An emerging battle over how the USA should shift to renewable energy

There is a growing battle going on to transmit renewable energy to needy consumers. Diane Cardwell writes in the New York Times about recent developments. Is this a concern in Europe as well? Fight to Keep Alternative Energy Local Stymies an Industry Up and down the center of the country, winds rip across plains, … Continue reading An emerging battle over how the USA should shift to renewable energy →

“One belt, one road” ambitions for China’s export ambitions

Lucy Hornby writes in the Financial Times about a new proposal by a Chinese company to export power as far as Europe. The idea is intriguing as long as the power is from renewables and not their numerous coal power plants. China looks to export surplus energy to Germany China’s proposed investments in long-distance, … Continue reading “One belt, one road” ambitions for China’s export ambitions →

How China is turning to grid flexibility in its drive to increase renewables

It is hard not to turn our attention to China because of its impact on global energy and climate objectives. Barbara Finamore has a good blog on Switchboard, the Natural Resource Defense Council Blog describing latest developments. Big plans for integrating renewable energy into China's electricity grid The world's biggest investor in renewable energy. … Continue reading How China is turning to grid flexibility in its drive to increase renewables →

Norway wants to play role of balancing Europe’s electricity supply and demand

Paul Brown writes a good article on the Climate New Network website about how hydraulic engineers in Norway aim to use surplus power from wind and sun to cut the need for fossil fuel plants to boost European electricity supplies. This is an important role as Europe increases its generating capacity based on renewables. Norway pumps up … Continue reading Norway wants to play role of balancing Europe’s electricity supply and demand →

Electricity in Africa: Bleak situation but surely a better future

Norimitsu Onishi writes a very good article in the New York Times about the situation in Africa concerning electricity generation and distribution. EiD has had posts on this before but it is important that we take notice and provide whatever support possible. This is an important article to as a wake up call to these … Continue reading Electricity in Africa: Bleak situation but surely a better future →

How utilities are ensuring that hacking will not disrupt our power supplies

Cyber attacks are a real concern and, as Gillian Tett writes in the Financial Times, power companies are anything but calm about the concerns, investing more in cyber surveillance. Will cyber attacks switch off the lights? ‘Power companies are now under constant, accelerating attack from troublemakers or state-sponsored players’ A couple of months ago … Continue reading How utilities are ensuring that hacking will not disrupt our power supplies →

New survey on developments in integrating renewable energy into our grid systems

The Renewable Energy Focus website provides the results of a recent survey undertaken by DNV GL showing that 82 per cent of global industry respondents say electricity system can be 70 per cent renewable by 2050 DNV reports results of 'electricity grid' survey In ‘Beyond Integration: Three dynamics shaping renewables and the grid,’ a … Continue reading New survey on developments in integrating renewable energy into our grid systems →