Companies EDF’s power generation dipped by 10% in 2020 to 502 TWh 19 Feb 2021 EDF has released its 2020 full-year results, posting a -3.4% decline in its turnover to €69bn and an 87% fall in its net results to €0.7bn. The group’s power generation declined by 10% to 502…
Policy & Regulatory Poland plans to deploy smart meters at 80% of end users by 2028 18 Feb 2021 The Sejm, Poland’s lower house, is currently examining an amendment to the Energy Law, which would force distribution system operators (DSOs) to roll out electricity smart meters at 80% of consumers by…
Volume 2 Issue 2, February 2021 Glaciers in the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges provide freshwater and hydropower to millions of people, but are also melting at unsustainably high rates. This Review discusses recent and projected changes in glacier melt and resulting implications for regional water-related hazards and water resources….
Companies South Africa’s Eskom should unbundle its transmission grid by end-2021 17 Feb 2021 South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom intends to complete the legal separation of its power transmission unit by the end of 2021. The generation and distribution should follow in 2022. As presented in November 2019, Eskom…
Policy & Regulatory Germany’s Bundestrat approves law to fast-track 30 transmission projects 16 Feb 2021 The Bundesrat, Germany’s upper house, has approved the Federal Requirements Plan Act, which will fast-track 35 power network expansion projects, including the 1.4 GW NeuConnect HVDC submarine power cable between Germany and England (United Kingdom), the 700 MW…
Policy & Regulatory South Africa will launch a tender for 2,600 MW of wind and solar capacity 15 Feb 2021 South Africa plans to issue a request for proposal for 2,600 MW from wind and solar projects as part of Bid Window 5 in the coming weeks. Another bid window is…
Volume 11 Issue 2, February 2021 Global urban climate projections Climate projections for built landscapes are needed to project risks from climate change in urban settings. In this issue, Lei Zhou and colleagues use an urban climate model emulator with a multi-model archive to estimate that many cities will warm…
Policy & Regulatory China considers 40% of renewables (including hydro) in its 2030 power mix 12 Feb 2021 The National Energy Administration (NEA), which regulates the energy sector in China, has proposed to increase the share of renewables in power generation from 28.2% (including hydropower) in 2020 to 40% in 2030….
Policy & Regulatory France’s GHG emissions declined by 1.7% in 2019 to 437 MtCO2eq 11 Feb 2021 According to the CITEPA, France’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reached 437 MtCO2 in 2019, a decrease of 1.7% compared to 2018. This represents a 19.7% decrease compared to 1990 and a 20.7% decrease compared…
Policy & Regulatory France awards 520 MW of onshore wind capacity in auction 10 Feb 2021 The French Ministry for the Ecological Transition has selected 15 onshore wind power projects representing a total capacity of 520 MW at an average price of €59.5/MWh (-0.3% compared to the previous tender) in its AO7…
Daily Report Wednesday, 10 February 2021 United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Policy Councils Meeting 2021 The Policy Council on “The Right to the City and Inclusive Territories” met this Tuesday, discussing, among other issues, the role of local governments in ensuring respect for human rights. Speakers noted that the…
Policy & Regulatory The Crown Estate (UK) awards leases for 8 GW of offshore wind projects 9 Feb 2021 The UK Crown Estate has selected six proposed new offshore wind projects in the waters around England and Wales (United Kingdom), which represents just under 8 GW of potential new offshore wind…
Policy & Regulatory Russia plans to tender 500 MW of solar capacity in June 2021 8 Feb 2021 The Russian government intends to tender 500 MW of solar capacity in 2021. The auction, which is managed by the trading system administrator JSC ATS, is likely to take place in June 2021….
En armonía con la naturaleza Veinticuatro / siete ¿Qué podemos hacer para vivir en armonía con la naturaleza? Los ecólogos de Krebs #SabrososSanosSustentables Naturalista destacado Calendario de eventos Veinticuatro / siete ¿Qué podemos hacer para vivir en armonía con la naturaleza? ¿Cuántas decisiones tomamos a lo largo del día? Muchas…
Policy & Regulatory Denmark approves a 3 GW offshore wind hub in the North Sea 5 Feb 2021 The Danish coalition government has approved the creation of a 3 GW offshore wind energy island located 80 km from the shore of Jutland. It could be expanded to a capacity of 10 GW at…
Policy & Regulatory Poland adopts its new energy policy until 2040 4 Feb 2021 The Council of Ministers of Poland has approved Poland’s energy policy until 2040, which aims to shift its power mix to less emitting energy sources and will limit the share of coal in electricity production to…
Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2021 Tropical forest community structure A view through the canopy of this Bornean rain forest in Lambir Hills National Park (Malaysia) shows the diversity of plant forms present in one of the most species-rich forests on Earth, where fundamental trade-offs in resource allocation constrain tree…
Policy & Regulatory India issues tender for 5 GW of solar power projects 2 Feb 2021 The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency has launched a tender, inviting state-owned power generation companies to develop 5 GW of grid-connected solar power projects under the third tranche of phase II of the Central Public Sector…
Policy & Regulatory The US extends the wind energy production tax credit through 2021 1 Feb 2021 The US Congress has extended the production tax credit (PTC) for wind power projects at 60% of the full credit amount (US$1.8c/kWh) for another year until the end of 2021, and qualifying wind projects will have…
Publication – A new dawn for the US energy policy President Biden’s first days of office are set to reverse many of the policies of the past four years, and to restore an emphasis on climate policies. Our latest analysis takes an in-depth look at energy trends under President Trump’s…
Policy & Regulatory The US president signs a series of executive orders on climate change 29 Jan 2021 The US president has signed a series of executive actions to address climate change. The orders intend to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, to pause to all oil and gas drilling on federal…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 29 enero, 2021 INMUNIDAD ¿Cuándo se convertirá la COVID-19 en un simple resfriado? Loïc Mangin El análisis de varios coronavirus humanos sugiere que el SARS-CoV-2 acabará volviéndose endémico y ocasionará tan solo resfriados benignos. Medioambiente Detectan en el aire tres sustancias químicas que dañan la…
Policy & Regulatory Italy awards only 307 MW of renewable capacity in a 1.4 GW tender 28 Jan 2021 The Italian energy agency GSE (Gestore dei Servizi Elettrici) has published the results of the fourth tender for renewable capacity under the country’s new scheme. A total quota of 1,882 MW was offered…
Table of Contents: January 2021 Author Correction | 25 January 2021 Author Correction: The radius of the umbrella cloud helps characterize large explosive volcanic eruptions Robert Constantinescu, Aurelian Hopulele-Gligor, Charles B. Connor, Costanza Bonadonna, Laura J. Connor et al. Communications Earth & Environment 2 , Article number: 22 | doi: 10.1038/s43247-021-00096-9…
Policy & Regulatory South Africa will tender 6.8 GW of renewable capacity in 2021-2022 27 Jan 2021 South Africa intends to launch three tenders for 6.8 GW of renewable energy sources and 5 GW of new coal, gas, and storage projects in 2021-2022. The country will tender 2.6 GW of wind and solar…
ISEE Bulletin 27 January 2021 Visit the ISEE website for more information. Click Here for Conference Information Participants for Global Collaborative Climate Education Needed We are recruiting universities worldwide to participate in Solve Climate By 2030 on April 7, 2021. Last spring, we organized 50 same-day University hosted webinars on climate solutions and…
Policy & Regulatory Ukraine intends to create a GHG emissions trading scheme in 2025 26 Jan 2021 Ukraine plans to set up a national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading system (ETS) and to introduce carbon taxes in 2025. In 2021, the country is expected to implement a system of monitoring, reporting, and…
Companies Brazil’s Vale takes over Mitsui’s coal assets in Mozambique 25 Jan 2021 The Brazilian mining company Vale has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with Mitsui to acquire its 15% stake in the Moatize coal mine project and its 50% stake in the Nacala Corridor rail and port infrastructure project…
Now we are five Nature Energy launched its first issue five years ago. To mark the occasion, this month we take a look back at some of our past content and catch up with some of our early authors. See Editorial Image: Anton Eine/Alamy Stock Photo. Cover Design: Thomas Phillips….