January 2018 - ArchiveJanuary 30, 2018 THIS WEEK: The geopolitics of renewables: the new Great Energy Game The economic and geopolitical battle between renewables and fossil fuels: reports from the front The China vs. U.S. (solar) power fight: China way ahead, but could U.S. make a comeback? Geopolitics of geo-engineering: will the planet be hacked? THIS WEEK: Eon chief puts carbon tax back on the agenda – of Member States, not Brussels European power sector sees greenhouse gas emissions go up, just like lignite production THIS WEEK: Germany reaches first place – in high electricity prices… German renewables generation shows record growth Nuclear power: Poland and UK want to jump ahead, Austria steps on the brakes Title tbc January 23, 2018 THIS WEEK: Money is talking – but what is it saying? A sobering renewable energy picture Carmakers are putting their money on EVs – will customers follow? Useful energy predictions, McKinsey behind the curve again, BP hopes peak oil demand is irrelevant Could 2018 finally be the year of the European reactor (with Chinese help)? THIS WEEK: Brussels pushes ahead with green energy dream THIS WEEK: French government takes on activists with plan to double wind power capacity Europe becomes even more dependent on Gazprom – or is it vice versa? Nissan takes the plunge: the Nissan Energy Solar solution for the home and electric car German business raises alarm over climate policies (“no ban on combustion engines please”) January 16, 2018 THIS WEEK: Raising the bioenergy alarm: is climate policy turning into environmental disaster? Battery breakthroughs, stunning electric bus orders in China – the “energy storage party is just getting started” Record high wind power in Denmark, exploding grid stabilization costs in Germany Energy battles, climate wars: the U.S. is sharply divided THIS WEEK: European Parliament split over key votes on bio-energy and energy efficiency THIS WEEK: UK government says less gas-fired power needed Irena: onshore wind as affordable as any other source Energy dominance? China is the “energy dominant” country of the future The Netherlands: from gas producing country to earthquake country January 9, 2018 THIS WEEK: Moves in the great geopolitical-economic gas battle Renewables deliver on their promise; plus: solar is getting razor thin After disastrous year for global nuclear sector, some encouraging news from U.S. and China Blockhain: a disaster maybe, a disruption not likely THIS WEEK: Clean Energy Package update: here’s what your energy policy will look like over the next decades THIS WEEK: Coal is going nowhere fast – but concerns remain Dramatic increase in energy efficiency in buildings needed Revolution: renewable energy in U.S. now too big to fail Is coal power cheap? Not in New South Wales
