This article was published by IRENA on July 22, 2025. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 22 July 2025 – Renewables maintain their cost leadership in global power markets, IRENA’s new report on Renewable Power Generation Costs in [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Jason Rioux, chief development officer with NRStor Inc., about Oneida Energy Storage, his company’s joint project with Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation to build [Read more]
Rating: Advanced high school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews energy economist Ken Fellows, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, about the new study, “Energy & Environmental Policy Trends: Is the Site C [Read more]
Finding alternate fuels for the transportation sector is critical as it is responsible for almost 60 per cent of global oil demand. New York Times photo by Max Whittaker. Alternate fuels including hydrogen could shift [Read more]
Decline in CO2 emissions in residential, commercial sectors mostly due to milder weather U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2017 fell to 5.14 billion metric tons, 0.9% lower than their 2016 levels, and coal [Read more]
“Now is the time for the development of a harmonised and documented global standardisation framework that enables these countries to access the cost-effective potential of offshore wind.” – Gielen Offshore wind energy stands on the cusp [Read more]
Producing hydrogen from offshore wind benefits could include greater energy security, and lower price volatility By Cédric Philibert, Senior Renewable Energy Analyst Fossil fuels currently play a critical role in industry, not only as sources of [Read more]
30% increase in solar PV module cost raises total installed costs by about 10% The timing and magnitude of adding wind- and solar-powered electricity generators to the U.S. grid are sensitive to federal policies, especially federal [Read more]
Common obstacle to adoption of wind power is challenge to grid reliability Ontario and Quebec ranked in the top 10 jurisdictions in North America in terms their total amount of installed wind capacity in 2017, according [Read more]
Enbridge and CPPIB entered into an agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture to pursue future European offshore wind projects Enbridge Inc. entered into agreements with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to sell [Read more]
475 MW of capacity that came online in Feb., 81% was wind, 16% solar photovoltaic, and remaining 3% hydro and biomass The U.S Energy Information Administration(EIA) expects nearly 32 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating [Read more]
Oil demand peaks soon after coal, with demand decline from transport: electric vehicles are 40% of new passenger car sales by 2030 By Caroline Lee, IEA Energy and Climate Change Policy Analyst All around the world, [Read more]
Global offshore wind market scores all time high – market up 95% The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its Global Wind Report: Annual Market Update today, showing a maturing industry successfully competing in the marketplace, even [Read more]
R&D provides foundation for many energy technology advancements and cost reductions Federal subsidies for renewable energy—including biofuels for transportation use and renewable generation of electricity—dropped to $6.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2016, a 56% [Read more]
Levelised cost of electricity from solar PV dropped by 73%, and onshore wind by nearly 25%, between 2010 and 2017 By the end of 2017, global renewable generation capacity increased by 167 GW and reached [Read more]
Solar photovoltaic (PV), onshore wind, and natural gas combined cycle, together make up 77% of all projected capacity additions from 2018 through 2050 EIA’s long-term outlook for the electric power sector considers both the cost [Read more]
Wind made up 6.3% of total new generation and utility-scale solar made up 1.3%, both records Total U.S. net electricity generation fell slightly (down 1.5%) in 2017, reflecting lower electricity demand, according to the U.S. [Read more]
“The dramatic price drops for wind technology has put a big squeeze on the profits up and down the whole supply chain” According to Global Wind Energy Council annual statistics, the 2017 global market for [Read more]
Both hydro and wind generation follow seasonal patterns As one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, hydroelectric power has historically provided the largest share of renewable electricity generation in the United States, according [Read more]
In early spring, California’s total solar share of electricity demand exceeded 50% during mid-day hours Once final data are in, EIA expects about 25 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to have been [Read more]
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