Grids

Europe’s main barrier to decarbonising its power supply by 2045 is its aging grid infrastructure, 40% of which is over 40 years old, according to a new report by European electricity industry body Eurelectric.

California’s transmission and distribution grid networks will need to expand fourfold and tenfold, respectively, to meet net zero targets.

Clean energy investment across Africa has to double the current US$90 billion target by 2030 and reach nearly US$25 billion per year, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).

Pattern Energy has started the construction of its 3GW SunZia Transmission project that will offer clean power to western states of the US.

The Q3 2023 edition of our downstream solar PV journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download, leading with a focus on solar in the US, one year on from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) faces reliability issues over the next 10 years as coal plants retire and investment in renewables generation and storage continues to lag, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).

US energy provider Avangrid has adopted a new transmission monitoring technology to increase its available renewable energy capacity in New York State.

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has published an updated model rules that aims to accelerate and facilitate the interconnection of distributed resources to the grid.

The Canadian Government has released a document outlining its intentions for the country’s energy transition away from carbon generation.

Florida-headquartered NextEra Energy has recorded a net income of US$2,795 million in Q2 2023 as both its renewables development and utility generation arms posted strong results.