid increases to capacity factors b...

‘Renewables growth not fast enough for net zero’, DNV warns

Analysts claim action has been insufficient in hard-to-decarbonise sectors, the hydrogen economy and...

Big oil plots a new path as tide turns on fossil fuels

As the climate crisis makes itself felt and the energy mix changes, oil and gas majors are looking t...

Road to net zero: No power without transmission

Part two of our look at the challenges on the road to net zero focuses on grid issues and cross bord...

WindEconomics: Hydrogen production uses ‘surplus’ wind

Wind energy has much to contribute to the energy transition — exactly how much will depend on govern...

Wind and storage hybrids — a marriage made in heaven?

Adding storage to renewables is on the rise, as the US leads the way in solar-battery hybrids and wi...

Global wind power additions to 2030 will be close to 1TW

China is due to install more than 400GW between 2021 and 2030, and the rest of the world to connect ...

Increased wind electricity generation helps displace coal

Rising electricity generation from wind and solar is helping to force coal off the grid. But it is n...

GWEC warns of slow pace after record wind growth in 2020

A record 93GW of new wind power capacity was added in 2020 despite Covid-19. However, this is not en...

GE and Goldwind overtake Vestas in record year for new wind capacity

Concentrating on the largest markets helped the two manufacturers leapfrog Vestas – the top supplier...

Hybrid projects — a marriage made in heaven?

The US market leads the way in solar-battery hybrid facilities, while wind-battery projects are beco...