The S&P Global Clean Energy Index has shown a 28% fall since mid-July among the share prices of 100 leading renewable energy companies, in contrast to rises in the wider energy sector. We consider the impact of these outflows.
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After a decade of stunning growth, renewable energy producers in Chile are struggling to cope with low power prices, grid difficulties, and restrictive government policies. But new 'energy transition' laws may offer hope.
The ample solar resources in the US west mean opportunities for solar arbitrage abound, with the result that storage investors can expect excellent returns on investment
Twelve months on from the introduction of the US Inflation Reduction Act, energy storage manufacturing is booming, but slow implementation of the law is delaying some projects
US interconnection waiting times are on the increase, with 680GW of storage queued, what can be done to increase the prospects of securing grid connections?
Wind curtailment has cost the UK more than £1 billion in the last three years, highlighting the critical need for more energy storage
Ninety-five percent of global investment in renewables in 2022 went to the wind and solar sectors, which the International Renewable Energy Agency said is too much. But it also warned that annual investment in the energy transition must grow fourfold to $5trn a year.
The US will lose its position as the leading deployer of energy storage to Asia by the end of the decade, with China and India being the driving forces
The Middle East and North Africa has traditionally derived much of its wealth from oil and gas production, but times are changing with the introduction of ambitious renewable energy targets - however, they will be unachievable without policy changes promoting the wider adoption of energy storage
Co-location of renewables assets with storage was rarely considered in the era of subsidies, but it is about to become the norm as investors seek to maximise the value of assets
Volatile energy markets have not de-railed corporate appetite for green power, but new structures and deal tenors are emerging. We look at 2022 figures on corporate PPA activity from both sides of the Atlantic.
Richard Heap interviews Sunly CEO Priit Lepasepp about the company’s plans in the Baltics and Poland.