The U.S. has become recognised for rolling out the most far-reaching climate policy of any major world power to date. The Biden administration’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) introduced a wide range […]
Australia reaches record monthly renewable share of 47.4 per cent, and poised to leap further ahead
Australia’s main grid reached a record renewable share of 47.4 per cent in the month of October, while South Australia delivered a wind and solar share equivalent to 85.2 per cent of […]
USGS Finds Enough Lithium to Meet Annual Demand Nine Times Over
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment’s Office of the State Geologist have discovered a vast lithium reserve containing more than nine times the International […]
Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets
Energy network company AusNet Services has torpedoed claims “renewable gas” will be able to service households for decades in the future, and is seeking to charge customers an extra $70 million to […]
German coal use plunges nearly 40 per cent in 2024, despite nuclear exit
Germany’s coal consumption continued its downward trend in 2024, helping to reduce the country’s climate-damaging CO2 emissions, said energy market research group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB) based on preliminary data. In the first nine months […]
PHEV Sales In China Are Skyrocketing, Led By BYD. Here’s Why.
As recently reported, PHEV sales in China are growing at an astounding rate, driving new energy vehicle (NEV) market share above 53% in the largest car market. New PHEVs are being introduced, […]
Australia’s NEM to add 150GW of solar PV, wind and energy storage by 2043
The projected increase comes as the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on Monday (29 October) revealed that over 45GW of solar PV, wind and energy storage projects are looking to connect to […]
Unlocking the potential of geothermal energy
Unlocking the potential of geothermal energy Published by Jessica Casey, Editor Energy Global, Thursday, 31 October 2024 11:00 In recent years, the global energy industry has experienced a notable surge in geo-thermal […]
Share of natural gas production in U.S. tight oil plays increased over the last decade
Natural gas produced from the three largest tight oil-producing plays in the United States has increased in the last decade. Natural gas comprised 40% of total production from the Bakken, the Eagle […]
IEA: Renewable power trade value will ‘triple’ in next decade, supply must be ‘resilient’
At the same time, international trade in renewable energy technologies will more than triple to US$575 billion—more than 50% larger than the trade in natural gas today. Today, global renewable energy technology […]
