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- 1Coal still supplies a third of world electricity in 2024βWhere does the world's electricity come from? In 2024, coal still produced about a third of it (34%), while wind and sol
New figures on the global electricity mix show coal remained the largest single source in 2024, producing about 34% of the world's power. Wind and solar together reached 15%, a sharp rise from just 4% a decade earlier, prompting discussion about the pace of the energy transition.
- 2Measuring grid inertia as renewables replace traditional power plantsβHow do you measure grid stability as we shift to renewables? Solar/wind lack the natural inertia of traditional power pl
As solar and wind replace conventional power plants, grids lose the natural inertia that traditionally stabilised electricity systems. UK-based Reactive Technologies is addressing this by sending sonar-like pulses through power networks to measure live grid inertia directly, uncovering stability risks that existing models miss. The company has received β¬19 million in backing from the European Investment Bank to develop the technology further.
- 3EGCO completes purchase of 49% stake in US renewables portfolioβEGCO closes buy of 49% stake in 339-MW US solar, wind portfolio
Thai power company Electricity Generating (EGCO) has closed its acquisition of a 49% stake in a 339-megawatt portfolio of solar and wind plants in the United States. The deal adds renewable generation capacity to the company's overseas portfolio and reflects its strategy of expanding into clean energy assets abroad, according to the announcement of the completed purchase.
- 4JP Energie announces 202 MW of wind and solar acquisitionsβFranceβs JP Energie announces 202 MW of wind, solar acquisitions
French renewable energy developer JP Energie has announced acquisitions totalling 202 MW of wind and solar capacity. The move expands the company's portfolio in France's fast-growing renewables market. Details on the specific projects, sellers and financial terms were not disclosed in the announcement, which was reported by trade outlet Renewables Now.
- 5Fossil Fuel Industry Accused of Shifting Goalposts on RenewablesβThe Fossil Fuel Industry Keeps Shifting the Goalposts How denial tactics have evolved as renewable energy succeeds... Th
Commentators are revisiting how fossil fuel industry denial tactics have evolved as renewable energy outperforms past predictions. The discussion highlights Barnaby Joyce's 2013 claim in an Australian Senate debate that a 5% solar target was "never going to happen" β a target solar has since far exceeded. Critics argue opponents of renewables repeatedly move the goalposts once old arguments are disproven, and the pattern is being cited as solar and wind expand worldwide.
- 6University of Iowa researcher wins funding for solar wind plasma wave detectionβUI researcher earns funding to improve detection of plasma waves in the solar wind
A University of Iowa researcher has received new funding to develop better methods for detecting plasma waves in the solar wind, the stream of charged particles flowing from the Sun. The work, announced by the university's news service, could improve understanding of space weather and its effects on satellites and communications systems on Earth.