A new survey by the World Energy Council has found that technologies such as renewable energy and energy efficiency are having a disruptive impact on the top action priorities for energy leaders globally in 2017, and driving an increasing impetus towards a lower carbon future.
The need to unlock affordable and clean energy across Africa remains a major concern, with vast renewable energy resources available but untapped, and millions without electricity. A World Energy Council meeting to be held next week intends to address ways to best unlock the investment necessary to develop a clean and widespread energy infrastructure in Africa.
The European Union must step away from its reliance on coal, and develop an integrated power grid supported by clear and flexible regulations to transition towards renewable energy sources, if the region is to meet its Paris Agreement commitments. These were the findings discussed at a session entitled ‘European electricity … [continued]
At its World Energy Congress summit held in Istanbul this week, the World Energy Council has explained that power grid interconnection and a clear legal framework are currently critical to the far-reaching electrification of Africa. The need to provide all Africans, regardless of economic situation, reliable access to clean and … [continued]
Europe has made the most significant contribution to the transition away from fossil fuels and toward a more sustainable energy mix, according to a new report from the World Energy Council which benchmarks the work of countries in tackling the energy trilemma of energy security, energy equity, and environmental sustainability. … [continued]
The new World Energy Resources report from the World Energy Council has concluded that the energy landscape has changed dramatically over recent years, with most countries achieving a more diversified energy mix. “The past 15 years have seen unprecedented change in the consumption of energy resources,” the authors of the report … [continued]
In contrast to historic growth levels, per-capita global energy demand is expected to peak before 2030, according to a new report published by the World Energy Council. “Disruptive trends are emerging that will create a fundamentally new world for the energy industry,” wrote the authors of the new report, World Energy … [continued]
According to a new report from the World Energy Council, renewable energy now accounts for over 30% of the total global installed power generation capacity, and 23% of total global electricity production. The new report, entitled ‘Variable Renewables Integration in Electricity Systems 2016 – How to get it right’, draws on … [continued]
If the fuel-economy standards set by many regulators around the world are to be achieved, then electric vehicle market share will need to rise to 16% by the year 2020, according to a new report from the UN-accredited global energy body known as the World Energy Council. As it stands … [continued]
Renewable energy storage endeavors appear to be highly attractive business models worldwide for the year 2016. A report from the World Energy Council states worldwide solar energy storage platforms will become more competitive as new battery technologies drive prices down. On the wind storage front, technical advances in areas such as … [continued]
