India is looking to create a dedicated green energy trading platform

We have read with great interest how India is giving a major push to deploy renewable energy. As Anindya Upadhyay writes on the Livemint website, India is looking to roll out a dedicated platform for the trade of clean electricity in the next six months. Govt mulls green power exchange to spur renewable energy … Continue reading India is looking to create a dedicated green energy trading platform →

Budget cuts affecting energy transition in Indonesia

Overall budget concerns in Indonesia are leading to cuts in support for renewable energy. Fedina S. Sundaryani writes in The Jakarta Post that the budget cut comes at a time when things have been looking up for new and renewable energy development in the country. Budget cuts jeopardize Indonesia’s renewable energy plans The government … Continue reading Budget cuts affecting energy transition in Indonesia →

Reviewing five actions to show how industrials can invest in renewable energy

No one said the energy transition is easy. For many companies there have been cost and accounting reasons why they have not been active in investing in renewable energy. Andrew Winston writes on the Harvard Business Review website how it can be made to happen. How Industrial Firms Invest in Renewable Energy, Affordably Big … Continue reading Reviewing five actions to show how industrials can invest in renewable energy →

Flywheel device could help solve storage problems

EiD is always looking for new technologies that can help solve our energy transition problems. Tereza Pultarova writes on the Engineering and Technology Magazine website about a flywheel-based device invented by a university student that is showing good promise. Renewable energy storage revolutionised by flywheel device A flywheel-based device invented by a Lancaster University … Continue reading Flywheel device could help solve storage problems →

Too cheap to meter?

According to Giles Parkinson, writing on the RenewEconomy website from Australia, a combination of renewable energy, storage and big data may deliver what we thought nuclear energy was going to do in the 1960s – provide energy that is essentially free. This is interesting to read as we reflect on the British decision to delay … Continue reading Too cheap to meter? →

Reviewing Japan’s energy transition

Being a country with few domestic energy resources, energy policy has been a priority for Japan. It is obvious at organisations such as the International Energy Agency, how Japan gives attention to energy security. Obviously, the nuclear disaster only a few years ago has forced Japan to re-think its approach. Jarni Blakkarly writes in The … Continue reading Reviewing Japan’s energy transition →

“How do we decarbonize the electricity sector, while keeping the lights on, keeping costs low and avoiding unintended consequences that could make emissions increase?”

No one said the sustainable energy transition would be easy. Eduardo Porter writes in the New York Times about some of the bumps along the road. How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course Is the global effort to combat climate change, painstakingly agreed to in Paris seven months ago, already going … Continue reading “How do we decarbonize the electricity sector, while keeping the lights on, keeping costs low and avoiding unintended consequences that could make emissions increase?” →

An innovative financing initiative to promote renewable energy

We all welcome new approaches to financing sustainable energy. The Solarcoin website provides a news item on Solarcoin a reward programme, an alternative digital currency that works like air-mile services, that has now been recognised by IRENA. SolarCoin reward recognized by IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) The SolarCoin reward program has been recognized by … Continue reading An innovative financing initiative to promote renewable energy →

Using drones to promote renewable energy

While there are regulatory issues that will have to be addressed, Julia Pyper writes on the Greentech Media website about the potential for using drones to promote renewable energy. What do you think? Why Drones Are ‘Game-Changing’ for Renewable Energy Amazon caused quite the stir in 2013 when it announced plans to launch a … Continue reading Using drones to promote renewable energy →

Investments in renewable energy see drop so far this year

No doubt investments in sustainable energy have been strong in recent years, even with the financial crises we have faced. In June REN21 published its Global Status Report showing how great a year 2015 was for total investments. A Bloomberg article on the Fuelfix website, however, shows that global investment in renewable energy tumbled in … Continue reading Investments in renewable energy see drop so far this year →