Tag Archives: international energy agency

Southeast Asia needs to go all in on the renewables revolution

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Now.Solar

Solar and wind power can provide plenty of energy for Mekong countries and help avoid a dangerous tipping point for the river The construction of hydropower dams on the Mekong has brought the river, and the world’s largest freshwater fishery, … Continue reading →

Posted in Renewables, Solar | Tagged Electricity, Hydropower, international energy agency, power purchase, Solar, Solar Development, solar energy, Solar Photovoltaics, Solar PV, solar renewable energy | Leave a comment

COVID-19 ‘hurting but not halting’ renewables as IEA revises forecasts

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Now.Solar

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects renewables deployment to rebound next year, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic said to be “hurting, but not halting” growth.In a revision to forecasts made in October 2019, the IEA now expects total renewables deployment … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, News, Renewables, Solar, Solar PV | Tagged international energy agency, power demand, Solar, solar deployment, Solar Digita, Solar Power, solar power projects, Solar PV, solar renewable energy | Leave a comment

How to lose half a trillion euros – Europe’s electricity providers face an existential threat

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh: This a scenario that we should see in India in the foreseeable future and if our DISCOMs aren’t geared up will face a fate similar to those in Europe and in the near future, USA. Our policy makers need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Coal, DISCOM, Power Generation, Renewables, Solar, Wind | Tagged E.ON, Electricity generation, Electricity prices, energy, europe, Germany, international energy agency, kilowatt hour, Renewable Energy, RWE | Leave a comment

Global Status of Carbon Capture and Storage 2013 – One step forward, one step back

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Click Here for global-status-ccs-2013 Report A new survey finds a sharp drop in large-scale integrated projects to capture CO2 from energy systems and bury it underground. This drop from 75 projects to 65 over the past year is yet more evidence … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Warming | Tagged Carbon Capture, Carbon capture and storage, CCS, Electricity, Global CCS Institute, Global CCS Institute study, international energy agency, New York Times, united states, West Virginia, World Bank Group | Leave a comment

RENEWABLES 2013 – GLOBAL STATUS REPORT, an indicator of RE growth in the coming decades

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Ren21 — a global renewable energy policy multi-stakeholder network that connects governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, industry associations, research institutes and universities, and members of civil society — recently conducted a massive, 75-page report on a large variety of potential renewable energy scenarios … Continue reading →

Posted in Biofuels, Biomass, Geothermal, Hydro, Renewables, Reports, Solar, Tidal, Waste, Wind | Tagged environment, ExxonMobil, futures report, Greenpeace, IEA, international energy agency, policy assumptions, REN21, Renewable Energy, renewable energy policy, World Wide Fund For Nature, WWF | Leave a comment

Renewables to surpass gas by 2016 in the global power mix – IEA

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

IEA report sees renewable power increasingly cost-competitive with new fossil-fuel generation, but agency warns against complacency Power generation from hydro, wind, solar and other renewable sources worldwide will exceed that from gas and be twice that from nuclear by 2016, … Continue reading →

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Global Action to Advance Carbon Capture and Storage – A Focus on Industrial Applications

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Annex to Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2013 Energy‐intensive industries account for a significant part of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Industrial sectors such as cement, iron and steel, chemicals and refining represent one‐fifth of total global CO2 emissions, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Publications, Renewables | Tagged Carbon capture and storage, Carbon dioxide, CCS, Clean Energy Ministerial, energy efficiency improvements, energy progress, global carbon dioxide, global co2 emissions, Greenhouse gas, IEA, industrial sectors, international energy agency, mitigation option | Leave a comment

Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2013 – International Energy Agency

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

The 22 countries that participate in the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) share a strong interest in the development and deployment of clean energy technologies. As these same countries represent more than 75% of global energy consumption, 80% of global CO2 emissions and 75% … Continue reading →

Posted in Coal, Nuclear, Publications, Renewables | Tagged CEM, Clean Energy Ministerial, clean energy technologies, Emission intensity, energy, global co2 emissions, global energy consumption, Gross world product, international energy agency, Research and development, solar photovoltaic systems, Sustainable energy, sustainable energy system | 1 Comment

Global Electric Vehicle Outlook – Understanding the Electric Vehicle Landscape to 2020 – A detailed report

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

By helping to diversify the fuel mix, EVs reduce dependence on petroleum and tap into a source of electricity that is often domestic and relatively inexpensive. Just as important, EVs have the potential to unlock innovation and create new advanced … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Publications | Tagged Carbon dioxide, Electric Vehicles, energy, Eric Martinot, EV Report, fuel mix, Hybrid vehicle, IEA, international energy agency, Renewable Energy, Rocky Mountain Institute, technology | Leave a comment

IEA: Global solar capacity nearing 100GW milestone

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Image: St Gobain Despite the uncertainties plaguing the European and Chinese markets in particular, a new report has revealed that 28.4GW of solar PV capacity was installed in 2012, bringing total global capacity to 89.5GW in the 23 countries in … Continue reading →