Now the next milestone has been passed—in August, plug-in vehicles (plug-in hybrids and pure EVs) outsold diesels in Europe for the first time, taking a 21% share of the market, compared to 20% for diesels.
New research from Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology has revealed that a cross-border European super grid based on decentralized renewable energy supply is the least cost option to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement while also addressing significant obstacles for a functional European Energy Union.
Announced last week, WattTime and Microsoft are combining to provide European consumers the opportunity to better understand and reduce their carbon emissions by providing real-time information on the precise carbon emissions caused by using or generating electricity.
The European wind energy industry broke a new record last Saturday, the 28th of October, with almost a quarter of the European Union’s electricity demand met by wind energy for the first time.
Already a global leader in building sustainability legislation and initiatives, the European market for energy efficient building technologies is expected to grow from $83.5 billion in 2017 to $111.9 billion in 2026.
Three European transmission system operators have signed a trilateral agreement this week that intends to develop a large renewable European electricity system in the North Sea, the North Sea Wind Power Hub, which could supply as many as 70 to 100 million Europeans with renewable energy by 2050.
Europe installed a total of 6.9 gigawatts of new solar power in 2016, a 20% decrease over the previous year’s figures, a decrease which flies in the face of a global increase in installations of more than 50%, according to new figures from SolarPower Europe.
An impressive 12.5 gigawatts worth of new wind energy capacity was installed across the European Union in 2016, accounting for 51% of all new power installations, and bringing the region’s total wind energy capacity up to 153.7 GW.
The European wind energy trade organization WindEurope has published a report unveiling what it believes to be the five key pillars of research and innovation for the European wind energy industry. In a report published this week, WindEurope — formerly known as the European Wind Energy Association — highlighted the … [continued]
New wind and solar capacity in Europe skyrocketed in 2015, growing by 6.3% and 15%, according to new figures. The new European Photovoltaic Industry Association, SolarPower Europe, and the European Wind Energy Association both published new figures this week reporting in on their respective fields’ capacity expansion during 2015 — … [continued]
