8 years ago, researchers from the University of Delaware and Delaware Technical College put forward a rather “radical” idea to deal with wind and solar power’s intermittency while also acknowledging wind and solar power’s falling costs - why not just overbuild wind and solar power plants in the future? What seemed like a radical idea back in 2012 is gaining increasing support today.

Distributed energy resources, the small-scale generation facilities such as rooftop solar installations that generate power to be used either on-site or near the site of generation, are an essential part of the renewable energy future.

In order to meet the needs of their customers, utilities are often left with no economic choice but to build new fossil fuel capacity. Investment decisions for power plant projects must be painstakingly planned and made years in advance of actually breaking ground on construction.

Renewable energy production will exacerbate the threat mining poses to biodiversity – the world’s variety of animals and plants. It’s fair to assume that in some places, the extraction of renewables minerals may cause more damage to nature than the climate change it averts.

Researchers at Linköping University have developed a molecule that absorbs energy from sunlight and stores it in chemical bonds. A possible long-term use of the molecule is to capture solar energy efficiently and store it for later consumption.

According to a new report, an estimated $3.4 trillion will be invested in renewable energy during the next decade, including $2.72 trillion in wind and solar. By 2030, 54.1% of installed capacity will be renewable (including hydropower), and 37.9% will be a combination of solar and wind.

OPEC's Second Workshop on Energy and Information Technology will be held on Sep. 21 via video conference. This year’s event sees blockchain technology join the range of energy and tech-related topics to be discussed. It is unlikely that the invited oil industry bigwigs will be discussing the energy consumption characteristics of cryptocurrency. The organization is more interested in streamlining aspects such as the supply chain..

This surge in renewables meant nuclear and fossil fuel-based generation were heavily reduced, causing prices and carbon emissions to also drop to record levels – however, the low-demand period between April and June, combined with high-supply from intermittent generation, meant a record amount of money was spent on keeping the system stable.

With the rapidly declining cost of renewable energy generation via such methods as wind and solar photovoltaic (PV), the Southeast Asian region has been presented with a golden opportunity to meet its immense electricity demand in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.

Changes forced by Covid-19 may mean the global energy mix has permanently shifted in favour of lower-carbon fuels—if governments decide to support the progress, says Engie's Laurent Nery.

The world has seen a massive drop in demand due to lockdown efforts and energy retailers have to deal with the cash-flow problems that come with energy surplus from this drop in demand. What tools and strategies can energy retailers utilize to drive efficiency in an era of uncertainty?

Power Ledger has worked together with BCPG and the Thai Digital Energy Development (TDED) on developing a blockchain-based digital energy platform to spur the adoption of green energy sources in the country.