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IEA underreports contribution solar and wind by a factor of three compared to...
Hiding the sun (photo Ron Parker) The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) statistics underreport the role of wind and solar in the world’s energy mix by a factor of three, writes Erik Sauar. This gives...
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Why solar keeps being underestimated
solar power plant in India There are competing ideas on the best technologies to rapidly decarbonise the energy system. Some scenarios emphasise the role of carbon capture and storage to render coal-...
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DNV GL’s Energy Transition Outlook: for the first time in history, energy...
Global energy demand will plateau from 2030, oil demand will flatten from 2020 to 2028 and go to a significant decline thereafter, the shift to renewable energy will be quicker and more massive than...
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U.S. Energy Department sees sizable increase in world energy use till 2040
the party will go on Whereas DNV GL in its recent Energy Transition Outlook forecasts an energy demand peak in the 2030s, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will have none of this: it...
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Underestimating the contribution of solar PV risks damaging policy making
photo NREL The continuing lack of realism in projections for solar PV – by the IEA and others – risks damaging policy making by misdirecting effort in developing low carbon technologies, writes climate...
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Solar power alone won’t solve energy or climate needs
Recent reports that solar capacity will soon exceed nuclear capacity reveal an important fact. They also hide a crucial distinction needed to understand the context of energy production, and use and...
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Exclusive interview: Bertrand Piccard will go around the world again – with...
Piccard taking off on Solar Impulse 2 at Muscat on his way to Ahmedabad – photo copyright Stefatou 2015 Bertrand Piccard, the man who flew around the world in a solar-powered airplane, will be taking...
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Roadmap to nowhere: the myth of powering the nation 100% with renewable energy
Power lines down during cold snap in US Renewables have captured the public’s imagination,but can they actually be scaled up to power the entire nation, ask Mike Conley and Tim Maloney? In their new...
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Empowering the powerless: here is how we can end energy poverty
Millions of people die prematurely of indoor pollution and other consequences of energy poverty. Centralized power systems have failed them, writes Jatin Nathwani of the University of Waterloo. But...
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BP: oil and gas resilient to “faster transition” – until 2040
BP Chief Economist Spencer Dale (photo BP) Whatever happens – oil and gas will be needed in 2040 in at least the same quantities as today. That was a key message conveyed by BP’s Chief Economist...
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IEA predicts nightmare scenario for OPEC
Oil drilling in the Eagle Ford Shale area, U.S. Global oil demand will see robust growth in the next few years, much of which will be covered by the U.S., according to a new report by the International...
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Why it’s possible to be (a little bit) optimistic about climate change...
People have always had to cope with the effects of extreme weather Are we headed for a climate cataclysm? Do we need a World War Two effort to stave off disaster? “Ecomodernist” Will Boisvert explains...
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Shell’s new SKY scenario shows how to meet the goals of the Paris agreement
Shell has launched a new scenario that illustrates a “technically possible but challenging pathway” for society to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The Sky outlook sees a rapid...
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How Shell’s new Sky scenario achieves net zero emissions
ADM ethanol plant in Illinois, USA In Shell’s recently published Sky climate scenario, the energy system reaches net zero emissions by 2070 using several technologies that are at an early stage. David...
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Decarbonising heavy industry can’t be done without large-scale CCS effort
Shell’s Quest CCS facility in Canada The decarbonisation will require a profound transformation, writes David Hone, Chief Climate Change Advisor at Shell. Shell’s Sky climate scenario shows it can’t be...
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The Electric Power Struggle
Solar farm in North Carolina The world is undergoing a dramatic electricity transition, and the global struggle for power over this transformed electric system is set to profoundly shape our future,...
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Exclusive – top energy influencer Jan Vrins, Navigant: “Europe not looking...
Europe is focused too much on expanding renewable energy generation, and is threatening to miss out on the huge opportunities in the energy market that are emerging behind-the-meter, says top...
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European utilities have increased their activity in energy cloud platforms
The energy industry is experiencing a profound transformation as the sector moves towards a more intelligent, more distributed, and cleaner use of electricity, referred to as the Energy Cloud....
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Interview Ditlev Engel, CEO DNV GL Energy: “We have to rethink the mechanisms...
DNV GL’s new 2018 Energy Transition Outlook projects a massive investment shift from fossil fuels to renewables and grids – and this is based mainly on cost considerations. Yet, notes Ditlev Engel,...
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DNV GL’s Energy Transition Outlook shows massive shift of investment from oil...
The global energy transition will lead to a massive expansion of power lines at all voltage levels as well as a steep growth in the number of transformers and substations in the electricity system....
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