DTEK workers on the construction of the Tyligul wind farm. Photo credit: DTEK. By Anders Lorenzen In war-torn Ukraine, much has been made of the huge effort to rebuild following the devastation, that war has brought to the country where millions of people have been displaced. Even though there is no immediate prospect of an end to the war, one […]
Photo credit: REUTERS / Ed Stoddard. By Anders Lorenzen By 2027 a record 680 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity could be installed. This is according to an industry report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). However, the report came with a warning from GWEC, that policymakers need to ensure that supply chain bottlenecks do not hamper growth […]
Photo credit: IRENA. By Anders Lorenzen The world invested a record-high amount in renewables in 2022, a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found. It revealed that the global investments in renewable energy as well as energy efficiency reached $ 1.3 trillion in 2022 – this is up a whopping 19% compared to 2021 levels. The report […]
Photo credit: IEA. By Anders Lorenzen Analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the rise in renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind as well as nuclear energy is to dominate the growth in global power supply over the course of the next three years. This will curb the emissions impact of greater energy use. The IEA […]
A wind farm in France, Photo credit: Reuters / Stephane Mahe. By Anders Lorenzen The oil and gas major, BP (British Petroleum) is one of the world’s oil and gas giants. BP has in the past downplayed the role of renewables, but the company has recently been more ambitious in efforts to accelerate the shift away from hydrocarbons and that […]