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 will ...
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-intensive p ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 t ...
SF6 free switching equipment for the future
In 2018, Cigr? created the Working Group (WG) A3.41 'Interrupting and switching performance with SF6 free switching equipment'. The WG now has 42 members from all over the world and we had our kick-off meeting early this year in Arnhem. In this blog, ...
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 ...
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. Policies ...