Energy in Transition
Solving the energy trilemma
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 ...
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 some peop ...
Klimaatverandering, een broodje-aapverhaal?
Als we niets doen dreigt mijn favoriete vakantie-eiland Ameland te verdwijnen. Dit voorjaar werden miljoenen kuub zand uit de Noordzee verplaatst om de noordkust van Ameland aan te vullen. Dit gebeurt al sinds 1990 omdat de Nederlandse kustlijn l ...
Climate change, hoax or imminent catastrophe?
The coastline of the Netherlands is slowly being washed away because of the wind, sea currents and rising sea-levels due to global warming. Since 1990, tons of sand have been transferred from the North Sea to mitigate this erosion, but despite th ...
Controlling wind farms for higher energy production
DNV GL's annual Energy Transition Outlook forecasts that wind power will grow rapidly to provide about 16% of world primary energy supply in 2050. When it comes to the electricity mix, wind power will have a 29% share by 2050. To meet internation ...
8 Reasons Electric Trucks will be better at off-roading
In 2013, I published a blog about electric vehicles from the motorhead perspective. Four years later, nearly every supercar brand uses a hybrid or full-electric as its halo car, electric cars have broken 0-60 marks that were never dreamed of by p ...
Future for wind demands extended risk management
The wind power industry is all set for a strong future over the coming decades, with a period of sustained and accelerating growth. DNV GL predicts in its 2017 Energy Transition Outlook report that installed capacity will reach 670 GW in 2020, risi ...