BNEF
Renewables
Global corporate clean energy purchasing up 18% in 2020
Corporations purchased a record of 23.7 GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BNEF.
Renewables
BNEF releases top ten predictions for the power sector in 2021
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has released its top ten predictions for the power sector in 2021.
Renewables
Global energy transition investment up by 9% despite COVID-19 disruptions
A new, broad measure of ‘energy transition investment shows that the world committed a record $501.3 billion to decarbonisation in 2020.
Strategic Development
Price index report reveals minimal impact of COVID-19 on PPA offer...
COVID-related challenges did not have a significant impact on PPA offer prices; since in the months following the pandemic, wind prices rose slightly, while solar prices dropped slightly.
Energy Storage
Storage market sees battery pack price breakthrough
BNEF’s 2020 Battery Price Survey considers passenger EVs, e-buses, commercial EVs and stationary storage and predicts that by 2023 average pack prices will be $101/kWh.
Coal Fired
How will Europe tackle its coal conundrum?
The biggest ‘just’ energy transition in Europe is the one that involves those countries still reliant on coal, which accounts for a fifth of the electricity production in the EU and employs 230,000 people.
Emissions & Environment
Emissions and coal peak as pandemic accelerates the energy transition says...
A stark drop in energy demand due to the coronavirus pandemic will remove some 2.5 years’ worth of energy sector emissions between now and 2050, according to BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2020.
Renewables
Corporate power purchase agreements reach 8.9GW in the first half of...
Consulting fir BloombergNEF has released a new report analysing corporate power purchase agreements in the first half of 2020.
Renewables
Solar and wind capacity up – fossil fuels down 25%
New research from BloombergNEF revealed that photovoltaics dominated as the main new power-generating technology source in dozens of countries around the world in 2019.
Gas & Oil Fired
Climate laws and declining prices to expand global gas industry post-pandemic
The global gas use is set to fall by around 4% in 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic reduces energy consumption across the global economies.
