Bioenergy – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:47:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Who is leading in patents for the Energy Transition? https://energytransition.org/2021/04/who-is-leading-in-patents-for-the-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2021/04/who-is-leading-in-patents-for-the-energy-transition/#respond Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24169 Scientists and politicians around the world agree that energy provision must be transformed from reliance on fossil fuels to renewables to combat global warming. But how can this happen while maintaining, or even improving, the international competitiveness of industrialized nations like Germany? Philip Emmerich and Dr. Manuel Baumann assess Germany’s status among leading OECD countries and China...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/04/who-is-leading-in-patents-for-the-energy-transition/feed/ 0 Rethinking biomass’ carbon loophole: will the EU chart a more science-based course? https://energytransition.org/2020/08/rethinking-biomass-carbon-loophole-will-the-eu-chart-a-more-science-based-course/ https://energytransition.org/2020/08/rethinking-biomass-carbon-loophole-will-the-eu-chart-a-more-science-based-course/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2020 13:00:27 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22985 When the EU embarked upon its energy transition odyssey, regulators deemed the burning of biomass as climate neutral—which when done on a relatively small-scale and under controlled conditions, it can be. But taking advantage of the EU’s biomass baked-in carbon loophole, power generators soon began converting older, coal-fired plants to burning it instead. There’s only one catch: the climate...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/08/rethinking-biomass-carbon-loophole-will-the-eu-chart-a-more-science-based-course/feed/ 0 Renewables: The End of Energy Globalization? https://energytransition.org/2020/04/renewables-the-end-of-energy-globalization/ https://energytransition.org/2020/04/renewables-the-end-of-energy-globalization/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:00:23 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22117 Over the last two centuries, energy trade has become increasingly global. Where wood was found and used locally, coal was mined and transported nationally, and oil emerged as a global commodity. Natural gas is also moving from regional markets to the global shipping of LNG. The same holds for energy demand, which is growing and shifting Southward, away from traditional OECD markets, to China...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/04/renewables-the-end-of-energy-globalization/feed/ 0 Six charts show mixed progress for UK renewables https://energytransition.org/2018/08/six-charts-show-mixed-progress-for-uk-renewables/ https://energytransition.org/2018/08/six-charts-show-mixed-progress-for-uk-renewables/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:00:24 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=17646 The UK’s energy transition picks up speed: onshore and offshore wind power rose by 34% last year in the UK compared to 2016, new government statistics show. Jocelyn Timperley takes an in-depth look at the data. Offshore wind generation in the UK has increased by 175% since 2012 (Photo by Andy Dingley, edited, CC BY-SA 3.0) The latest Digest of UK Energy Statistics ( DUKES)...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/08/six-charts-show-mixed-progress-for-uk-renewables/feed/ 1 India’s energy transition: potential and prospects https://energytransition.org/2018/02/indias-energy-transition-potential-and-prospects/ https://energytransition.org/2018/02/indias-energy-transition-potential-and-prospects/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:00:26 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16850 Touted as the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gas, India is steadily on its way to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The targets that the country has set itself are closer to being achieved and even surpassed. Sadia Sohail explains the newest study on India’s energy policy. India’s wind power has outstripped nuclear, and should hit 60GW by 2022 (Photo by Vigneshvicky...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2018/02/indias-energy-transition-potential-and-prospects/feed/ 3 Solar supports village livelihoods and spurs business in Fiji https://energytransition.org/2017/12/solar-supports-village-livelihoods-and-spurs-business-in-fiji/ https://energytransition.org/2017/12/solar-supports-village-livelihoods-and-spurs-business-in-fiji/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2017 14:00:28 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16148 Reliable solar-powered refrigerators are creating economic opportunities for remote, rural towns in Fiji. Something as cheap and easy as solar panels and batteries can change people’s lives, the IRENA newsroom reports. Costal livelihoods depend on fish – and being able to freeze it changes everything. (Photo by AusAID, CC BY 2.0) In Wainika, a remote village north of Vanua Lavu...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/12/solar-supports-village-livelihoods-and-spurs-business-in-fiji/feed/ 0 Tear down or leave up all the old wind turbines? https://energytransition.org/2017/11/tear-down-or-leave-up-all-the-old-wind-turbines/ https://energytransition.org/2017/11/tear-down-or-leave-up-all-the-old-wind-turbines/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:00:17 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16080 In the next few years, a large number of wind turbines will run out of eligibility for feed-in tariffs after twenty years. Even if they are still running well, they are likely to be dismantled for several reasons. Craig Morris investigates. Biomass, solar and wind: the most likely scenario is that old wind and biomass capacity will be torn down (Photo by Florian Gerlach, edited, CC BY-SA 3.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/11/tear-down-or-leave-up-all-the-old-wind-turbines/feed/ 6 The state of auctions in Germany https://energytransition.org/2017/10/the-state-of-auctions-in-germany/ https://energytransition.org/2017/10/the-state-of-auctions-in-germany/#comments Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:00:17 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=15821 Germany has now conducted auctions for wind, solar, and biomass. But if the headlines are optimistic, the outcome is massively oversold. Craig Morris takes a closer look. Will the switch to auctions endanger the Energiewende’s success? (Photo by High Contrast, modified, CC BY 3.0 DE) Numerous commentators continue to praise Germany for switching from feed-in tariffs to auctions.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/10/the-state-of-auctions-in-germany/feed/ 5 European Union biofuel policy needs a strong human rights dimension https://energytransition.org/2017/05/eu-biofuel-policy-needs-a-strong-human-rights-dimension/ https://energytransition.org/2017/05/eu-biofuel-policy-needs-a-strong-human-rights-dimension/#respond Fri, 26 May 2017 16:25:17 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=15098 With the growing emissions in the transport sector and limited technological alternatives, EU policy-makers are increasingly looking at biofuels as a major solution to decarbonise its mobility sector and curb emissions, in particular in the aviation industry. Radostina Primova explains. Half of the EU’s palm oil is imported to make biofuels – with devastating environmental consequences (Photo by...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/05/eu-biofuel-policy-needs-a-strong-human-rights-dimension/feed/ 0 CSIRO says Australia can get to 100 per cent renewable energy https://energytransition.org/2017/03/csiro-says-australia-can-get-to-100-per-cent-renewable-energy/ https://energytransition.org/2017/03/csiro-says-australia-can-get-to-100-per-cent-renewable-energy/#respond Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:00:55 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=14702 The Australian government’s chief scientific body says there is no apparent technical impediment to reaching 100 per cent renewables for the national electricity grid, and levels of up to 30 per cent renewable energy should be considered as just “trivial” in current energy systems. Giles Parkinson explains. Windy Hill in Australia: one of the nation’s many sources of renewable energy (Public...

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