APT Translations

Today’s traditional energy business models will die in tomorrow’s world - collaboration between big business and inventive entrepreneurs is instead the key to a successful energy transition, writes Elena Bou.

With 2016 set to be a challenging year for the UK solar industry, Simon Baggaley looks at how companies can survive what he calls an "exciting period for our industry despite rough waters in the policy space".

In light of the Government’s announcement to reduce the support offered for biomass projects at the end of 2015, Richard Baker at Siemens Financial Services explains how equipment suppliers can keep momentum going and remain competitive in an increasingly saturated market.

In January Scottish Renewables put forward a manifesto calling for 50% of Scotland’s total power output to be sourced from renewables by 2030. Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, explains how this ambitious objective can be achieved and explores some of the benefits it could have for the country and its future.

An energy shortage could be on the horizon for the UK, according to Angus Walker from Bircham Dyson Bell.

In recent years Mexico has experienced an energy boost, bringing renewable sources into the mix. With its ambitious target of 50% clean energy by 2050, David Barrie at SgurrEnergy believes the country has the potential to become a key player in the renewable energy industry, but explains that there will be challenges along the way.

We need to start thinking today about the future of our wind turbines, according to Dr Athanasios Kolios and María Martínez Luengo from Cranfield University.

Alex Herceg at Lux Research provides an analysis of the smart home market and explains why functions related to energy efficiency are still central to the appeal of this technology.

The World-Market Status special report – After two years of reductions, the 2014 investments in renewables were increasing to the value of 310 billion USD – nearly reaching an all-time high. The renewable energy markets are shifting significantly towards the emerging markets, and hydropower continues as the largest renewable technology with nearly 3 times the cumulated capacity of the second player, the wind sector.

The World-Market Status special report – Using a variety of technologies to convert organic matter into fuel, biomass is a widely used renewable energy source in the global market. Nevertheless, the primary markets for biomass are changing, and while transport fuels stabilise, heat and electricity are increasing.