26 Jul, 2024 How Green is Your Energy Supplier? By Stephen Robinson Firstly, as an Octopus Energy customer, I've closely watched the company's rapid rise over the years. Their commitment to renewables is...
26 Jul, 2024 ‘Minimal’ land required for renewables expansion in Europe By Ross Hoare The latest report from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) says that just 2.2% of the EU's total land is required for sufficient wind...
26 Jul, 2024 UK Home Energy Storage on the Rise By David Beeston Promising data coming out on the UK domestic installations of cleaner energy technologies so far in 2024 - whether it be Solar PV panels,...
26 Jul, 2024 What does GB Energy mean for climate tech? By David Hunt Having a Government that isn't ideologically opposed to renewables is quite refreshing after 14 years. That's an understatement, it's...
24 Jul, 2024 Kamala Harris for president - and what it could mean for renewables in the US? By Wolfgang Kick It`s very early days but it looks like Kamala Harris will be the Democrats´ candidate for the upcoming election in the US. And one of...
08 Jul, 2024 More cars but less traffic on German roads - what do we make of it? By Wolfgang Kick At first glance, this is good news - Germans travel less with cars than they did before the Corona pandemic. Although the number of cars...
05 Jul, 2024 The EV Tariff Power Play By Stephen Robinson In my latest newsletter, I mentioned the rising competition between energy companies as they launch new EV tariffs. Now, Good Energy...
04 Jul, 2024 Belgian wildlife park hosts world’s largest wooden solar carport By Ross Hoare This project in Belgium is particularly impressive for two reasons. First the shear size of it, a 40MW carport project is an incredible...
02 Jul, 2024 Mieterstrom - sounds very "German" but has huge potential! By Wolfgang Kick June was a busy month for us with events like Ecosummit and Intersolar. Speaking to a lot of clients, partners and Start Ups there, it...
19 Jun, 2024 Global PV installations may hit 660 GW in 2024, says Bernreuter Research By Ross Hoare An anticipated 40% market growth in 2024 is impressive. Bernreuter Research predict a very strong second half of the year as the market...
29 May, 2024 Inflation Reduction Act - or more of a Marshall Plan 2.0 for the US? By Wolfgang Kick The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was designed in 2022 to accelerate the development of climate friendly green technologies in the US. ...
27 May, 2024 Trump and Big Oil - some interesting background reading By Wolfgang Kick I know that politics aren`t only black and white - at least not in real life. However, this article surprised me in so far as it shows a...
14 May, 2024 Global module prices are near the bottom, Chinese PV giants say By Ross Hoare Interesting news to come out of China as the leaders of Trina Solar and JinkoSolar predict a stabilisation of global solar modules...
10 May, 2024 First-of-a-kind (FOAK) financing in Germany - finally a break through with Bill Gates on board? By Wolfgang Kick Decarbonising our economy quite often means investing a lot of money - especially when it comes to capital-intensive infrastructure...
03 May, 2024 G7 and the farewell to coal By Wolfgang Kick When the G7 countries met this week in Turin, the sealed the deal for their exit from coal. By 2035 the biggest economies known as G7...
03 May, 2024 Microsoft announces largest corporate procurement of renewables By Ross Hoare This huge PPA deal shows how corporates like Microsoft are leading the way in clean energy procurement. This shows a real commitment in...