Grid plans based on outdated targets risk holding back Europe’s energy transition.

“Making sure #solar and #wind can actually connect to the system is as critical as the panels and turbines themselves,” says Ember analyst Lizzie Cremona

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2023 was the year that the EU electricity transition got real, as power sector CO2 emissions fell by almost a FIFTH 🇪🇺💪🧵

⚡️10 key trends in the global power sector in 2022

🧵Thread on the key findings of Ember's Global Electricity Review #GER2023

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New report by Ember reveals the growth in 🌪️ wind and ☀️ solar generation in 2022 met an impressive 80% of the rise in global electricity demand.

Read it here 👇 #GER2023
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🚀 Global Electricity Review #GER23

Ember's fourth annual review provides the first data dive into the global electricity sector in 2022

SPOILER ALERT: We are entering the clean power era.

I shall ad(a)pt this as my new tagline
🏗️'Hug Pylons and Trees' 🌳

Love this week's cover of The Economist

Join the launch of our fourth annual Global Electricity Review #GER2023

We'll be taking stock of the global transition to clean electricity in an event chaired by Nat Bullard

📅 12th April
⏰ 7am New York, 12pm London, 7pm Beijing
📝 Register here: bit.ly/ger-23

no words ...

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'We need a more forward-looking adequacy framework to meet future system needs'
(i.e. we need a long-term planning approach for our power system)

Great recommendation from Eurelectric on making the electricity market fit for near-zero

#marketdesign

Electricity grids underpin the energy transition - but investments are falling short of what is needed by 2030 and beyond.

An EU commitment to at least 45% renewables by 2030 would provide a much needed boost to grid investments.

In 4 EU countries, 600 GW (!!) of wind and solar is stuck in the pipeline due to lack of grid capacity.

Great to see grid expansion moving up the political agenda 👇

You know the transition is getting serious when top politicians start talking about grids🔌⚡️

A few points on why are they so important and what action is needed in Europe 👇
(Spoiler: Ember research on this coming soon)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Good to see Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 🇬🇷 champion a push for grid investments at #EUCO . A grid emergency plan is needed to embrace #energysecurity via the #energytransition . Hope EU partners will support!

cc Nikos Tsafos ENTSO-E Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz Emmanuel Macron Pedro Sánchez @leovaradkar

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Spoke to the BBC Newshour about Ember research on clean tech trends in Europe - which are set to far outpace Fit-for-55 expectations

Thanks for the opportunity to share our latest insights!

You can catch the full recording here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w17…

Electricity for green H2 production >>> demand from electrification

New Ember analysis
👉 cutt.ly/f8bI2dI

NEW Ember analysis

✅Demand for clean tech is booming & set to accelerate, far beyond that foreseen

📈But this momentum risks fizzling out unless EU govs prepare the necessary infrastructure

📢Ambition must align with emerging trends

Link👉cutt.ly/E8xMzlm