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Ed’s note: Energy poverty in our own backyard

Smart Energy International

The first International Energy Poverty Action Week (IEPAW) is held virtually this week, from the 21st (yesterday) to the 25th (Friday) of February. It brings together academics, policymakers and various experts in the field of energy poverty for a series of seminars, workshops and discussions. What qualifies as energy poverty?

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws and cow patties on a rooftop, being dried for cooking fuel. ” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector.

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Energy trilemma evolving to reflect new ambitions and threats

Smart Energy International

The World Energy Council’s World Energy Trilemma 2024 report reveals changing ambitions and new challenges facing global energy systems. Energy security now encompasses the reliability of renewables, availability and accessibility or critical minerals, and resilience in the face of physical and cyber threats.

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The Challenge of Developing East Africa – Part 3

Climate 4.0

In meeting its emissions-reduction challenges, East Africa faces a less daunting challenge than many parts of the world, mostly because its manufacturing sector and traditional infrastructure is so underdeveloped. East Africa is less dire overall than many regions. The Numbers Needed to Achieve Progress To do so, it needs electricity.

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Smart Energy Finances: Decarbonisation purchasing moves up the ESG agenda

Smart Energy International

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees a new study from BDEW and CapGemini detail how sustainable transformation and decarbonisation purchasing are more important than ever for Austrian and German utility Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals. ESG for utilities: decarbonisation on the up. Microgrid debt financing.

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'The sky's the limit': How 'cheap, abundant' renewables could boot fossil fuels from the electricity sector by mid-2030s

Business Green

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. As such, the analysts predict exponential growth for the solar and wind power sectors, noting that "humans specialise in extracting cheap energy, and fast". per cent of solar and 0.16 per cent of daily sunshine.".

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Rainforest study: Scientists now know the temperature at which photosynthesis stops

Grist

The Amazon rainforest was once one of the world’s most powerful carbon sinks, largely a result of its uniquely dense tree cover. Researchers say political stability in rainforest countries plays a major role in ensuring forest protection, which could go a long way towards increasing forest resilience to catastrophic outcomes.