In brief | 23 January '25
Ember: Record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables
Another year of coal and gas decline cut EU power sector emissions to below half their 2007 peak and reduced reliance on imported fossil fuels.
pv magazine: France sets new annual record by deploying 4.6 GW of solar PV
Cumulative installed solar capacity reached 22.12 GW in 2024.
Bloomberg: France’s 2024 power grid was 95% fossil free as nuclear, renewables jumped
Nuclear generation rose 13%, hydroelectric output soared; wind power receded, solar leapfrogged natural gas on the grid.
SolarPowerPortalUK: UK solar deployment poised to increase 50% YoY, following rapid growth in 2nd half of 2024
Growth exceeding expectations with help of push in ground mounted projects towards end of the year.
FT: LNG tankers change course to Europe as gas storage levels drop
Traders divert ships from Asia and Colombia to take advantage of rising regional prices.
LSE: An effective carbon price with a ‘climate contribution’
Europe’s climate policymakers must prepare options to ensure the resilience of its industrial strategy in a more fragmented world - report.
