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Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android.A flexible grid underpins Europe's energy transition and helps bring more renewables online. According to statistics from SolarPower Europe, it could also bring big benefits, including saving the European Union €30 billion and avoiding 151 million tonnes of CO2 emissions every year by 2030.However, to make all of this a reality, Europe's energy system infrastructure and energy market need to support flexibility.On this special, live episode of Watt Matters, recorded at the Solar Power Summit in Brussels, a panel of experts joins Kira to discuss flexibility's role in the energy transition and how Europe can improve it.The panel comprises: Joachim Balke, head of unit for infrastructure and regional cooperation at the European Commission's energy department, DG ENER Juan Fernandez, chief operating officer at international renewable energy producer, SonnedixCatarina Augusto, senior grids and flexibility advisor at SolarPower EuropeSarah Van Cleve, vice president of sales and commercial excellence for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at energy storage company FluenceEnjoy the show.Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ledöntött Chávez-szobrok, felgyújtott autók: terjed a vitatott választás után kirobbant tüntetéshullám Venezuelában Telex     2024-08-03 23:45:02     Külföld Tüntetés Brazília Venezuela Chile Az ellenzék és az Egyesült Államok szerint elcsalt elnökválasztáson az autoriter Madurót hozták ki győztesnek, akinek most növekvő belső ellenállással és külső nyomással kell szembenéznie. A baloldali elnökök által vezetett Chile és Brazília is a szavazóköri jegyzőkönyvek nyilvánosságra hozatalát követeli. Az ellenzék szombatra az ország összes vár Nem ezt ígérted Michael: hol vannak az új Ryanair-járatok? Forbes     2024-08-03 22:54:03     Cégvilág Közlekedés Ryanair Ha nem is egy hatalmas bővítésre, de néhány új útvonal bejelentésére valószínűleg számíthatunk a következő hetekben a Ryanairtől (is). Nagyon rákapott Európa az akkumulátoros energiatárolókra Portfolio     2024-08-04 06:00:00     Gazdaság Energia Napelem Az európai akkumulátoros energiatárolási piacok jelentős fejlődésen és növekedésen mentek át, különösen az elmúlt három évben - derül ki a SolarPower Europe európai napelemes iparági szervezet jelentéséből. A folyamat fő hajtóerői az időjárásfüggő megújuló energiaforrások rendszerbe integrálásának igénye, a technológiai fejlődés, és a támogató szab Mitől van egyre több politikai merénylet? Privátbankár     2024-08-04 05:42:05     Külföld Terrortámadás A jelenlegi évtizedben a befolyásos politikai vezetők elleni erőszakos akciók számának növekedése tapasztalható. Vajon mi motiválja az elkövetőket, és mi lehet a fő oka a növekedésnek? Fokozott banki verseny az élénkülő lakáshitelpiacon Helló Sajtó!     2024-08-04 05:33:40     Gazdaság Felmérés Hitel Lakáshitel Devizahitel A Hitelezési felmérésre adott válaszok alapján 2024 második negyedévében a bankok összességében nem változtattak sem a vállalati-, sem az üzleti célú ingatlanhitelek feltételein. A vállalati szegmensben a bankok élénkülő keresletről számoltak be a devizahitelek és a rövid lejáratú hitelek kapcsán, és további keresletélénkülésre számítanak. Videón az amazóniai őslakos törzsek, akiknek nincs kapcsolatuk a külvilággal Startlap Utazás     2024-08-04 06:01:29     Utazás Amazon Peru Amazonas A perui Amazon-erdőben kapták lencsevégre a helyi őslakos törzsek tagjait. A Mashco Piro törzsnek nincs kapcsolata a külvilággal, élettere azonban egyre szűkül. Sós Csaba: Milák világszám, még a Földön nem láttam olyat, ahogy ő úszik Telex     2024-08-03 23:07:44     Olimpia Olimpia Sós Csaba Az úszók szövetségi kapitánya szerint az olimpiai bajnokhoz képest mindenki csak másodosztályú pillangózónak tűnik. A magyarok vasárnapi programja az olimpián 24.hu     2024-08-04 04:22:28     Olimpia Olimpia Az olimpia kilencedik versenynapján a kerékpáros Vas Kata Blanka a három évvel ezelőtti negyedik helye után akár kellemes meglepetést is okozhat. Mutatjuk, meddig számíthatunk jelentősebb számban frissítő zivatarokra Kiderül     2024-08-04 05:09:57     Időjárás Csapadék Egy hidegfront hatására vasárnap a Dunántúlon, hétfőn pedig északkeleten számíthatunk elszórtan zivatarok kialakulására. Keddtől országszerte jelentősen csökken a csapadék esélye. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Ledöntött Chávez-szobrok, felgyújtott autók: terjed a vitatott választás után kirobbant tüntetéshullám Venezuelában Telex     2024-08-03 23:45:02     Külföld Tüntetés Brazília Venezuela Chile Az ellenzék és az Egyesült Államok szerint elcsalt elnökválasztáson az autoriter Madurót hozták ki győztesnek, akinek most növekvő belső ellenállással és külső nyomással kell szembenéznie. A baloldali elnökök által vezetett Chile és Brazília is a szavazóköri jegyzőkönyvek nyilvánosságra hozatalát követeli. Az ellenzék szombatra az ország összes vár Nem ezt ígérted Michael: hol vannak az új Ryanair-járatok? Forbes     2024-08-03 22:54:03     Cégvilág Közlekedés Ryanair Ha nem is egy hatalmas bővítésre, de néhány új útvonal bejelentésére valószínűleg számíthatunk a következő hetekben a Ryanairtől (is). Nagyon rákapott Európa az akkumulátoros energiatárolókra Portfolio     2024-08-04 06:00:00     Gazdaság Energia Napelem Az európai akkumulátoros energiatárolási piacok jelentős fejlődésen és növekedésen mentek át, különösen az elmúlt három évben - derül ki a SolarPower Europe európai napelemes iparági szervezet jelentéséből. A folyamat fő hajtóerői az időjárásfüggő megújuló energiaforrások rendszerbe integrálásának igénye, a technológiai fejlődés, és a támogató szab Mitől van egyre több politikai merénylet? Privátbankár     2024-08-04 05:42:05     Külföld Terrortámadás A jelenlegi évtizedben a befolyásos politikai vezetők elleni erőszakos akciók számának növekedése tapasztalható. Vajon mi motiválja az elkövetőket, és mi lehet a fő oka a növekedésnek? Fokozott banki verseny az élénkülő lakáshitelpiacon Helló Sajtó!     2024-08-04 05:33:40     Gazdaság Felmérés Hitel Lakáshitel Devizahitel A Hitelezési felmérésre adott válaszok alapján 2024 második negyedévében a bankok összességében nem változtattak sem a vállalati-, sem az üzleti célú ingatlanhitelek feltételein. A vállalati szegmensben a bankok élénkülő keresletről számoltak be a devizahitelek és a rövid lejáratú hitelek kapcsán, és további keresletélénkülésre számítanak. Videón az amazóniai őslakos törzsek, akiknek nincs kapcsolatuk a külvilággal Startlap Utazás     2024-08-04 06:01:29     Utazás Amazon Peru Amazonas A perui Amazon-erdőben kapták lencsevégre a helyi őslakos törzsek tagjait. A Mashco Piro törzsnek nincs kapcsolata a külvilággal, élettere azonban egyre szűkül. Sós Csaba: Milák világszám, még a Földön nem láttam olyat, ahogy ő úszik Telex     2024-08-03 23:07:44     Olimpia Olimpia Sós Csaba Az úszók szövetségi kapitánya szerint az olimpiai bajnokhoz képest mindenki csak másodosztályú pillangózónak tűnik. A magyarok vasárnapi programja az olimpián 24.hu     2024-08-04 04:22:28     Olimpia Olimpia Az olimpia kilencedik versenynapján a kerékpáros Vas Kata Blanka a három évvel ezelőtti negyedik helye után akár kellemes meglepetést is okozhat. Mutatjuk, meddig számíthatunk jelentősebb számban frissítő zivatarokra Kiderül     2024-08-04 05:09:57     Időjárás Csapadék Egy hidegfront hatására vasárnap a Dunántúlon, hétfőn pedig északkeleten számíthatunk elszórtan zivatarok kialakulására. Keddtől országszerte jelentősen csökken a csapadék esélye. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

The solar energy industry experienced exceptional growth in 2023, exceeding all expectations. With 447 GW of new installed capacity, solar continues to dominate the global energy transition, accounting for 78% of new global capacity additions. How has solar grown so fast, and which regions and technologies have contributed to this boom? What policies are needed to sustain this growth, and how can investment be equitably distributed around the world? We talk about this in the latest episode with Christophe Lits, market analyst at SolarPower Europe. Timeline: 03:07 The Global Market Outlook shows that 447 GW of new solar capacity was installed worldwide in 2023. What were the main factors behind this impressive growth? 08:28 What are the consequences of the strong concentration of the solar market in China, in terms of installations and production capacity? 09:51 How will the solar market develop in the USA, where modules cost 2-3 times as much due to tariffs and remuneration models such as net metering are now being scaled back? 12:22 What technological innovations have contributed to the rapid expansion of solar energy? 15:33 The IEA reported that investment in solar energy has outpaced all other generation technologies. What are the main reasons for this investment boom? Questions or suggestions? Then send us an email to podcast@thesmartere.com

Subscribe at wickedproblems.earth to get us ad-free!In this episode of Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations, host Richard Delevan sits down with Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe, to delve into the transformative potential and current challenges of solar power in Europe. The conversation spans the explosive growth of solar installations, the strategic goals of SolarPower Europe, and the imperative need for a flexibility revolution in energy systems.Solar Power Growth and Impact: The discussion begins with an exploration of the remarkable growth in solar installations in Europe, with over 100 gigawatts added in the last two years alone. Walburga explains the multifaceted factors driving this growth, including plummeting costs of solar modules and the versatile applications of solar technology, from large-scale plants to residential rooftops and even agricultural settings.Manufacturing and Innovation: Richard and Walburga address the challenges and opportunities in solar manufacturing. While Europe has lost its leadership in manufacturing to Asia, there is a concerted effort to regain this position through innovation and strategic investments. Walburga discusses the importance of scaling up manufacturing and the need for supportive policies and financing to achieve this goal.Flexibility Revolution: A significant portion of the conversation focuses on the need for a flexibility revolution in the energy system. Walburga stresses the importance of integrating demand-side and supply-side flexibility to manage the intermittency of solar power and prevent energy waste. This includes electrification of various sectors, enhanced grid connectivity, and substantial investments in storage solutions like batteries and hydrogen.Policy and Regulation: The discussion also touches on the critical role of policy and regulation in facilitating the growth of solar power. Walburga highlights the need for targeted incentives, digitalization of processes, and harmonized standards across Europe. She emphasizes the importance of eliminating barriers such as double grid charges and enabling co-location of different renewable technologies to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness.Challenges and Misinformation: Richard and Walburga address common misconceptions and misinformation about solar power, such as concerns about land use for solar farms. Walburga provides data to counter these arguments, demonstrating the minimal land impact of solar installations compared to other uses like golf courses. They also discuss the broader societal benefits of solar power, including reduced greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy costs, and increased competitiveness for European industries.Future Outlook: Looking ahead, Walburga expresses optimism about the future of solar power in Europe, provided that the necessary investments and regulatory frameworks are put in place. She underscores the urgency of accelerating electrification and flexibility to meet climate goals and ensure energy security.Conclusion: The episode concludes with a reaffirmation of the critical role solar power plays in the energy transition. Richard thanks Walburga for her insights and encourages listeners to engage with the SolarPower Europe's Solar Mission 2040 report, which outlines the path to a sustainable and resilient energy future.Links and Resources:Solar Mission 2040 ReportWalburga Hemetsberger on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a crazy Intersolar in Munich which welcomed more than 120,000 visitors, the pace of Solar deployment in Europe is going exponentially.Gerard and Laurent bring in Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of Solar Power Europe, to discuss the development of Solar, and through the new report “Mission Solar 2040”, how we are on the cusp of a Flexibility Revolution.The Report is available here: https://www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/thematic-reports/mission-solar-2040-1  

En septembre 2022, la Commission européenne avait présenté un texte visant à interdire l'entrée sur le territoire de l'Union des produits issus du travail forcé. Une mesure qui, dans le principe, fait évidemment l'unanimité, mais qui pourtant est bloquée par certains acteurs économiques. C'est le cas du monde de l'énergie solaire, qui tente de proposer à la place des mesures moins fermes contre ledit travail forcé.D'après le Global Slavery Index, la production de panneaux photovoltaïques serait le quatrième type de produits le plus touché par le travail forcé cette année dans les importations des pays du G20. Une situation causée notamment par la domination de la Chine dans le secteur, où l'on trouve un tiers des matériaux de base servant à leur fabrication comme le polysilicium, provenant du Xinjiang, là où la minorité ouïgoure serait astreinte à du travail forcé.Le lobby du solaire, représenté par l'association SolarPower Europe, regroupe quasiment 600 sociétés du secteur, et critique cette initiative de l'Union Européenne. Plus précisément, elle s'en est prise à l'ajout du Parlement européen, qui inverse la charge de la preuve dans les situations les plus dangereuses. Concrètement, dans ces cas particuliers, ce serait aux entreprises de montrer qu'elles n'intègrent pas dans leurs chaînes d'approvisionnement des produits issus du travail forcé.Je cite l'association, « on ne sait pas clairement comment les entreprises peuvent légalement démontrer que leur produit est conforme […] Nous craignons que cela ralentisse injustement le déploiement de l'énergie solaire » fin de citation. À la place, SolarPower Europe plaide plutôt pour des mesures déjà présentes dans son programme Solar Stewardship Initiative, qui consiste en la mise en place d'efforts « ciblés » de la part des entreprises du secteur. Ces entreprises souhaitent davantage être plutôt l'objet d'une « vérification par un tiers indépendant. » Problème, pour le cas de régions comme le Xinjiang, les autorités ne laissent pas entrer d'observateurs extérieurs. Ce genre de procédure est donc impossible à déployer. Reste maintenant à savoir si l'activisme du lobby du solaire aura des effets sur la législation, à l'heure où le photovoltaïque fait l'objet de grands projets. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

En septembre 2022, la Commission européenne avait présenté un texte visant à interdire l'entrée sur le territoire de l'Union des produits issus du travail forcé. Une mesure qui, dans le principe, fait évidemment l'unanimité, mais qui pourtant est bloquée par certains acteurs économiques. C'est le cas du monde de l'énergie solaire, qui tente de proposer à la place des mesures moins fermes contre ledit travail forcé. D'après le Global Slavery Index, la production de panneaux photovoltaïques serait le quatrième type de produits le plus touché par le travail forcé cette année dans les importations des pays du G20. Une situation causée notamment par la domination de la Chine dans le secteur, où l'on trouve un tiers des matériaux de base servant à leur fabrication comme le polysilicium, provenant du Xinjiang, là où la minorité ouïgoure serait astreinte à du travail forcé. Le lobby du solaire, représenté par l'association SolarPower Europe, regroupe quasiment 600 sociétés du secteur, et critique cette initiative de l'Union Européenne. Plus précisément, elle s'en est prise à l'ajout du Parlement européen, qui inverse la charge de la preuve dans les situations les plus dangereuses. Concrètement, dans ces cas particuliers, ce serait aux entreprises de montrer qu'elles n'intègrent pas dans leurs chaînes d'approvisionnement des produits issus du travail forcé. Je cite l'association, « on ne sait pas clairement comment les entreprises peuvent légalement démontrer que leur produit est conforme […] Nous craignons que cela ralentisse injustement le déploiement de l'énergie solaire » fin de citation. À la place, SolarPower Europe plaide plutôt pour des mesures déjà présentes dans son programme Solar Stewardship Initiative, qui consiste en la mise en place d'efforts « ciblés » de la part des entreprises du secteur. Ces entreprises souhaitent davantage être plutôt l'objet d'une « vérification par un tiers indépendant. » Problème, pour le cas de régions comme le Xinjiang, les autorités ne laissent pas entrer d'observateurs extérieurs. Ce genre de procédure est donc impossible à déployer. Reste maintenant à savoir si l'activisme du lobby du solaire aura des effets sur la législation, à l'heure où le photovoltaïque fait l'objet de grands projets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we delve into some of the challenges facing Europe's solar sector. Despite optimism with installations exceeding expectations, there are growing concerns about the sustainability of this growth. A warning letter from SolarPower Europe to the European Commission has raised alarm bells, cautioning against the threat posed by inexpensive Chinese imports. These imports risk undermining European solar manufacturers and could lead to insolvency within the sector. We will explore the pressing need for policy intervention to balance the competitive landscape and safeguard Europe's energy transition.Also in the news, we discuss the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland, which recently reached financial close with €3.6 billion (£3.11bn $3.81bn) in commitments. This marks a historic move, setting the stage for Poland's first financed and constructed offshore wind farm. We unpack the financial arrangements and the implications for the Polish renewable energy landscape. Additionally, we look at more news from Poland, where Equinor and Polenergia are making strides with their MFW Baltyk 1 offshore wind farm. We discuss the project's environmental consent status and what it suggests about the future of Poland's offshore wind sector.We also turn our focus to the UK, where Orsted is entering the solar market with a 750MW solar farm in Lincolnshire, and then to Sweden, where energy company Ellevio has acquired an onshore wind transmission network, connecting one of Europe's largest wind farm clusters to the national grid. We'll discuss recent policy changes in the UK that have raised concerns about the country's climate priorities. We'll explore Rishi Sunak's new net zero policy direction and its impact on the UK's position as a climate leader. Hosted by:Oliver Carr - Lead AnalystDila Cebeci - Senior AnalystAshkenaz Al - Reporter Reach out to us at: podcasts@inspiratia.comFind all of our latest news and analysis by subscribing to inspiratiaListen to all our episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other providers.

2022 is the year that unleashed the global solar potential in a new way. The global solar market grew 45 percent in 2022, with 239 Gigawatts (GW) worldwide. Solar PV expanded its position as leading renewable energy source, with two thirds of total installations. Those are new numbers published in the Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2023-2027, which the European Solar Association SolarPower Europe releases annually. To get a little bit in depth with some of the studies outcomes, we talked with Michael Schmela. Michael is Executive Advisor to the CEO and a member of the leadership team of SolarPower Europe. Timeline: 02:10 About the most groundbreaking news or developments highlighted in the new Global Market Outlook Edition 06:33 The solar growth forecast points out that installed capacity is expected to double every three years. What are the main conditions to enable this growth? 12:46 Grid bottlenecks as one of the main obstacles for solar growth: What measures must be taken immediately and in the medium run to fix the problem? 15:41 Is the prospected solar growth enough to achieve global decarbonization through renewable energies? Download the "Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2023–2027": https://www.intersolar.de/publikationen/global-market-outlook-for-solar-power Questions or suggestions? Then send us an email to podcast@thesmartere.com

Residential rooftop solar is booming in popularity as policy incentives, driven by decarbonization goals, encourage homeowners to install panels of their own. But for those who rent their home or live in multifamily dwellings like apartment buildings, installing solar panels and accessing their financial benefits may be more complicated. In this episode, Mel Bergsneider, executive account manager at Allume Energy, and Jan Osenberg, policy adviser at SolarPower Europe, join Energy Evolution to talk about some of the challenges and solutions to expanding solar access in rentals and apartment buildings in the US, Europe, and elsewhere. Energy Evolution co-hosts Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall are veteran journalists with broad expertise covering the energy and mining sectors. In addition, Camellia Moors and Camilla Naschert, reporters who write about mining and power issues, are correspondents for Energy Evolution and regularly contribute to the show. Subscribe to Energy Evolution on your favorite platform to catch our latest episodes! We want to hear about your podcast preferences so we can keep improving our shows. Take our podcast survey here and share your thoughts: https://www.surveylegend.com/s/4xyz

Residential rooftop solar is booming in popularity as policy incentives, driven by decarbonization goals, encourage homeowners to install panels of their own. But for those who rent their home or live in multifamily dwellings like apartment buildings, installing solar panels and accessing their financial benefits may be more complicated. In this episode, Mel Bergsneider, executive account manager at Allume Energy, and Jan Osenberg, policy adviser at SolarPower Europe, join Energy Evolution to talk about some of the challenges and solutions to expanding solar access in rentals and apartment buildings in the US, Europe, and elsewhere. Energy Evolution co-hosts Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall are veteran journalists with broad expertise covering the energy and mining sectors. In addition, Camellia Moors and Camilla Naschert, reporters who write about mining and power issues, are correspondents for Energy Evolution and regularly contribute to the show. Subscribe to Energy Evolution on your favorite platform to catch our latest episodes! We want to hear about your podcast preferences so we can keep improving our shows. Take our podcast survey here and share your thoughts: https://www.surveylegend.com/s/4xyz

As we move into the second half of the year, a key trend of the first part of 2023 is the confidence that surrounds the solar sector. With a number of new policy packages announced over the past 12 months, the industry is buoyed by new momentum. In its latest Market Outlook, SolarPower Europe, a trade association, revealed that 239 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity was installed in 2022, with 118 GW in the rooftop segment. Having taken 22 years to reach its first terawatt of capacity, the world will reach its second and third terawatt in just the next five years. But there are still problems that the solar sector needs to face up to: a supply chain dominated by Chinese companies and an ongoing lack of regulation in Europe to support the scale-up further. To discuss why the sector is invigorated and the barriers to overcome, our guest on the podcast this week is Dries Acke, a director at SolarPower Europe. Enjoy the show. If you have any thoughts or questions about anything that has been discussed in this week's episode, you can reach us at our Twitter accounts: Dries Acke: https://twitter.com/driesacke Kira Taylor: https://twitter.com/KiraTaylor15 Michaela Holl: https://twitter.com/CitizenSane1 Jan Rosenow: https://twitter.com/janrosenow David Weston: https://twitter.com/DaveW_FORESIGHT @WattMattersPod: https://twitter.com/WattMattersPod FORESIGHT Climate & Energy: https://twitter.com/FORESIGHTdk Listen and subscribe to Watt Matters wherever you get podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @WattMattersPod or email us at show@wattmatterspodcast.com. You can also find FORESIGHT Climate & Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foresight-climate-energy/. Illustration: Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva. Show notes via this link: https://foresightdk.com/wm-ep38/. TRY FULL ACCESS TO FORESIGHT CLIMATE & ENERGY FOR €1 A DAY Join over 100,000 policymakers, energy experts in business, finance, and academia, city leaders, and leading NGOs in having access to FORESIGHT Climate & Energy GET YOUR 30 DAY TRIAL: www.foresightdk.com/subscribe/.

Photovoltaics in the field of tension: this topic has preoccupied the industry since the construction of the first large-scale PV power plants on greenfield sites. In times when project and generation scales are reaching new dimensions, it is more important than ever. How can open-space plants be implemented in harmony with nature and landscape regulations? How can biodiversity be preserved and promoted with the expansion of PV plants? And what criteria come into play in environmental assessments that contribute to site selection? Lina Dubina, Policy Advisor for Sustainability at SolarPower Europe, tells us. Timeline: 01:58 How can local spatial planning contribute to the mitigation of land use conflicts between solar PV and different types of land, including agriculture? 05:08 Cost-effectiveness: How viable are large-scale PV-plants implementing biodiversity measures? 09:09 What are the benefits for farmers giving their land for mixed-use-PV-plants instead of traditional crop production and farming? 17:59 Sustainable solar plants can contribute to the restoration of degraded land. How will the extra costs for restoration measures be financed within a PV project? Questions or suggestions? Then send us an email to podcast@thesmartere.com

European energy markets are at a crossroads: on the one hand, they need to face the immediate shocks posed by the ongoing energy price crisis. On the other hand, the EU's electricity market is gearing towards reform in 2023, which should make it fit to deliver a decarbonised power system by 2035. The need for a strong, stable and resilient energy market in the short term must also consider long-term decarbonisation goals. Join us in this live recording of the Watt Matters podcast, hosted at Eurelectric's offices in Brussels, with support from Siemens and Linde, where we dive deep into the EU's electricity market reforms. First, we hear from the European Commission's Director-General for Energy, Ditte Juul Jorgensen, as she explains how Brussels has been addressing the many challenges of the past 12 months. Then, we are joined in a debate with representatives from three of the EU's most prominent energy trade associations: Kristian Ruby (Secretary General at Eurelectric), Walburga Hemetsberger (CEO at SolarPower Europe) and Giles Dickson (CEO at WindEurope). They tell us how the clean energy sector is preparing to take up the challenge and what it needs to see happen to accelerate the energy transition. Enjoy the show! If you have any thoughts or questions about anything that has been discussed in this week's episode, you can reach us at our Twitter accounts: Kristian Ruby: https://twitter.com/kristianruby Walburga Hemetsberger: https://twitter.com/SolarWalburga Giles Dickson/WindEurope: https://twitter.com/WindEurope Jan Rosenow: https://twitter.com/janrosenow David Weston: https://twitter.com/DaveW_FORESIGHT Anna Gumbau: https://twitter.com/AnnaGumbau @WattMattersPod: https://twitter.com/WattMattersPod FORESIGHT Climate & Energy: https://twitter.com/FORESIGHTdk Listen and subscribe to Watt Matters wherever you get podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @WattMattersPod or email us at show@wattmatterspodcast.com. You can also find FORESIGHT Climate & Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foresight-climate-energy/. Illustration: Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva. Art director: Trine Natskår. Show notes via this link: https://foresightdk.com/wm-ep25/. TRY FULL ACCESS TO FORESIGHT CLIMATE & ENERGY FOR €1 A DAY Join over 100,000 policymakers, energy experts in business, finance, and academia, city leaders, and leading NGOs in having access to FORESIGHT Climate & Energy GET YOUR 30 DAY TRIAL: www.foresightdk.com/subscribe/.

"Solar, wind industry worried about ‘daft' EU permitting rules New emergency permitting rules tabled by the European Commission just over a week ago would concern only “new” renewable energy projects and fail to address the hundreds of gigawatts currently stuck in the administrative pipeline, indust" "--START AD- #TheMummichogblogOfMalta Amazon Top and Flash Deals(Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://amzn.to/3CqsdJH Compare all the top travel sites in just one search to find the best hotel deals at HotelsCombined - awarded world's best hotel price comparison site. (Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://www.hotelscombined.com/?a_aid=20558 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets."""" #Jesus #Catholic. Smooth Radio Malta is Malta's number one digital radio station, playing Your Relaxing Favourites - Smooth provides a ‘clutter free' mix, appealing to a core 35-59 audience offering soft adult contemporary classics. We operate a playlist of popular tracks which is updated on a regular basis. https://smooth.com.mt/listen/ Follow on Telegram: https://t.me/themummichogblogdotcom END AD---" "ry sources say. Last week (10 November), the European Commission tabled temporary emergency rules to accelerate the deployment of renewable energies like wind and solar, saying the ongoing energy crisis fuelled by Russia's war in Ukraine calls for exceptional measures. Under the proposal, renewable energy projects “would be presumed to be of overriding public interest” and benefit from shorter permitting procedures ranging from one month for solar rooftop installations to six months for the repowering of large wind farms. The proposal is currently being examined by EU member states, with the bloc's energy ministers due to meet in Brussels on 24 November to reach a political agreement. But the wind and solar industry are worried about language in the regulation specifying that the faster-permitting rules should apply to “new” projects only. Indeed, the presumption that renewables are of overriding public interest “only applies to new permitting procedures that start during the application of the regulation,” says the Commission proposal presented last week. A draft of the member states' position on the proposal, seen by EURACTIV, hammers the point home by adding a new Article 1a stipulating that: “this regulation applies to all permitting procedures with a starting date within the duration of its application”. For the renewable energy industry, this means hundreds of gigawatts of solar and wind projects will remain stuck in the administrative pipeline. “It's daft to apply this only to new projects,” said Giles Dickson, the CEO of WindEurope, an industry association. According to Dickson, there are “at least 100 GW of wind and solar combined which are currently stuck in permitting” procedures, and “probably a lot more”. And those will remain unaffected by the emergency permitting rules if the proposal goes through. Solar industry representatives are worried as well. “There is currently a very significant volume of projects across the EU27, at different stages of development,” says Dries Acke, policy director at SolarPower Europe, an industry association. If that pipeline of projects was accelerated, it “could significantly progress the self-proclaimed aims of the Regulation: help to mitigate the effects of the current crisis, strengthen the Union's security of supply, reduce volatility in the market and lower energy prices,” Acke told EURACTIV. Brussels tables emergency EU permitting rules for renewables The European Commission on Wednesday (10 November) tabled temporary emergency rules to accelerate the deployment of renewable energies like wind and solar, saying the ongoing energy crisis fuelled by Russia's war in Ukraine calls f

Heating is becoming an increasingly pivotal issue in the energy transition, especially as we enter a winter where many of us are thinking twice about when to put the heating on in our homes. However, sustainable heating solutions seem absent in the EU's response to the energy crisis. District heating & cooling (DHC) networks are one of the most efficient solutions to lower emissions from our buildings. But its decarbonisation potential is still untapped, as most of the heat in these networks is still produced with fossil fuels. In this episode, we look into the policy incentives needed to decarbonise our heating systems and how the EU can make the most of the potential of DHC. This week's guest is Aurélie Beauvais, Managing Director at Brussels-based association Euroheat & Power. She previously held the position of Deputy CEO and Policy Director of SolarPower Europe from 2017 to 2021. She also headed the European Affairs department of the French Union of Electricity from 2012 to 2017. Enjoy the show! If you have any thoughts or questions about anything that has been discussed in this week's episode, you can reach us at our Twitter accounts: Aurélie Beauvais: https://twitter.com/ABClimate Michaela Holl: https://twitter.com/CitizenSane1 Jan Rosenow: https://twitter.com/janrosenow David Weston: https://twitter.com/DaveW_FORESIGHT Anna Gumbau: https://twitter.com/AnnaGumbau @WattMattersPod: https://twitter.com/WattMattersPod FORESIGHT Climate & Energy: https://twitter.com/FORESIGHTdk Listen and subscribe to Watt Matters wherever you get podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @WattMattersPod or email us at show@wattmatterspodcast.com. You can also find FORESIGHT Climate & Energy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foresight-climate-energy/. Illustration: Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva. Art director: Trine Natskår. Show notes: Comment | Why solar farms can benefit wildlife - Keele University: https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2022/october/solar-wildlife/solar-farms-wildlife.php Biodiversity measures to fast-track renewables deployment - FORESIGHT: https://foresightdk.com/biodiversity-measures-to-fast-track-renewables-deployment/?token=renewables_biodiversity Michael Liebrich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLiebreich/status/1584109605285953536 Commission work programme: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/cwp_2023.pdf Scotland generates record amount of renewable electricity - BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-63229402 A 10-Point Plan to accelerate the EU heat transition: https://www.euroheat.org/resource/a-10-point-plan-to-accelerate-the-eu-heat-transition.html?utm_campaign=10-point+action+plan TRY FULL ACCESS TO FORESIGHT CLIMATE & ENERGY FOR €1 A DAY Join over 100,000 policymakers, energy experts in business, finance, and academia, city leaders, and leading NGOs in having access to FORESIGHT Climate & Energy GET YOUR 30 DAY TRIAL: www.foresightdk.com/subscribe/.

This episode is done in partnership with SolarPower Europe.There is a lot of media around Utility solar, but the real solar revolution is happening one rooftop at the time. In China, the EU and Australia, Rooftop and C&I account for more than 60% of all solar installations (In the US, it's only 30%). No need to restructure the Distribution network: it's energy at the point of need.So, we wanted to do an episode on Rooftop solar, because on one hand, very intelligent people in think-tanks and governments write reports after white papers about decarbonisation, on the other hand, entrepreneurs and industrialists are every day executing the energy transition by installing on-site solar power.These are the foot soldiers of the energy transition, and they deserve their place in the sun (so to speak). Hence, we have invited Thomas Kercher the CEO of Febesol, a fast-growing German rooftop solar installer to discuss the nitty-gritty of residential solar.What are the motivations of his clients? How are the technologies evolving? What does the software look like? How easy it is to get permitting? and most important, what is the Human Resources aspect?We also discuss the integration of solar into smart home, EV Charger, Batteries, Heat pumps as citizens are looking for lower costs, autonomy, and a new meaning of freedom from bureaucratic and unreliable global systems.We salute OTOVO, great platform, for providing excellent data. Great thanks to our partner DLA Piper. The energy transition is coming; it is not a top-down, it's a bottom-up.

The European Commission in May proposed its ‘REPowerEU' plan to wean the EU off supplies of Russian fossil fuels and accelerate its transition to a low-carbon economy. In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we talk with experts about the plan and what it means for investment in renewables. We speak with Elisabetta Cornago, senior research fellow at think tank the Centre for European Reform. We talk to Hans Stegeman, chief investment strategist at asset manager Triodos Investment Management. And we hear from Dries Acke, policy director of SolarPower Europe, which represents the solar power industry. We'd love to hear from you. To give us feedback on this episode or share ideas for future episodes, please contact hosts Lindsey Hall (lindsey.hall@spglobal.com) and Esther Whieldon (esther.whieldon@spglobal.com). Photo credit: Getty Images

The energy industry is undergoing dynamic change. There are currently exciting developments across Europe in the areas of PV and storage. Nevertheless, there are calls in many places for a significant expansion of renewables. But what is the status quo? Will we achieve the EU-wide climate targets as things stand? Michael Schmela, Executive Advisor of SolarPower Europe, tells us. Timeline: 2.38: About the current developments on the market 7.36: How is the structure of today's European solar markets? 14.58: About PV Production in Europe 19.06: Trends in solar: Are thre any other major solar trends in Europe? Questions? Suggestions? Then send us an email at podcast@thesmartere.com

The installed solar capacity in the European Union grew by 34% in 2021.  This means that Europe is on pace to quadruple its solar energy generation by 2030. During 2021, the 27 countries of the European Union installed 25.9 gigawatts of new solar capacity, compared with 19.3 gigawatts in 2020.  This was the biggest year […]

2020 has been a surprising year for the european solar industry. Contrary to many official prediction in the beginning of the pandemic – the solar power technology industry just had it's second best year in history. So how did this happen? How did the market change and which countries benefitted the most? We talk about this with Michael Schmela, Executive Advisor, head of market intelligence and a member of the leadership team of SolarPower Europe. Timeline: 1.38: What are the forecasts for the European solar market for the coming years? 7.40: About the largest EU solar markets Germany, Netherlands and Spain 12.50: What are the effects of the positive news? 15.45: Recommendations for policymakers

Climate change and environmental degradation are existential threats to Europe and the world. Europe therefore needs a new growth strategy if it is to make a successful transition to a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy. The European Green Deal is the European Union's roadmap for a sustainable EU economy. It aims to ensure that climate and environmental challenges are successfully addressed across all policy areas. The European Commission recently launched the Recovery Instrument to help the EU economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic – will it be green recovery and is solar included in these plans? This question and much more about the Green Deal is revealed by Aurelie Beauvais, Policy Director of SolarPower Europe in an interview with Zackes Brustik. Learn more about the latest solar developments and 5-year market forecasts at the Global Solar Market Outlook Launch Conference, a virtual event on our website and register now: https://www.thesmartere.com/en/events/global-market-outlook-launch-conference

In this interview, Valerie Reif (FSR Energy) talks to Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe, about the newest developments in solar. We look at the uptake of solar around the world, touch upon technological developments and discuss the implications of the Clean Energy Package for the evolvement of solar and other renewables in Europe. Check out SolarPower Europe's Global Market Outlook report here : solarpowereurope.org/global-market-outlook-2019-2023/ Never miss a new episode! Subscribe to our channel on Soundcloud and iTunes and sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/2Sk4diT Connect with us on twitter @FSR_energy

Les panneaux photovoltaïques sont partout, sur nos toits et nos jardins, sur les coques de smartphone, les parcmètres et certains panneaux de signalisation, sur les calculatrices, sur les parkings de grande surface, les campings car, sur Solar Impulse ou encore sur la départementale 164 dans l’Orne (Ségo, si tu nous entends!).  Ils convertissent la lumière du soleil en électricité, et fait partie de la grande famille des installations produisant des énergies renouvelables. Entre 2015 et 2016, la capacité de production d’énergie photovoltaïque mondiale a augmenté de 30% d’après SolarPower Europe. La capacité…

Welcome to the Solar O&M Insider, the first podcast series dedicated to solar PV operations, maintenance and asset management. This series is brought to you by Alectris, a global solar asset care innovation firm. Glenna Wiseman of Identity3 is the host. The world’s first report on how new digital technologies could be applied to solar PV was issued by SolarPower Europe this past October. Thought to be the first in-depth analysis of digital technology in solar PV in the world, “Digitalisation & Solar” explores how solar can make the most of the market opportunities arising from digitalisation in smart solar homes, peer-to-peer electricity trading, digitalised manufacturing and high-tech O&M. In this episode, we’re joined by members of the SolarPower Europe Digitalisation & Solar Task Force to explore the emerging trends in high tech O&M. We are very pleased to welcome: •Sonia Dunlop, Policy Advisor, SolarPower Europe and lead for the Digitalisation & Solar Task Force •Alison Finch, Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei Solar Europe •Vassilis Papaeconomou, Managing Director, Alectris; SolarPower Europe’s O&M Task Force •Leader •Rubén Ron, Head of Section for the Solar Unit, DNV GL This episode of the Solar O&M Insider features: •Backstory for the SolarPower Europe Digitalisation & Solar Report •Digitalisation Trends in Solar Operations and Maintenance •Digitalisation and Solar O&M Software •Predictive Solar Inverter Maintenance •More info on the “Digital Solar & Storage” event in Munich, Germany December 5 2017 •Veracity, a Digital Ecosystem by DNV GL •Huawei Smart I-V Curve Diagnosis •ACTIS, Solar ERP, An Integrated Digital Platform for Operations, Maintenance and Asset Management •The Solar Industry’s Seven Commitments to Digitalisation •The Evolution of Three Categories of Solar O&M Software

Welcome to the Solar O&M Insider, the first podcast series dedicated to solar PV operations, maintenance and asset management. This series is brought to you by Alectris, a global solar asset care innovation firm. Glenna Wiseman of Identity3 is the host. This is the third episode of our special series on the Global Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative or SESI by IRENA and The Terrawatt Initiative with the support of SolarPower Europe and the Global Solar Council. December 7 the work of these organizations, along two parallel tracks, comes together at the O&M and Asset Management Conference in London. To talk with us about standardisation milestones related to best practices guidelines and complimentary legal contract templates are: •Sophie Dingenen, Partner, Bird & Bird, one of the leads in the SESI O&M Work Group •Bruce Douglas, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO, SolarPower Europe and Chairman, Board of Directors, Global Solar Council •Vassilis Papaeconomou, MD, Alectris and SolarPower Europe’s O&M Task Force Leader •Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba, Secretary General, The Terrawatt Initiative This episode of the Solar O&M Insider features: •How They Work Together: O&M Best Practices Guidelines and SESI Contract Templates •SolarPower Europe O&M Best Practices Guidelines Version 2.0 •Facilitating Higher Solar Standards, Lowering Costs •Three Core Pillars in the SESI Initiative •Reducing Cost of Capital to Reduce Cost of Solar Electricity •A New Toolkit for Solar O&M Best Practices and Contract Templates •What to Expect from the SolarPower Europe O&M Best Practices Guidelines Version 2.0 •A Note About the Emerging CRMM, Common Risk Mitigation Mechanism

Welcome to the Solar O&M Insider, the first podcast series dedicated to solar PV operations, maintenance and asset management. This series is brought to you by Alectris, a global solar asset care innovation firm. Glenna Wiseman of Identity3 is the host. Our special multi-part series focused on The Global Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative or SESI features leaders of this initiative and those involved with the O&M workstream. SESI is a joint program of IRENA – International Renewable Energy Agency and The Terrawatt Initiative, along with SolarPower Europe and the Global Solar Council. Members of the operations and maintenance work group are developing a Solar O&M contract template that is one of seven integrated contract templates mapping each stage of solar PV development, finance, construction and operation. This series features: •Sophie Dingenen, Partner, Bird & Bird, one of the leads in the SESI O&M Work Group •Bruce Douglas, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO, SolarPower Europe and Chairman, Board of Directors, Global Solar Council •Vassilis Papaeconomou, MD, Alectris and SolarPower Europe’s O&M Task Force Leader •Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba, Secretary General, The Terrawatt Initiative In this episode we explore why the upcoming COP23 Conference of Parties on Climate Change is important to the SESI program and what the SESI leaders intend to accomplish at the Bonn, Germany gathering of nations. This episode of the Solar O&M Insider features: •COP23 and Its Importance to the SESI Program •Standardising Contracts to Speed Solar Development •Connecting the Dots between COP23 and the Solar Industry •SESI Standardised Contract Templates Will Help Realize Paris Agreement Climate Goals •SESI Goals at COP23 and Next Steps for the Solar Standardisation Program

The Solar O&M Insider is the first podcast series dedicated to solar PV operations, maintenance and asset management. This series is made possible by Alectris, a global solar asset care innovation firm. Glenna Wiseman of Identity3 is the host. The Global Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative or SESI was announced in June 2016 to spur worldwide solar development by standardizing contracts to streamline the finance, construction and operation of solar projects. In this special multi-part series of the Solar O&M Insider, we are joined by leaders of this initiative and those involved with the O&M work stream. Members of the operations and maintenance work group are focused on the development of the Solar O&M contract template, to assist the industry in producing a streamlined innovative document with risk balanced for all executing parties. We are very pleased to welcome to this series: •Sophie Dingenen, Partner, Bird & Bird, SESI O&M Work Group •Bruce Douglas, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO, SolarPower Europe and Chairman, Board of Directors, Global Solar Council •Vassilis Papaeconomou, Managing Director, Alectris and SolarPower Europe O&M Task Force Leader •Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba, Secretary General, The Terrawatt Initiative This episode of the Solar O&M Insider features: •An Introduction to the Global Solar Energy Standardisation Initiative •An Integrated Vision of the Solar PV Contract Value Chain •The SESI O&M Work Group •SESI O&M Contract Template Goals •The SESI Standardisation Difference •Perspectives on the Industry’s View of Standardization •Current Stage of the SESI Solar Contract Template Work  

Vajon Magyarországon is olyan optimista a helyzet napelemileg, mint a világban? Mert 2016-ban óriási napenergia-kapacitás épült ki a világon és a következő 5 évben is jelentős fejlesztések várhatók, de továbbra is csak néhány ország fog számottevő kapacitást kiépíteni, olvasható a SolarPower Europe napenergia szövetség legfrissebb 2017-es jelentésében a világ napenergia-piacáról. A riport szerint a napenergia költségei egyre inkább csökkennek, az állami energiapolitika viszont nagymértékben meghatározza, hogy mennyire fejlődik a szektor. Ezt beszéltük át Szolnoki Ádámmal, a MANAP Iparági Egyesület elnökével. Futómű rovatunkban Várkonyi Gábor állandó szakértőnk a Volvo XC60 világpremierjéről számolt be. Nemzetközi részvénymustránkban pedig Kiss Nicholas, az Erste Befektetési Zrt. részvényelemzője segített, fókuszban az Oracle és a Uber volt.

Links Analysing wastewater reveals population health - The Science Show - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://wp.me/p5Cqpo-fqo Sydney’s Toxic Green Olympics https://www.uow.edu.au/~sharonb/Olympic.html Antidepressants in Stream Waters! Are They in the Fish Too? https://toxics.usgs.gov/highlights/antidepressants_fish.html   This year’s new global solar capacity on pace to potentially pass 2016 record due to lower costs — Financial Post http://wp.me/p5Cqpo-fo5 **** This is the World Organic News for the week ending 5th of June 2017. Jon Moore reporting! This week we begin with a post linking to the ABC’s Science Show from 3rd of June 2017. The segment is entitled: Analysing wastewater reveals population health. Not surprisingly, given the unfettered nature of chemical production from 1945 until the momentum of Silent Spring led to the establishment of environmental protection legislation across the nations outside of the Iron Curtain in the 1970s, many of these chemicals persist. Not just in the environment, that is waterways, soils and so on but also in newborns. Yes we are, in fact, part of the environment so that’s not as surprising as we might at first think. To quote from the segment summary: Quote: Some chemicals, produced for the manufacture of goods and services don’t readily break down in the environment. Some can persist for years, decades or longer. The pesticide DDT was banned in 1972 in the US, but can still be detected in the environment and in people. End Quote. These chemicals are very persistent. Back in day, when the land was being prepared for 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the site selected had issues. Yet Sydney 2000 was considered a very green games. A quote from “Sydney’s Toxic Green Games” suggests it started well behind scratch: Quote: The area has been home to a number of unpleasant industries since early in the century. Part of the site once housed the State Abattoirs (1907 to 1988) and the State Brickworks (1911 to 1988) which included a quarry for clay and shale to make bricks. The Navy's armaments depot is currently on the site but is likely to be relocated. In the mid-1980s when it became evident that the brickworks and the abattoirs were nearing the end of their operating lives, the area was designated for redevelopment. It is surrounded by chemical industries, a fuel terminal, a large petroleum products storage area, an oil refinery and a prison. Unoccupied parts of the site have also been subject to years of waste dumping. End Quote. The point I’m trying to make is we are all walking around to some lesser or greater extent on contaminated lands. There are clearly areas of concentration yet the segment from the Science Show points out DDT in newborns! Even if we manage to avoid a three degree rise in global temperatures, and in my darker moments, that seems unlikely, we still have this lingering contamination throughout the biosphere. And it’s not just industrial chemicals, antidepressants have been found in fish downstream from sewage works. I quote: Quote: The antidepressants were found in fish collected over 8 kilometers (approximately 5 miles) downstream of the location of the wastewater discharge. The scientists detected several commonly used antidepressants in water, streambed sediment, and the brain tissue of white suckers, a native fish species. Fish collected upstream from the wastewater discharge did not have antidepressants present in their brain tissues. End Quote So we are in varying degrees wading through a cocktail of carcinogenic and mind altering and who knows what other types of chemicals. Does these things bioaccumulate? In other words do they become more concentrated as we move up the food chain. Does a little antidepressant in fish ground up and fed to pigs which are then eaten by humans become a significant dose in our species. Given the horrors of factory farming, a little prozac might ease the suffering of pigs but do we want to be bathed in the stuff ourselves? I would like to have the ability to give consent before consuming antidepressants but I and you may have no choice. What are we to do? Let’s take a deep breath and review where we stand. Climate change appears to be accelerating, we are bathed in chemicals from the 1950s, antidepressants could be endemic in the biosphere, the politics of our times point to towards the greater possibility of nuclear war, industrial agriculture is creating antibiotic resistant pathogens and we have huge numbers of refugees on the move across the globe. What is it that connects all these? After many days of unpleasant intense and years of background consideration of these problems, the one thing which seems to connect all these issues is oil. The chemicals were created through the use of petrochemicals, climate change is clearly connected to fossil fuels, industrial agriculture is critically dependant upon oil and the refugee movements can be traced back to political decisions related to control of oil supplies. The threat of nuclear war does not seem to be directly attributable to oil but is just the icing on the cake. So, is there any hope? I believe so. Despite the US pulling out of the Paris agreement, despite the Australian government’s obsession with the Adani coal mine in the Galilee basin and all the vested interests in the fossil fuel world, price signals will, eventually trump rent seeking. Pun intended. A piece from Financial Post entitled: This year’s new global solar capacity on pace to potentially pass 2016 record due to lower costs is one of many posts I’ve added to the blog in the past three years. A quote from the Financial Post piece: Quote: New global solar capacity will continue to grow this year, after lower costs drove it to record levels in 2016, and could surpass 80 gigawatts (GW), Europe’s solar industry forecast on Tuesday. Solar photovoltaic (PV) module prices have fallen 80 per cent since 2009 as capacity has risen and technologies improved. And a record 76.6 GW of new solar capacity was installed and connected to the grid last year, 50 per cent up on 2015, solar power association SolarPower Europe said in a report. End Quote Soooooo, the price of solar PV continues to fall, the price of oil to produce is heading the other way, especially when we reach or reached peak oil. Add in wind, geothermal, wave and who knows what else and the end of the age of oil should be nigh. The researchers are doing what needs to be done, the public, when they can are being driven by price signals. Australia now has the highest level of rooftop solar PV in the world, makes sense on a sun drenched continent. Mega battery factories are coming on line so we can store the energy when the sun shines for when it doesn’t! What appears to be the one stumbling block is the huge amount of money thrown around by lobbyists for fossil fuels in the democratic system. Hammer your local representatives, annoy your governments, hassle your local councils, make waves, yell, kick and scream. The age of oil has got to end for the health, safety and future of a viable biosphere. A biosphere that can support life, that is not laced with carcinogenic man made chemicals, that is not drenched in antidepressants and that sustains all life within a climate range we have enjoyed for the holocene. It will take time for the CO2 concentrations to drop, it will take time to develop and research bacteria capable of converting the background chemical contamination to a more benign form but it can be done. That it can be done by removing money from politics hit me as so simple yet that does not mean, necessarily, that it will be easy but it can be done. Indeed it must me done. And on that happy note we will end this week’s episode. If you’ve liked what you heard, please tell everyone you know any way you can! I’d also really appreciate a review on iTunes. This may or may not help others to find us but it gives this podcaster an enormous thrill! Thanks in advance! Any suggestions, feedback or criticisms of the podcast or blog are most welcome. email me at podcast@worldorganicnews.com. Thank you for listening and I'll be back in a week. **** Links Analysing wastewater reveals population health - The Science Show - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://wp.me/p5Cqpo-fqo Sydney’s Toxic Green Olympics https://www.uow.edu.au/~sharonb/Olympic.html Antidepressants in Stream Waters! Are They in the Fish Too? https://toxics.usgs.gov/highlights/antidepressants_fish.html This year’s new global solar capacity on pace to potentially pass 2016 record due to lower costs — Financial Post http://wp.me/p5Cqpo-fo5