The average cost of electricity generated by solar and wind technologies could drop by between 26% and 59% by 2025, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency. According to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), The Power to Change: Solar and Wind Cost … [continued]
Full disclosure: I love IRENA (the International Renewable Energy Agency). With that said, I’m thrilled to share with you the news that IRENA has launched a global renewable energy cost analysis program aimed at being the go-to source for renewable energy cost information. The website for the program is: costing.irena.org … [continued]
A report this month from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), Offshore Proof, delves into the challenges of offshore wind power, its shortcomings to date, and its potentially bright future. While the report finds that the “offshore wind power industry has some way to go to prove it can take its place as a sustainable part of the energy mix,” 75% of experts in the field project that it will be an important part of the mix in the next 20 years and about 60% believe that it will be economically competitive within 15 years.
Following up on my overview post on the cost of wind power, here’s a little discussion on some more intricate matters related to wind power.
