Commentary: Changing utility business models and
electricity investment in Europe Technology, market and policy changes are transforming European utilities and new creating strategic opportunities 15 December 2017
Not exact matches
• Gainline Capital Partners made an
investment in Integrated Energy Services Corporation, a provider of grid relationship management software and demand response services to commercial
electricity customers.
While the global water industry is diversified and,
in terms of committed capital, ranks on par with the oil, gas and
electricity industries, it's attracted little private
investment.
Consumers would likely enjoy lower power bills if provincial governments welcomed more private
investment in electricity utilities, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.
New analysis from Clean Energy Canada shows the world's three largest
electricity markets — China, the U.S. and India — were collectively responsible for half of global clean energy
investment in 2016, which totalled C$ 348 billion.
Update: Financial Risks of
Investments in Coal assesses the financial risks of continued reliance on coal for
electricity generation.
And with clean energy
investment globally hitting a record - breaking US$ 367 billion last year — nearly 50 per cent more than was invested
in fossil - fuelled
electricity — it's a great time to buy into this particular market.
And although it's a small dollar
investment, the $ 2.5 million allocated to Natural Resources Canada to study regional
electricity cooperation offers real promise: there is huge potential
in connecting clean energy provinces to neighbours that still depend on fossil power.
There are significant parallels between water and
electricity infrastructure
in the 20th century and high bandwidth internet connectivity
in the 21st century, with both exhibiting the type of network externality problems that lead to under -
investment by the private sector.
Despite ample wind and sun, some of the highest
electricity prices
in the country, and the steep cost decline
in renewable energy technologies, Puerto Rico has fallen far behind other US regions
in renewable energy
investment, forming barely 2 percent of its generation mix.
The project is a social initiative, which has seen the installation of a 250KW Solar PV Array on the roof of Cropper's Burneside mill to generate clean, green
electricity, and enables residents — many of whom are also employees —
in the parish local to the business» headquarters to benefit from
investment in renewable energy.
Investment in energy - efficient practices including insulating wine tanks, installing an on - demand Gylycol system, replacing air compressors with on - demand VFD units, new more efficient pond aerators, and retrofitting high - efficient replacement lights
in the winery resulting
in electricity use decreasing by about 22 %.
The white paper on
Electricity Market Reform has mapped out a new policy to encourage the billions of investment that we need in all three families of low carbon electricity generation — renewables, nuclear and clean co
Electricity Market Reform has mapped out a new policy to encourage the billions of
investment that we need
in all three families of low carbon
electricity generation — renewables, nuclear and clean co
electricity generation — renewables, nuclear and clean coal and gas.
«We have signed the agreement with ENI, which is a $ 7.5 billion
investment agreement, the single largest
investment ever made
in Ghana probable after the Akosombo Dam and that is going to provide sufficient 1.5 how many million cubic feet of gas to produce power, the regional
electricity market for West Africa is going to become operational at the end of this year, it means that if Ghana is able to produce more power and we have excess, we can put it on the regional
electricity market and supply to Burkina Faso and to Mali and to others who do not have enough power.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com
«New York leads the nation's efforts
in strengthening climate security, and through the RGGI program and this latest bipartisan proposal to reduce emissions even further, the
investment of proceeds will continue to support and create thousands of jobs and reduce
electricity bills for residents,» Governor Cuomo said.
The government has shown its commitment to replacing our ageing energy infrastructure, and the
Electricity Market Reform (EMR) proposals are intended to provide the economic and commercial underpinning to
investments in a range of low - carbon technologies, including nuclear.
Costly
electricity charges is a deterrent to
investment and business development
in Nigeria, operators of e-commerce companies have disclosed.
In his showpiece speech at the party's conference on Tuesday, Ed Miliband said he would freeze gas and electricity bills for 20 months, prompting energy companies to claim blackouts would follow and investment in new plant would stal
In his showpiece speech at the party's conference on Tuesday, Ed Miliband said he would freeze gas and
electricity bills for 20 months, prompting energy companies to claim blackouts would follow and
investment in new plant would stal
in new plant would stall.
He said that beyond powering its own public facilities with the already established independent power plants delivering a combined 47.5 MW, the state government intends to stimulate
investment through this initiative with the generation of 3000MW of power through accelerated deployment of embedded or distributed power plants
in strategic locations within three to five years to drive the economy and bring additional
electricity to millions of homes and businesses.
It's a national security issue — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:42 We are confident these priorities will not only provide jobs but will improve the security of Ghanaians — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:41 Our job creation agenda will be driven by
investment in human capital — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:40 The broad agenda for next year is to translate the stability into shared growth - Ken Ofori - Atta 10:33 We have restored macro stability and renewed confidence
in the economy — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:32 We have achieved
in one year, what seemed impossible to achieve
in eight years — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:31 We have provided stable
electricity supply — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:31 I am glad to report that we are on course to end the year with the fiscal deficit of 6.5 % — Ken Ofori - Atta 10:30 We are happy to note that our policies are yielding results that have brought back smiles to several Ghanaians — Ken Ofori Atta 10:29 We resolve to be fiscally discipline — Ken Ofori Atta 10:29 I'm happy to note that we have turned the economy around — Ken Ofori Atta 10:28 When I presented the budget
in March, I indicated our commitment to take strategic steps to fix the challenges facing the economy and restore hope to Ghanaians — Ken Ofori Atta 10:25 I thank the august House for all the support that has brought us so far — Ken Ofori Atta 10:24 Speaker of Parliament invites the Finance Minister to present the 2018 budget
Gas power will continue to be absolutely vital for our
electricity system - and we will work with industry to develop a new gas generation strategy that draws
in investment and secures
electricity supply.
Much has been made of the need for a decarbonisation target, a measure that, if included
in the Energy Bill, would drive
investment to slash the carbon intensity of UK
electricity production by 2030, bringing with it huge jobs and growth benefits to many corners of the UK.
If the UK is to keep to its environmental commitments then
electricity market reform (EMR) needs to quickly facilitate
investment in new large scale generation, whilst enabling transition to a low carbon energy system over the next ten years, say the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
On behalf of Rural Development, I would like to congratulate Fish Creek Cabin Resort on their
investment in renewable
electricity,» said Jill Harvey, USDA Rural Development NY State Director.
Businesses particularly those
in the mining sector, are expected to save millions of dollars to be channeled into other
investments to grow their companies following the reduction
in electricity tariffs.
The zone is intended to address transmission bottlenecks and attract
investment in new power plants by, as Maserjian puts it, artificially raising
electricity prices.
Peter Atherton, a leading energy analyst, warned last week that
investment in power generation was «killed stone dead» until the next election by Ed Miliband's call for a price freeze and government delays
in introducing promised
electricity market reform.
This would still require a major
investment in new
electricity generation from renewable resources, particularly wind power because it is a well - established and relatively cheap technology.
As the nation considers
investment in new
electricity infrastructure, we should maintain a long - range perspective.
According to a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
in 2050, after suitable
investment in R&D, 100 GW of
electricity could be installed with this technology
in the United States.
«The increased carbon dioxide emissions from the nine government - approved plants alone will more than cancel out all of the reductions
in greenhouse gas emissions from China's recent
investments in wind and solar
electricity,» Yang said.
The cost of a watt of
electricity from a solar panel
in 1978 was US $ 68, he said, but now one watt of
electricity from a panel costs US $ 0.66, «and it is headed to near - zero marginal cost,» meaning the cost of producing energy after paying for the initial
investment is essentially negligible.
Utility, industry, and petroleum sector cap and trade starting
in 2012, plus renewable
electricity and energy efficiency standards and clean energy
investment
In order to have a hope of replacing fossil fuels, scientists need to develop materials that can be easily mass - produced and convert enough sunlight to
electricity to be worth the
investment.
«Wind and solar power could meet four - fifths of US
electricity demand, study finds:
Investment in greater storage, transmission capabilities needed.»
In addition, rising requirements for renewable energy will shift demand away from coal, reducing investment in this source of electricit
In addition, rising requirements for renewable energy will shift demand away from coal, reducing
investment in this source of electricit
in this source of
electricity.
Four years ago, Nike Inc. made an
investment in a startup based
in Sunnyvale, California called Grabit that uses electroadhesion — the type of static
electricity that makes your hair stand up when you rub it against a balloon — to help machines manipulate objects
in novel ways.
Specifically, there are concentrations
in utilities (water,
electricity and gas), regional banks, real estate
investment trusts (REITs), transportation and energy.
Still, leasing a solar panel system is a great way to keep monthly costs down and also make sure that the savings
in electricity costs each month would make purchasing a system down the road a wise
investment.
It provides loan assistance to State
Electricity Boards / State Power Utilities for
investments in rural electrification schemes.
The World ex USA SRI ex Fossil Fuels Index is comprised of the common stocks of the companies
in the MSCI World ex USA SRI Index (the World ex USA SRI Index), minus the stocks of the companies that explore for, extract, produce, manufacture or refine coal, oil or gas or produce or transmit
electricity derived from fossil fuels or transmit natural gas or have carbon reserves included
in the World ex USA SRI (Socially Responsible
Investment) Index.
Energy ETFs focus on
investments in energy - related commodities with exposure to brent oil, crude oil, gasoline, coal, natural gas, ethanol and
electricity.
And it involves
investments in renewable energy, which will probably lead to higher
electricity prices.
In fact, private
investment is pouring into renewable energy — wind and photovoltaic
electricity, and biofuels — and all of these technologies are growing rapidly.
We discussed everything from his «duck and cover» childhood, when he started trying to chip a bomb shelter
in the basement floor, to his successful wind turbine
investment, which has churned out non-polluting
electricity, and profits, for nearly 23 years.
There is no irony
in the efforts to block these plants and to steer
investments to cleaner forms of
electricity resources.
But conditions don't seem nearly as ripe for approving such
investments and infrastructure
in more crowded regions, where demand for
electricity is highest, according to Matt Wald's latest article on wind and the grid.
I think, to spur its development, we need
electricity pricing that encourages
investment in load - shifting, a guaranteed return for delivering a megawatt - hour at peak demand for more than it costs at the time of peak excess supply.
But with the very real prospect of
electricity replacing oil for much of our transportation fuel, and efficiency and renewables squeezing the traditional utility model hard, it doesn't take divine insight to start seeing that forward - thinking investors would be wise to factor
in climate exposure to every
investment they make.
So I call on the world to join us as we mobilize billions of dollars
in new trade and
investment and development
in Africa — and that includes Power Africa, our initiative to bring
electricity and greater opportunity to more than 60 million African homes and businesses.