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Coal Analysis and forecast to 20242021

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Now.Solar

The 2020 collapse in coal demand turned out to be smaller than anticipated Even before the pandemic, coal faced a difficult outlook for 2020. Demand was being squeezed by a mild winter in the Northern Hemisphere, low natural gas prices … Continue reading →

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Hungary 2022 Energy Policy Review

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Now.Solar

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has conducted in-depth peer reviews of its member countries’ energy policies since 1976. This process supports energy policy development and encourages the exchange of and learning from international best practices. By seeing what has worked … Continue reading →

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Global Energy andClimate Model

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Now.Solar

Overview of model and scenarios Since 1993, the IEA has provided medium- to long-term energy projections using a continually-evolving set of detailed, world-leading modelling tools. First, the World Energy Model (WEM) – a large-scale simulation model designed to replicate how … Continue reading →

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Spain to award 220 MW of Concentrated Solar Power in Oct 25 auction

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Now.Solar

The ministry for the ecological transition reserved 140 MW for distributed solar PV projects of up to 5 MW, and 380 MW for concentrated solar power (CSP), biomass-based and tech-neutral schemes. The Spanish government expects to hold the next renewable … Continue reading →

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Photovoltaic made in China

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Now.Solar

PV relies entirely on China, unlike wind power and concentrated solar power, and there is a risk of substituting China-made PV for reliance on natural gas and oil from Russia. The world scored a new record in 2021, producing 132.8 … Continue reading →

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Spanish Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, officially opens Naturgy’s first battery storage centre worldwide in Australia

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Now.Solar

On Wednesday, the Spanish Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, officially opened the first battery storage facility to be operated by the Naturgy power company anywhere in the world. During her visit, the minister was told about the cutting-edge … Continue reading →

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ACP Applauds Biden Announcement to Diversify and Stabilize the U.S. Battery Supply Chain

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Now.Solar

Today, the Biden Administration announced that the Department of Energy is awarding $2.8 billion in grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 20 manufacturing and processing companies for projects across 12 states, along with the American Battery Materials Initiative, a new … Continue reading →

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Low wind turbine orders call for step change in Europe’s energy security strategy

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Now.Solar

Wind turbine orders in Q3 2022 fell by 36% compared with Q3 2021. Europe urgently needs to solve permitting and strengthen its wind energy supply chain. Inflationary cost pressures, slow permitting and uncertainty around the EU’s emergency electricity market interventions … Continue reading →

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IRENA Rolls Out Indonesian Energy Transition Roadmap

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Now.Solar

As climate concerns mount, and the world looks to gather in Egypt at COP27 in early November to deliver a collective response to the crisis, a new report outlines a comprehensive energy roadmap for accelerating renewable energy and energy transition … Continue reading →

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Offshore wind energy can create half a million jobs in Ceará

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Now.Solar

The forecast would be based on Sedet’s calculations that every 1 gigawatt of installed power offshore would generate around 9,000 jobs. However, the potential to be explored on the coast of Ceará is 48 GW, considering all the planned projects, … Continue reading →

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