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The Dutch Government plans to double the green energy subsidies to €4bn in 2020, from a previously planned €2bn to meet its promise to cut CO2 emissions. The 2020 Sustainable Energy Production (SDE+) spring budget will make the CO2 reduction target feasible and affordable, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The Dutch Climate […]
RWE AG announces its year end results with big plan on renewable expansion
Following the announcement of strong results by German energy major RWE AG for the financial year ending 2019, Mohit Prasad, Project Manager at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “RWE AG’s EBITDA witnessed a jump of around 61% from €1,538m in 2018 to €2,489m in 2019, mainly due to a strong […]
EV manufacturers joining hands with utilities to set up charging stations in India to fuel EV market growth, says GlobalData
The Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers in India are adopting the strategy of collaborating with utility companies in order to provide charging solutions to their customers. In line with this approach, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has recently entered into a partnership with Tata Power to set up and provide EV charging solutions at 27 outlets of […]
Oil price crash could accelerate the planned privatization of Gulf utilities, says GlobalData
The collapse of oil prices in March triggered by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is putting renewed pressure on the finances of the Gulf states and could provide a tipping point for governments to take decisions on power and water privatization plans that have been in the works for several years, says GlobalData, a leading data […]
Subsidy ban removal on onshore wind could accelerate UK’s progress in achieving net-zero carbon emissions
The UK’s move towards lifting the subsidy ban for onshore wind farms will provide new impetus for the growth of the onshore wind market. Since the introduction of the ban in 2015, investments and the development of new farms have declined significantly. In view of the UK’s decarbonisation goal, the commercial deployment of a range […]
RWE and Saitec’s pilot project, a global innovation to push the floating wind farm market, says GlobalData
Offshore wind is expected to play a key role in achieving the EU’s climate and renewable energy targets but design limitations have resulted in foundation-based offshore wind farms being built in relnoteatively shallow waters. RWE Renewables (RWE) recently partnered with Saitec Offshore Technologies (Saitec) to develop a floating platform for offshore wind turbines. This deal […]
Europe expands offshore leadership in 2019 by adding 3.6GW of new capacity
Europe has expanded its offshore leadership by adding 3.6 gigawatt (GW) of new commissioned capacity in 2019, bringing the total offshore wind installed capacity at the end of 2019 to above 22GW, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Spreading across 12 European countries, the UK holds the largest share with 9.9GW of […]
Taiwan marching towards record installation of 20GW solar PV by 2025, says GlobalData
Taiwan, which joined the gigawatt (GW) solar PV market club in 2019, is well set to ramp up its solar PV deployment exceeding 2GW annually in coming years to march towards the goal of 20GW in 2025, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The country installed 1.6GW of new Solar PV capacity to […]
US DOE to fund support for clean coal research as coal-fired plants retire at near-record pace
The cumulative coal capacity declined from 342.30 gigawatts (GW) in 2010 to 257.14GW in 2019 at a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4% between 2010 and 2019. Furthermore, 5.8GW of US coal capacity is scheduled to retire in 2020 and three-quarters of new generating capacity will be from renewable energy, according to GlobalData, […]
Coronavirus outbreak to impact India’s Sterling and Wilson power business and revenue, says GlobalData
Sterling and Wilson, one of the leading India-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) players in the power sector, recently issued a statement that the spread of coronavirus in China will have an impact on its business in the short-term. Some of the company’s critical suppliers have stopped production, which is expected to commence only by […]
Utilities need to exploit the deluge of data set to grow in 2020 as smart device sales soar
Big data analytics has emerged in response to the exponential growth in data and the utility industry, like most other industries, has started to make several transformations with the use of modern devices, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Cloud computing, machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, blockchain and cybersecurity are being deployed by utilities in their operations. These technologies are the big current and future investment avenues for utilities and they all have one thing in common: they generate a huge amount of data. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Big Data in Utilities – Thematic Research’, highlights how the data generated is growing each year as more […]
India awards world’s largest renewable-plus-storage power project, says GlobalData
Last week, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a company formed under Government of India for promoting renewable energy and storage in the country, announced the result of reverse auction for the world’s largest renewable-plus-storage power purchase tender. The tender sought a capacity of 1200 MW, with firm supply of 600 MW for six hours […]
China’s JinkoSolar preserves its leading global solar PV module shipment rank in 2019
JinkoSolar has emerged as the leading company in terms of global solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments in 2019. The company also secured top position in GlobalData’s 2018 ranking produced last year. JinkoSolar topped the 2019 ranking with 14.2 gigawatts (GW) of PV modules compared to the second ranked JA Solar’s 10.3GW. Most of the companies […]
Indonesia plans to replace fossil fuel plants with renewable energy plants to meet renewable target, says GlobalData
Indonesia has set a renewable energy target of 23% in the energy mix by 2025. The country has renewable energy potential of more than 400 GW but is actually utilizing much less for power generation. The country is mainly dominated by thermal power generation. Around 85% of the total power mix is contributed by thermal […]
China and the US show a contrasting picture in terms of renewable energy capacity addition
China witnessed a decline in renewable energy capacity addition in 2019 as 44.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity was added in 2018 compared to an estimated 30.1GW in 2019, which is significantly lower. This is despite the government subsidies for centralized solar projects to the extent of Yuan 1.7bn ($247.6m) involving a total installed […]
Brexit impact on power sector remains elusive as UK reaches final phase countdown, says GlobalData
The UK’s power industry continues to remain uncertain by unknown risks and impacts of the post-Brexit scenario. Ankit Mathur, Practice Head of Power at GlobalData, provides his view on the potential impact: “The looming Brexit deadlock has created potential risks of higher prices for imported machinery and equipment, a shortfall in skilled and unskilled labor (given […]
Wind energy to play a key role in EU’s push to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
The European Union (EU), whose 28 members collectively account for the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the US, further strengthened its long-term commitment by announcing the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (SEIP) and additional measures towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the deal will […]
SAEV to invest $500m in renewables and energy efficiency technologies to diversify its energy mix
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV), the corporate venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, is planning to set up a $500m fund to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions. Bhavana Sri Pullagura, Power Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The already successful start-ups and the appetite for investments are prompting SAEV to invest more funds into start-ups […]
Slump in wind sector deviates Germany off course from climate targets, says GlobalData
The onshore wind sector in Germany has struggled throughout 2019, achieving only 792.40 megawatt (MW) of onshore wind installations. The lukewarm responses to wind auctions last year means that investors are going slow on project development until any change in local regulation is implemented, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Mohit Prasad, Project […]
UAE to reduce dependence on fossil fuel with 500MW solar PV project in Umm Al Quwain
The Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has invited expressions of interest (EOI) for the development of a 500 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain – the smallest and least populated emirate in the UAE. This will reduce its dependence on […]