A wind turbine sitting idle on a calm day or spinning swiftly when power demand is already met poses a problem for renewables, and is one researchers think can be tackled under the sea. In one vision, offshore wind farms could use seawater to essentially store energy until it's needed, helping wean humanity off fossil fuels.

Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd aims to fully transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity across all its operations by January 1 next year. This will allow the company to reduce emissions by 75,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent every year. With this move, Nestle Malaysia said it was leapfrogging and fulfilling its earlier commitment to have 100 per cent of its electricity coming from renewable energy sources by 2025.

The time is right to tap into hydrogen’s potential to play a key role in tackling critical energy challenges. The recent successes of renewable energy technologies and electric vehicles have shown that policy and technology innovation have the power to build global clean energy industries.

Households across Europe are taking steps to slash their energy use on concern the unprecedented squeeze on supply will keep prices high way beyond winter. Energy bills are climbing across the continent, with homes set to pay on average 54% more than they did two years ago, Bank of America Corp. data show. That cost surge is driving demand for solar panels and extra insulation as people seek to ease the pressure on their wallets.

In the "West-East Electricity Transmission Project," China constructed one of the largest power grids in the world with three power transmission routes to transfer electricity from southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces to south, central and north China. This project not only has helped the country's power supply but also boosted technological breakthroughs.

Coal is one of the major sources of energy used for generating electricity worldwide. Being fully imported into Malaysia, this commodity plays a large role in the nation's energy scheme. With global coal prices rising steadily, this puts pressure on the power generation industry in the country.

An abrupt ban on coal exports by the Indonesian government for the whole month of January, on fears of a domestic supply shortage, should be a wake-up call to hasten the country’s transition away from the fossil fuel, experts say.

Average wholesale prices for electricity at major trading hubs in the United States were higher in 2021 than in 2020 as increasing costs for power generation fuels, especially natural gas, pushed electricity prices higher in the second half of 2021. Constraints on electricity supply as a result of cold weather in the central United States also created price spikes in February 2021.

The need to transition to clean energy is apparent, urgent and inescapable. We must limit Earth’s rising temperature to within 1.5 C to avoid the worst effects of climate change — an especially daunting challenge in the face of the steadily increasing global demand for energy.

The electricity tariff for households will increase by an average of 5.6 per cent for the January to March period next year, compared with the previous quarter, SP Group said on Thursday (Dec 30).

The disasters just kept coming in 2021, from Hurricane Ida’s destruction across Louisiana and the Northeast to devastating wildfires in the West and damaging storms, tornadoes and floods. Nearly half the U.S. was in drought, and extreme temperature spikes disrupted power supplies just when people needed cooling or heating most.

The need for a rapid transition to clean energy is enabling new developments in the renewable sector. Businesses and industries are moving towards renewable energy to reduce emissions, lower energy costs, and improve eco-friendliness. The major trends in the renewable sector include digitization, energy-efficient integrations, and solutions that overcome the intermittency in renewable energy production.