Joe Biden climate push will produce winning companies. Here are two.
Danish clean energy giant Ørsted and US commercial EV technology company Proterra are poised for breakout growth in the US over the next four years.
Technology / Renewables
Renewables
Why Trump failed to derail the US energy transition
Joe Biden is inheriting an energy landscape that has continued to decarbonise thanks to the actions of companies and individual states.
How countries with potential can reap big benefits from the solar boom
Developing countries generally have the most solar potential, but investment and policies will need to change for them to realise it.
India slowly gets serious about solar
India has ambitious plans for solar power, but problems related to transmission infrastructure and interstate coordination remain.
Solar defies expectations to reach new heights in 2020
Despite the challenges of Covid, the solar industry has had a stellar year and focusing investment on a green recovery will boost the sector's growth in 2021, says Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe.
Greece looks past coal
Greece’s ambitious plans to exit lignite make it a front runner among coal regions in Europe, but its energy transition must avoid creating new stranded assets in natural gas while ensuring economic and social benefits.
Canadian pension giant backs new approach to developing renewables
One of the world’s largest pension funds is underwriting a new venture that aims to transform renewable energy investment.
Can the US’s offshore oil and gas hub pivot to wind energy?
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards sees a future for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico – with help from the region’s oil and gas industry.
Why companies are embracing renewable energy PPAs
Corporate PPAs can slash companies’ carbon footprints and lock in energy costs, but their complexity and long tenor can be a turn-off.
After the Ten Point Plan: Next steps to net zero
The UK government’s Ten Point Plan for a green industrial revolution sketches out a map to a net-zero economy, but much still needs to be filled in.
America’s red states lead wind and solar power surge
Many of the red states that voted for Donald Trump are also clean energy leaders. How will the energy transition shape these states’ economic futures?
Why EU just transition cash must match climate ambition
As MEPs and governments thrash out the details of the Just Transition Fund, it is important they ensure the fund helps deliver on the target of a 55% cut in emissions by 2030.
G20: Why leaders must agree a post-pandemic, energy access reboot
G20 leaders need to ditch voluntary commitments and set clear, measurable targets for clean energy access when they meet later this month.
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