Net zero spotlight: Ghana draw up plans while facing consequences

Net zero spotlight: Ghana draw up plans while facing consequences

Ghana has drawn up a detailed plan for its energy transition, leads its region in floating solar power but must to address the consequences of severe weather conditions.  In the latest of our series of net zero spotlights we look at Ghana, where recent floods have...
Net zero spotlight: Scotland seeks renewables investment solutions

Net zero spotlight: Scotland seeks renewables investment solutions

Scotland’s ambitious plans to be net zero by 2045 mean finding solutions for stalled pumped storage capacity, attracting offshore wind investment and addressing its oil and gas legacy. In the latest of our series of net zero spotlights we look at Scotland, the home of...
IEA: EV smart charging can strengthen renewables across grids

IEA: EV smart charging can strengthen renewables across grids

The International Energy Agency has published a report examining the opportunities to use smart charging of electric vehicles to drive greater renewables use and balance grid peaks and troughs. The IEA Announced Pledges Scenario estimates that increasing the electric...
Romania commits to 2GW onshore licensing round

Romania commits to 2GW onshore licensing round

Country’s first auction of contract-for-difference support is set to spur 1,000MW of onshore wind and 1,000MW of solar PV following Albania success. Romania is set to launch its first auction this month for a contract-for-difference (CfD) support scheme that will help...
CSER: Nuclear inclusion in ASEAN sustainable finance taxonomy

CSER: Nuclear inclusion in ASEAN sustainable finance taxonomy

The Centre for Strategic Energy Resources has published a report examining why ASEAN should learn from the EU and support nuclear power. Asia’s energy demand is growing fast and significant energy investment is still going into coal and gas. So, as the ASEAN group of...
Scotland pushing for huge pumped storage revival

Scotland pushing for huge pumped storage revival

Consent granted for Drax to expand the Cruachan Power Station as Scotland looks to reignite a sector that hadn’t grown for decades.  The Scottish Government has granted permissions for energy producer Drax to expand its “Hollow Mountain” pumped storage power plant...