New Energy Outlook 2021 – Executive Summary
The New Energy Outlook (NEO) is BloombergNEF’s annual long-term scenario analysis on the future of the energy economy. Read the report here
New market report: 2021, the best year in European solar history
In 2021, the European Union has seen an estimated 25.9 GW of new solar PV capacity connected to the grid, an increase of 34% over the 19.3 GW installed in 2020. This growth makes 2021 the best year in European solar history, breaking the decade-long record of 21.4 GW installed in the EU in 2011. [...]
2022 – the year of the smart grid
2022 is the year we act on our net-zero pledges from 2021, and no action is more vital than completing the energy transition. We have eight years to cut global emissions in half. So, in the interest of time, let’s get straight to the point: without smart grids, there will be no energy transition. Source: [...]
EU to gut the principle of sustainable taxonomy with inclusion of nuclear and gas
The EU’s Sustainable Taxonomy was intended to complement the Green Deal, provide investors with certainty about the sustainability of their investments, and help channel billions into sustainable, low-carbon processes and technologies. Source: pv-magazine.com Read the whole article here
New market report: 2021, the best year in European solar history.
In 2021, the European Union has seen an estimated 25.9 GW of new solar PV capacity connected to the grid, an increase of 34% over the 19.3 GW installed in 2020. This growth makes 2021 the best year in European solar history, breaking the decade-long record of 21.4 GW installed in the EU in 2011. [...]
Planting wildflowers around solar panels could make them a home for bees
Solar farms could become havens for bees and other pollinators if simple changes were made, new research suggests. Fields of glinting panels may not look like the most inviting place for wildlife to flourish. But if solar park land is managed as meadows - as opposed to turf grass - it can support four times [...]
These are the 11 most beautiful solar farms in the world
Despite our best efforts, humans are still far from capturing even a fraction of the sun's true energy potential. In fact, more than 10,000 times the earth’s total use of solar energy is striking the earth at any given moment. Source: euronews.com Read the whole article here
Identifying the sectors to benefit from ESG
As sustainable investing becomes more mainstream, the sustainability winners in coming years could include sustainable food, healthcare, electric vehicles, and waste processing companies, as well as clean energy businesses and their suppliers, according to asset managers. Source: Morningstar.com.au Read the whole article here
Scatec announces a NOK 100 billion business plan towards 2025
At its Capital Markets Update today, renewable company Scatec confirms its current 4.5 GW capacity target for 2021 and raises its target to 15 GW by end of 2025. The business plan is supported by Scatec’s track record of strong growth and a solid project pipeline across solar, wind, hydro and storage in high-growth markets [...]
Impact investments: a call for (re)orientation
Practitioners and academics have been using different terms to describe investments in the sustainability context. The latest inflationary term is impact investments—investments that focus on real-world changes in terms of solving social challenges and/or mitigating ecological degradation. At the core of this definition is an emphasis on transformational changes. Source: springer.com Read the whole article [...]