Technology: Powering the future of energy. Ending our dependence on fossil fuels is essential, so how can technology help us transition towards cleaner energies? Technological innovation
Wind power and solar photovoltaics found to have higher energy returns than fossil fuels. A key issue in net energy analysis is the omission of the effects of end-use efficiencies on the
Pumped hydro, batteries, thermal, and mechanical energy storage store solar, wind, hydro and other renewable energy to supply peaks in demand for power.
The 2023 update of Tracking Clean Energy Progress, available on the IEA website, tracks progress towards aligning the global energy system with a path to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. It does this by assessing over 50 different components, from sectors to technologies to infrastructure.
Building on the latest energy, commodity and technology data – as well as recent energy, climate and industrial policy announcements – ETP-2023 explores critical questions around clean energy and technology supply chains.
In the midst of the soaring demand for EVs and renewable power and an explosion in battery development, one thing is certain: batteries will play a key role in the transition to renewable energy.
Energy News and Research. From super-efficient hybrid vehicles to new energy sources, read all the latest science news from leading energy technology laboratories around the world.
The report tracks investments in innovation from both the public and corporate sectors, and provides in-depth reviews, roadmaps and energy technology perspectives on leadership in innovation policy best practice.
But if we use rising electricity demand as a catalyst to lean harder into renewable energy and other low-carbon power sources, and push AI to get more efficient, doing more with less energy,
3 · AI is already proving its value to the energy transition in multiple domains, driving measurable improvements in renewable energy forecasting, grid operations and optimization, coordination of distributed energy assets and demand-side management, and materials innovation and discovery.