2024: The Year of The Energy Grid?
Tuesday, 16 January 2024
As we enter further into 2024, developers still anticipate governments to take action and overcome the challenges we have regarding an inadequately connected, outdated, and centralized energy grid. Within the EU, the pivotal question emerges: Can the EU Action Plan for Grids, backed by a €584 billion investment until 2030, truly address developers’ pressing grid
- Published in News
Denmark’s Answer to the “Not-In-My-Backyard” Challenge
Thursday, 21 December 2023
Denmark, long admired for its strides in renewable energy, has presented its new agreement to transform the country into a net energy exporter whilst trying to overcome the universal ‘Not-in-my-backyard’ attitude keeping many developers worldwide from breaking new ground. The deal, which comes in the wake of the newly amended European Renewable Energy Directive, rewards
- Published in News
Upcoming offshore wind auctions in 2024
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
2023 has been a busy offshore wind auction year worldwideMore than 10 lease auctions and five support and offtake auctions have taken place this year, but 2024 is currently setting itself up to become the busiest year in the offshore wind history ever according to Aegir Insights. New offshore wind auctions have been announced in
- Published in News
Combination of Stressors Key to Testing Perovskite Solar Cells
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
NREL Research Reveals Importance of Simultaneous Conditions To Determine Problem Areas. Testing Perovskite Solar Cells in “outdoor-real-conditions” is crucial to reach commercialization Perovskite solar cells should be subjected to a combination of stress tests simultaneously to predict best how they will function outdoors, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy
- Published in News
How much green hydrogen will Europe’s industry need in 2050?
Friday, 15 September 2023
The transition to a climate-neutral industry in Europe is essential to combat the climate crisis. At the center of this industrial transformation is the production of steel, cement and chemicals. A new study by Fraunhofer ISI for the EU Commission has examined the impacts of the industry transition on the European energy system in different
- Published in News
Europe shifted 600 TWh of electricity generation by source to green power in 10 years
Tuesday, 05 September 2023
The road to Net Zero Emissions in 2050 is an essential yet challenging global task to deal with. In the last decade, Europe has shifted its electricity generation by source from fossil fuels to green power. According to data from Ember, green electricity generation by source has never been higher. 59 % of electricity came
- Published in News
Exploring optimal PV setup for agrivoltaics
Friday, 01 September 2023
Discover optimal PV setup for agrivoltaics in Europe through a comprehensive comparative analysis of sustainable energy and agriculture integration. Researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark have analysed three PV setups for the optimal setup for agrivoltaics: Optimal Tilted PV System, Horizontal Single-Axis Tracking PV System and Vertical Bifacial PV System. Introduction: A Sustainable Integration of
- Published in News
Battery Charts: Automated evaluation of German battery storage
Monday, 07 August 2023
The Battery Charts project brings a cutting-edge website that offers an automated evaluation of battery storage in Germany using data from the German Federal Network Agency’s public database (MaStR). The project is developed by Jan Figgener, Christopher Hecht, and Prof. Dirk Uwe Sauer from the Institutes ISEA and PGS at RWTH Aachen University. Let’s delve
- Published in Useful Tools, News
