News

• Climate change: Power companies ‘hindering’ move to green energy: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53951754

  Germany to tender 18.8 GW of PV by 2028: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/09/01/germany-to-tender-18-8-gw-of-pv-by-2028/

  ‘Historic’ result as Portugal claims record-low prices in 700MW solar auction: https://www.pv-tech.org/news/historic-result-as-portugal-claims-record-low-prices-in-700mw-solar-auction

• Portugal produced over 100% of its electricity from renewables in March:  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/last-month-portugal-produced-almost-104-of-its-electricity-from-renewables
• Almost 90% of new power in Europe from renewable sources in 2016:  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/09/new-energy-europe-renewable-sources-2016
• California Says New Residential Buildings Must Have Solar https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2018/05/california-says-new-residential-buildings-must-have-solar.html
• Hydrogen May Rival Batteries for UK’s Renewable Energy
• https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2018/05/hydrogen-may-rival-batteries-for-uk-s-renewable-energy.html
• The Force is With Clean Energy: 10 Predictions for 2018: https://about.bnef.com/blog/clean-energy-10-predictions-2018/
• Chernobyl nuclear disaster site goes solar: http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/must_see/43929480/solar-plant-built-at-site-of-chernobyl-nuclear-disaster
• The world’s most powerful 8.8MW turbine has been installed in Aberdeen Bay: https://www.energydigital.com/renewable-energy/worlds-most-powerful-88mw-turbine-has-been-installed-aberdeen-bay
• First coal-free day in Britain since 1880s: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39675418
• World’s first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40699979
• Tesla Builds World’s Largest Battery-in Just 100 Days: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-australia-battery-wins-bet-build-worlds-biggest-mega-battery-100-days/
• World Energy Hits a Turning Point: Solar That’s Cheaper Than Wind: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-15/world-energy-hits-a-turning-point-solar-that-s-cheaper-than-wind
• The World’s Biggest Solar Project Comes With a ‘Batteries Included’ Sticker: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-29/batteries-included-even-the-huge-saudi-solar-farm-will-use-them

Reports

• Renewables 2017 Global Status Report: http://www.ren21.net/gsr-2017/

• EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2018: https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/pdf/AEO2018.pdf
• BP Global Energy Outlook 2018: https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/en/corporate/pdf/energy-economics/energy-outlook/bp-energy-outlook-2018.pdf