SYSTEM OVERLOAD: How new data centres could throw Europe’s energy transition off course
February 10, 2025 12:01 amBooming data centre growth in Europe is leading to a surge in power demand, potentially posing a serious risk of […]
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Capacity markets have awarded over €50bn to fossil fuel assets since 2015 — almost triple of that allocated to clean flexibility
January 28, 2025 12:01 amCapacity markets have awarded over €50bn to fossil fuel assets since 2015 — almost triple of that allocated to clean flexibility
Power Moves and Power Failures: a first assessment of European utilities’ transition plans
June 25, 2024 5:53 pmThe Power Moves and Power Failures: a first assessment of European utilities' transition plans report assesses five major power utility companies from across Europe: Enel, ENGIE, Iberdrola, Statkraft, and EPH.
Renewable Energy as a Path to Resilience
July 10, 2023 2:32 pmSmall and medium-sized enterprises across Europe have been hit hard by the fossil fuel energy crisis. They know renewables and greater efficiency are their best options to cut bills, build resilience, and improve competitiveness, and they’re keen to take big steps to transition to them.
Freedom From Fossil Fuels
March 27, 2023 9:57 pmThis meta-analysis builds upon a wide range of studies and research published since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We present an ambitious but very achievable package of measures across three action areas for implementation by the end of 2025.
Turkey’s open-cast coal mines can host enough solar to power almost seven million homes
March 23, 2022 1:45 pmThe Solar Potential of Coal Sites in Turkey report shows that approximately half of Turkey’s open-cast coal mines are suitable for conversion to solar farms.
Limited Utility: The European energy companies failing on net zero commitments
January 25, 2022 8:58 amLimited Utility: The European energy companies failing on net zero commitments is an initiative of Europe Beyond Coal and Ember, and investigates whether or not the strategies of the major EU coal-burning utilities align with the urgent need to decarbonise their fossil fuel electricity portfolios and accelerate their deployment of renewables, as outlined in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero Emissions by 2050 report.
Fool’s Gold
July 15, 2020 8:22 amUpdated for 2020, Fool’s Gold - The financial institutions risking our renewable energy future with coal examines eight European, and four significant international, financial institutions, and finds that all continued to pump money into coal companies in the year after the IPCC released its 1.5 degrees C special report.
Relapsing
November 29, 2019 2:03 pmThis report finds that Fortum is taking on responsibility for coal plants that caused about premature deaths and spent millions in health costs in 2016.