Policy

The US House of Representatives has passed a US$1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal that will see the country's power infrastructure modernised to support new renewables projects

Andor Savelkouls and Jonathan Bell of Altenex Energy, a subsidiary of Edison Energy, assess the flaws in how corporates currently procure renewable electricity, and how slight tweaks to the system can make it more accurate and cleaner.

The Global Solar Council (GSC) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have teamed up to push governments to implement more ambitious energy transition action plans, concluding current policies to be insufficient meet 2030 and net zero targets.

Solar jobs in Europe will double to 742,000 by 2030 when based on the current European Commission (EC) target of 40% renewables.

LONGi Solar is to become the latest leading PV module manufacturer to have shipments blocked from entering the US, reports have suggested.

India has pledged to have 500GW of renewable capacity, accounting for 50% of its energy mix, by 2030.

A proposed extension of the US solar investment tax credit (ITC) could increase PV deployment by more than 40% over the next decade, analysis by Wood Mackenzie has found.

The Government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has opened an online registration of interest process as it seeks bidders for the country’s latest Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) to enter the planning phase.

Corporations in the US are being urged to increase their adoption of renewables after a survey of businesses found appetite to do so, but warned that several organisational barriers remain.

Poland is set to hold a series of renewables auctions before the end of the year, including the country’s first that will support hybrid projects.