Dispelling the Myths: Renewables in the Grid

What role solar thermal will play in the energy sector in 2050 is one of the principal questions that the international Task 52 research project on Solar Heat and Energy Economics in Urban Environments intends to answer. This webinar will give information in two areas, one on energy scenarios about future development of energy systems and two on best practices, actual economy and planning tools for solar heat based urban energy concepts. We invite all stakeholders to join the 1.5-hour webinar scheduled for Thursday, 14 December 2017, from 13 to 14.30 GMT. You can register online. This will be the fourth of a series of webinars organized by the IEA SHC Programme’s Solar Academy and hosted by the International Solar Energy Society. A recording of the event and the presentations from the webinar will be made available on the IEA SHC website, www.iea-shc.org, after the live stream. Join us for a discussion about the opportunities and challenges future role of solar heat in urban environments.

For ten years, the University of Michigan and Muhlenberg College have conducted the National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE), which explore Americans’ attitudes towards energy and climate change. The researchers recently published Solar, Wind, and State Mandates: 10 Years of Renewable Energy in the NSEE, which considers how Americans’ views on solar and wind energy have changed over the past decade. The report also explores attitudes towards and knowledge of state energy mandates, such as renewable portfolio standards. In this webinar, lead author Sarah Mills discussed the report’s findings and revealed the results of a new 2018 survey.

Switching to renewables and improving your home’s efficiency can lower your bills and cut your carbon footprint and there’s plenty of funding and support available in Scotland to help you.

It is estimated that 600 million people living in Africa lack adequate power supply. With Sub-Saharan Africa having a combined economic growth forecast of 5%, the importance of meeting its energy and infrastructural needs cannot be overemphasised. In Nigeria, solar power systems are subtly but steadily enabling increased access to energy with the emergence of innovative business model like the pay-as-you go options and mini solar home systems but there are clearly many gaps able to be filled by enterprising business solutions.