Energy in Transition
Solving the energy trilemma
Robust green power deals crucial to energy transition
With climate change at the forefront of the great societal challenges, companies are facing increasing scrutiny from customers and investors to push for more ambitious and tangible corporate sustainability targets. However, a 2018 PwC survey d ...
How do recent earthquakes events impact wind turbines?
Normally, loads for wind turbines are controlled by forces imposed on them by the wind. The recent strong magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 seismic events near Ridgecrest, California, which were felt in the wind power plant regions of Southern Cali ...
Norwegian electric vehicles revolution drives grid investments and managed EV charging can save millions
In March 2019, 76% of all new cars sold in Norway’s capital city, Oslo, were electric vehicles (EVs) and the world largest plug-in hybrid ferry with capacity of 2,000 passengers will start operation between Norway and Sweden this summer. Polici ...
Keeping the lights on in an age of renewable energy
Accelerating the energy transition is an urgent necessity if we are to avoid climate catastrophe, but first we need to overcome the challenges that a dramatic increase in wind and solar energy brings. ‘Dunkelflaute’ – this word gives som ...
Wind market storming ahead in Vietnam, but possible obstacles remain
With Indonesia and the Philippines still not quite reaching their stride and the leading Thai market hitting a rough patch, wind development in Vietnam looks like storming ahead of the ASEAN pack. It was with this background that market participa ...
24 Women Working Toward the Future of Energy and Engineering
Sunday, June 23, 2019 marks the sixth annual International Women in Engineering Day! Launched in 2014 by the UK based Women’s Engineering Society, Women in Engineering Day celebrates females from across the globe within the field o ...
What does the Trade War have to do with Energy Efficiency?
LEDs are digital, meaning that they emit light from a special semiconductor material. As a digital technology, LEDs are subject to the price-performance of electronics. In computing, this price-performance is commonly referred to as ‘Moore’s ...
Wind technology: Our saviour in the fight against carbon emissions?
Global Wind Day is a worldwide event which occurs annually on June 15th. Organised by WindEurope and GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council), it’s an opportunity for the industry to celebrate wind technology, facilitate information sharing and promot ...
The Next Big Thing WAS All of Us!
I can’t believe that just about a month ago we were about to kick off DNV GL’s 2019 Energy Executive Forum. There were so many great moments in the Arizona desert. It was great to see our industry collaborating on not only the opp ...
Transportation is the biggest growth opportunity for the electric utility sector in a century
I attended AWEA 2019 in Houston during the week of May 20 to sit on a panel with Pattern Energy, EVGo, Siemens, and Scott Rupp, a Chairman from the Missouri Public Services Commission. The topic of our panel was electrification and the ...