Solar and wind overtake fossil fuels on the EU power grid ☀️🔋canarymedia.com/articles/solar… In a major milestone, the European Union generated more electricity from solar and wind than from fossil fuels in the first half of this year. A new report from think tank Ember shows that in

Global energy investment is set to exceed $3 trillion in 2024 for this first time, led by the growth of clean energy For every dollar going to fossil fuels today, almost two dollars are invested in clean energy Read more → iea.li/3AaNZm3

Critical minerals, like copper & lithium, are key ingredients for many clean energy technologies   In this video, IEA experts explore the role of these minerals in energy transitions & why ensuring secure supplies is vital   Watch it in full on YouTube ➡️ iea.li/4fASuql

Hydrogen cannot be made from renewable energy without machines called electrolyzers. What exactly are they? Amena H. Saiyid آمنہ سیّد learned more during her tour of Bloom Energy's #electrolyzer factory and Ohmium International's offices in the Bay Area. Read more: nt-z.ro/3yM0ynv

The Eastern African Power Pool is slowly maturing to a point where countries will start moving from relying only on long term power purchase agreements to incorporating whole sale markets. In 2025 EAPP plans to set up a day-ahead price market providing utilizes with more options

🔍 High-level decision makers & policy analysts: The new 𝐆𝐄𝐏 𝟑.𝟎 provides comprehensive #electrification strategies, from grid expansion to mini-grids, with investment scenarios up to 2030! Optimize your least-cost planning with data-driven insights: wrld.bg/a6jM50SXvGc

Where are utility-scale solar projects across the globe? Here's the answer: The Global Solar Power Tracker by Global Energy Monitor is a worldwide dataset of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal facilities. It covers all operating solar farm phases with

#Hydropower represents nearly half the world’s #RenewableEnergy generation. In addition, they generate socioeconomic benefits including jobs, education & training, business opportunities, & local development initiatives. More in #ESMAP’s report wrld.bg/z6pO50SYlAe

Fossil fuel consumption reached new record highs in 2023, driven by increased coal and oil use in China, despite the global boom in renewable energy. This graphic shows the top 12 countries by fossil fuel consumption in 2023. Data is from the Energy Institute, 2024 Statistical

The rise of renewables – like solar, wind & hydro – means they’re set to overtake coal in global electricity generation for the 1st time in 2025 This may result in a small drop in CO2 emissions from the power sector in 2025, after a slight rise in 2024 👉 iea.li/4dCvYvm

The primary energy fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with an equivalent amount of clean energy. BUT: This is not necessary because conversion losses do not need to be replaced. More than 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste

I understand that a new system peak demand of 2,239 MW was recorded on August 21st 2024. Power Demand increasing day by day!!

1st Energy Professionals Online Roundtable Discussions on the status of the Electric Vehicle (EV) market in East Africa, the challenges and opportunities for stakeholders and enthusiasts 10:00am to 12:00pm (EAT) 29th August, 2024 Register here: zurl.co/IErT

This satellite company wants to sell sunlight—at night. Meet Reflect Orbital. They are developing a constellation of satellites to sell sunlight to thousands of solar farms—after dark. “We think sunlight is the new oil and space is ready”

A new big battery was approved after just nine weeks, marking the first #renewables project to be fully processed under the state’s new fast-tracked approvals pathway reneweconomy.com.au/victorias-bigg…

Will solar PV soon be the cheapest source of electricity in most places around the world? This Nature Communications paper says yes. Most surprisingly this is AFTER including short- and long-term storage costs for renewable energy sources. nature.com/articles/s4146…

Global energy investment is set to exceed $3 trillion in 2024 for this first time, led by the growth of clean energy For every dollar going to fossil fuels today, almost two dollars are invested in clean energy Read more → iea.li/3XvfSNA

Biodiversity funding hit $15.4B in 2022, driven by multilateral loans. Critics argue loans aren’t enough to meet the needs of developing countries, advocating for more grants in future climate negotiations. buff.ly/4dcdvVR

An African Energy white paper argues that limited #reforms at multilateral development banks could achieve a major difference while having little or no impact on institutional #creditratings. Read it for free africa-energy.com/white-papers #Africa #finance #investment #projects #ipps

The 6 phases of variable renewable energy integration according to International Energy Agency. They describe typical challenges and examples of how various countries have addressed them. Some regions are already in phase 5 according to the IEA but most in 1-3. The IEA will continue to update this