Category: Independent Power Producers

Scandinavian countries have a whole host of renewable energy assets at their disposal such as wind, hydro, solar, and biomass. Some of the key players in the renewable energy sector are headquartered in the region such as Illmatar, Fred Olsen Renewables, and Norsk Solar. Countries such as Sweden have pledged to produce no GHG by […]

Austria’s government has outlined a roadmap to decarbonize the electricity sector by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, which can be found in their National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP). Austria has developed a strong renewable energy pipeline of green energy infrastructure assets, in 2020 it was reported that 78% of the country’s electricity […]

Green energy in France has been growing in recent years thanks to commitments by the Government which outlined plans to invest €6bn in the sector. In 2019, renewable energy accounted for 25.3% of gross energy consumption. As part of the Paris Agreement, France has promised to reduce GHG emissions by 40% by 2030 and for […]

Minister for Climate, Energy, and Utilities Dan Jorgensen announced in June 2022 that he plans for Denmark to become a “major green powerhouse for all of Europe”. In doing so, Denmark is set to quadruple its solar and wind energy production by 2030 whereas offshore wind capacity is to quintuple from 2.3GW to 8.9GW by […]

The United Kingdom is one of the nations included in the Paris Agreement which has pledged to become net-zero by the year 2050 as well as cutting emissions by 68% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The largest source of renewable energy in the country comes from offshore and onshore wind, accounting for 13.8% of […]

Spain represents a country with vast potential to develop renewable energies due to the natural climate the country possesses. The Spanish Government aims to exploit this natural potential by setting a goal of 160GW of total installed capacity by 2030 and achieving 74% of renewable electricity generation by 2030 and 100% by 2050. The Spanish […]

Renewable energy in Germany has grown steadily since 2000 when green energy sources contributed to 6.3% of the national electricity demand. In 2013, the share grew to 25% whereas more recently, in 2022 renewable energy accounted for 46.2% of the German electricity demand, with wind being the most substantial contributor. In order to continue the […]