Storage
Vermont regulators approve Green Mountain Power’s storage programmes
Customers of US utility Green Mountain Power (GMP) in the state of Vermont now have two new home battery programs they can enrol in starting on the 5th of June after a Vermont Public Utility Commission order was issued last week.
Distributed generation
Germany’s coal days are over – smart DER is the future,...
The time of coal power in Germany is over, according to the country’s renewable energy federation, the Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie (BEE).
Features and Analysis
Ed’s note: Step aside US/China – there’s a new leader in...
The increasing tension between the US and China has been a discussion point in the news across all parts of the world...
Policy & Regulation
Spain: New climate law to ban all new coal, oil and...
Teresa Ribera, the vice president and minister of Ecology in Spain has announced the country’s new proposed net-zero carbon plan.
Finance & Investment
Brazil to use World Bank loan to strengthen its energy sector
The World Bank has approved a $38 million loan to help Brazil to modernise and strengthen its energy sector through the META programme
Finance & Investment
SG Finans and EIB unveil new credit line for climate action...
EIB has partnered with SG Finans to launch a new funding iniatiave for climate action projects and SMEs.
Renewable Energy
Ireland likely to miss 2020 renewable energy target
Following the pre-qualification process for Ireland's first renewable energy auction at the end of April, the expected 1TWh of clean energy capacity won't be enough to reach the country's 2020 30% target, missing it by a mere 3% according to global research and analytics firm GlobalData.
Europe & UK
Will Irish households benefit from falling wholesale prices?
Joe Camish, an analyst at Cornwall Insight Ireland discusses the impact of changing wholesale energy prices will have on consumers across Ireland.
Policy & Regulation
The economy we build should not be the same economy we...
A new report discusses four key ethics to help global economies to recover from the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 and climate change.
Business
EBRD loans IPP Qair €63 million to boost Poland’s clean energy...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has announced further support for Poland's energy transition with approximately €63 million ($67 million) in loans for renewables-focussed independent power producer Qair’s 200MW renewable energy portfolio.
