Cyber Security in Smart Grids
What Aesop can teach us about Cybersecurity In Aesop’s fables an eagle is shot by arrow that had been feathered with one of its own plumes, in its dying breath the eagle bemoans the fact that we...
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Greener Energy: bringing the circular economy to solar energy
The past few years have brought many landmarks for renewable energy, whether it is the number of days a country goes without fossil fuels, a new record height for a wind turbine or some new cost ef...
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Is Hydropower the secret winner of the Belt and Road Initiative?
One Belt, One Road and Several Dams When it comes to renewable energy, there are few areas where China is not a dominant player, even in areas such as Offshore Wind where countries like the UK a...
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Is It Time to Go with the Flow?
The global shift towards clean energy alternatives has been a key area of innovation and progress over the last decade. Just like the internet revolution changed the world in the 1990s, clean energ...
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Bouncing back from un été pourri – French solar energy
A (Weather) Forecast for French Solar Normally it’s common to think of weather as a British obsession (it is), however French has its own wonderful array of idioms covering the weather. Metaphor...
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It's Always Sunny in Iberia
There is no doubt Spain is the hottest renewables market in Europe right now. According to Solar Asset Management Europe, the country added three times the amount of solar PV in 2019 than in the en...
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Making the Connection – Energy Storage in the US
Getting beyond the “Magnificent Seven” According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2019 Germany (0.5GW), China (0.5GW) and South Korea (0.6GW) all deployed more energy storage capacity...
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The Empire State Strikes Back – New York’s ambitious renewable energy plans
A Challenging Year 2020 has been a bruising year for many across the globe and few places were harder hit than New York. It is testament to both the character of the state and its governor, Andr...
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Australia: An Energy Powerhouse?
Rise of the Mega Project Since it first set a mandatory target for renewable energy in 2001, Australia’s efforts on renewable energy have been both impressive and aggressive. This includes inc...
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