Renewable energy

By 2050, solar and storage is expected to contribute 74% of South East Asia's renewable energy, but transparency issues are deterring private investors

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 pledging support for renewables.

This month, Germany’s Bundestag approved legislation that promises the largest expansion of renewables in the country’s history.

Last week, Kimberly-Clark signed a power purchase agreement with Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust that will lead to the construction of a wind farm in Scotland that will power 80% of the company’s UK electricity needs.

“To contribute to the preservation of creation with my abilities, is my mission, so that our planet remains habitable.”

In an exclusive interview with A Word About Wind, Quinta discusses how many market players are “losing focus” when it comes to project performance, what steps can be taken to improve performance

As CEO of RWE Renewables, Dotzenrath has overseen the emergence of the company as a major player in the worldwide renewable energy market with a project pipeline of more than 30GW.

On Thursday, the trade body published research on total wind installations in Europe in 2020.

The new EEG amendments are intended to help Germany increase renewable electricity capacity from 50% of total production now to 65% by 2030.

In less volatile market conditions, renewable energy sellers could afford a more relaxed attitude toward off-taker credit. But in the post-Covid, post-subsidy environment, certainty around credit is now key to ensuring that PPAs don’t end up costing more than the seller bargained for.

German manufacturer Nordex this week announced it is set to sell a 2.7GW pipeline of European development projects to German utility RWE.

Investors in renewables have received heavy flak in the last month.