Blog by Jane Marsh – Keeping it cool: Europe’s next-gen green data centers

Data centers need energy to operate properly, but traditional power methods are unsustainable. Corporations must make significant changes to accommodate environmentally friendly solutions. Europe is leading this charge. Traditional Data Centers Traditional data centers consume a significant amount of resources during maximum operation. In facilities, traditional HVAC systems rely on fossil fuels for heating and … Continue reading Blog by Jane Marsh – Keeping it cool: Europe’s next-gen green data centers →

President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy has stripped the words “renewable energy” from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jennifer McRae writes on the CBS news website about the change in the name of NREL. The new name reflects the laboratory’s expanding mission under the Trump Administration. What are your views? Energy Department renames Colorado's NREL "National Laboratory of the Rockies" The U.S. Department of Energy has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory … Continue reading President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy has stripped the words “renewable energy” from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory →

Energy in Demand News, November 30, 2025

There is a fascinating news item from New York., reported in a Financial Times newsletter this week. “New York City’s top finance official has urged three of the city’s biggest pension funds to drop BlackRock as a manager of more than $42bn, as the metropolis looks to use its weight in markets to tackle climate … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 30, 2025 →

New report from IRENA: Global landscape of energy transition finance 2025

The International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, has published the fourth edition in the series on energy transition finance, jointly produced with the Climate Policy Initiative. Global investments in the energy transition reached a new record of USD 2.4 trillion in 2024 – a 20% increase from the average annual levels of 2022 and 2023. Despite … Continue reading New report from IRENA: Global landscape of energy transition finance 2025 →

Bahamas turns to microgrids to cut costs, boost resilience, and meet climate goals

Lisa Cohn writes on the Microgrids Now website about the approach the Bahamas are taking to deploy microgrids to help reduce costs and improve sustainability. Microgrids to Ease Painfully High Electricity Costs in the Bahamas A stream of customers often visits the offices of Bahamas Power & Light (BP&L) with checkbooks in hand and … Continue reading Bahamas turns to microgrids to cut costs, boost resilience, and meet climate goals →

Fossil fuel-producing nations are derailing world climate targets, report says

The Production Gap Report from the Stockholm Environment Institute, Climate Analytics, and International Institute for Sustainable Development, finds that 10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, steering the world further from the … Continue reading Fossil fuel-producing nations are derailing world climate targets, report says →

Less energy, lower costs, fewer risks: energy futures co-created with government and the public show the UK’s fastest route to net zero

This article on the UK Energy Research Centre website describes a recent report where the authors, Marina Sharmina, Oliver Broad et al, undertake a demand-focused process for energy scenario analysis, led by policymakers and evaluated through public dialogue. They codesign, describe and model four societal futures that aim to achieve the UK’s 2050 net zero … Continue reading Less energy, lower costs, fewer risks: energy futures co-created with government and the public show the UK’s fastest route to net zero →

Understanding primary versus useful energy in the clean-energy transiti

Asma Aziz, Senior Lecturer in Power Engineering, Edith Cowan University writes on The Conversation website to explain why the concept of primary energy can mislead us about the clean-energy transition. What are your views? This widely used chart makes the clean energy switch seem much harder than it actually is If you follow news … Continue reading Understanding primary versus useful energy in the clean-energy transiti →

Energy in Demand News, November 23-24, 2025

Two years ago, at COP28 in the Dubai, countries agreed on the need to "transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems." This was essentially the first time that official documents in the UNFCCC process made reference to fossil fuels. COP30 was extended from the planned closing on Friday because of a deadlock over fossil … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 23-24, 2025 →

Saudi Arabia’s solar surge: reinventing an oil empire

Laura Paddison writes on the CNN news website about Saudi Arabia’s solar boom. Saudi Arabia has pledged to generate 50% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and the race is on to meet it. This oil-rich country has stood in the way of climate action. It’s quietly building a clean energy empire … Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s solar surge: reinventing an oil empire →