Energy in Transition
Solving the energy trilemma
Impressions from the Swedish wind conference VIND2019
The Swedish wind conference, VIND2019 celebrated its 10-year anniversary last week. With 1200 MW of added wind capacity forecast for Sweden before the end of 2019, bringing the total installed capacity to approximately 2GW, the future is looking ...
Storing sunshine: DNV GL’s experience advising solar + storage projects
Renewable energy + storage is at the forefront of energy transition to a safer, smarter and greener energy future. Our team has provided independent technical services for more than 50 solar + storage projects throughout North America. One not ...
The Irish wind industry looks forward to 2030
The theme of the recent IWEA (Irish Wind Energy Association) Autumn conference was a positive one; “delivering 70 by 30.” This relates to the recent target outlined in the Irish government’s 2019 Climate Action Plan where 70% of electricity ...
Clean Energy Technology and the Pace of Change: How Much and How Fast?
Report from the field: DNV GL at EPRI’s Electrification Symposium, SECC’s Member Meeting, the Indiana Energy Conference, and APPA’s Customer Connections Conference The Big Picture on Clean Energy Several organizations carry out research-inten ...
Transitioning to Efficient Electrification
As many utilities approach or have achieved their long-term goals in the energy efficiency sphere, they face a future of declining electricity sales and projections of constrained load growth. This issue has been identified by several studies and ind ...
Italy´s growth in the renewable energy sector
Over the past decade, Italy has been developing rapidly in the renewable energy industry. Talking about the country’s progress means mentioning the focus of diversifying from its historical dependency on imported fuels to develop and implement energy policy along the region. ...
Energy storage industry heroes win Nobel Prize for work on lithium-ion batteries
(L-R): Akira Yoshino, Dr. M. Stanley Whittingham and Dr. John Goodenough. (Charles Dharapak / Yoshiaki Sakamoto / Kyodo News / Binghamton University). Source: CTV News John B. Goodenough, professor at UT Austin, jointly with Stanley Whittingham at ...
DNV GL celebrates Energy Efficiency Day with our clients and staff across the U.S.
Today is the fourth annual Energy Efficiency Day. Today we join utilities, corporations, government agencies, contractors, product manufacturers, and others involved in the energy transition to showcase and celebrate the benefits of ene ...
Will Poland follow the global energy trends?
The future of offshore wind in the emerging market Currently, 11 European countries including Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom and Germany has offshore installations. It is estimated that by 2025 the first Polish offshore wind farms will start ...
More renewables, more markets
Renewable energy is today the low-cost option for power generation. With a market-driven energy transition, it’s essential that energy markets are developed, both to handle the effects of the rapid rise of renewable energy and to facilitate the ...