Energy transition underway: dramatic plunge in price of renewables

There have been important breakthroughs in the price of renewable energy technologies. Ian Johnston writes in The Independent about recent data showing how the cost of solar energy has dramatically dropped, making it increasingly competitive.   Solar power becoming world's cheapest form of electricity production, analysts say Data produced by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) … Continue reading Energy transition underway: dramatic plunge in price of renewables →

Tapping into all ideas to address urban air problems

Soon, experts will be demonstrating the use of jet engines to blow out the smog from Delhi. Will it work? Time will tell. Soutik Biswas writes about recent developments on the BBC News website. But those emissions won’t just disappear, one would assume. Is this a realistic long-term solution?   Can jet engines clean up … Continue reading Tapping into all ideas to address urban air problems →

Chinese starting to understand business opportunities from climate change

We see Chinese business becoming more active every day. Now, as explained by Matthew Kahn on the Conversation website, the Chinese are seeking new export markets taking advantage of low-carbon technologies.   For China, climate change is no hoax – it's a business and political opportunity In mid-November, while Americans were preoccupied with election returns, … Continue reading Chinese starting to understand business opportunities from climate change →

Twitter community in Europe prepares to play important role in the energy transition

A new Twitter community has been created to follow the developments of the energy transition in Europe. The group that includes EiD has 73 members and certainly encouraging more to join.   Tw4SE: Supporting the Energy Transition via Twitter The Brussels-based Tw4SE Twitter community has been created to support members’ activities in topics relating to … Continue reading Twitter community in Europe prepares to play important role in the energy transition →

World’s largest cold energy storage plant powered from renewables commissioned

The energy transition is truly on and it is good to see new innovations. Yasmin Ali writes on the BBC News website about a newly commissioned cryogenic energy facility that stores power from renewables or off-peak generation by chilling air into liquid form.   Cryogenic storage offers hope for renewable energy The world's largest cold … Continue reading World’s largest cold energy storage plant powered from renewables commissioned →

Japanese youth show little interest in climate change

The Japanese government is trying to change consumer behaviour but fewer young people are taking climate change seriously. Tatiana Schlossberg explains these developments in a recent New York Times article.   Japan Is Obsessed With Climate Change. Young People Don’t Get It At 12:30 p.m. on a recent Wednesday, the Ministry of the Environment offices … Continue reading Japanese youth show little interest in climate change →

Energy Advice Exchange updates Discussion Paper and Briefing following Commission’s winter package

Consumers should be at the centre of EU energy in buildings policy. Active and engaged consumers are essential for Europe to achieve the ambitions to modernise the EU’s economy making it low carbon, secure and competitive, set out in the Commission’s recent ‘Clean Energy For All Europeans' proposals. However, consumer support for energy efficiency and … Continue reading Energy Advice Exchange updates Discussion Paper and Briefing following Commission’s winter package →

Latest update on climate finance

The SDG Knowledge Hub of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides the November update on global developments in climate finance.   November 2016 Climate Finance Update: COP 22 Moves Climate Finance Agenda Forward COP 22 adopted seven decisions related to climate finance, including on long-term climate finance, guidance to the Green Climate Fund … Continue reading Latest update on climate finance →

Important demonstration of grid-scale storage battery

The Renewable Energy Focus website provides details on a recent two-year storage trial that hopefully can prove to be an important element of the energy transition. Storage is becoming increasingly important. It is also encouraging that in the European Commission’s winter package that storage was given a higher priority. This was welcome by the European … Continue reading Important demonstration of grid-scale storage battery →