ECOWAs renewable energy Policy

whitePaper | June 2, 2022

The growing importance of sustainability is cultivating demand for comprehensive energy solutions that can help organizations achieve their environmentally focused goals. Low-carbon alternatives in recent years have been more focused on electricity from intermittent renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar PV, in addition to some base load sources such as landfill gas and biomass-fueled power generation. However, demand for addressing the thermal side of the equation is gaining momentum.

whitePaper | May 1, 2022

e4Future is a real world demonstrator of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) charging technologies aiming to show how electric vans and cars can support the UK grid and provide a profitable and sustainable solution for business fleets. The project is funded under UK Research and Innovation by the Department Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and The Oce for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) and delivered through Innovate UK.

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

Mozambique has the largest power generation potential in the entire Southern African region thanks to its vast and largely untapped gas, hydro, wind and solar resources. Despite this huge generation potential only 38.6%1) of its population had access to electricity in 2021. The total installed power capacity in Mozambique stood at around 2,800 MW in the year 2021 whereas the peak demand reported by the state-owned energy utility Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) was at 1,035 MW. Over 50% of the total electricity demand is originating from the capital area Maputo and the surrounding southern part of the country, while only around 20%2) of the population.

whitePaper | November 15, 2022

Offshore wind is the primary supplier of CO2-free electricity moving towards decarbonising the Dutch power system. The installed capacity aims to increase sevenfold to 21.5 GW by 2030. However, the current market trends of increasing renewable capacity, industrial electrification, gas and CO2 prices, the expansion of interconnection, and the need for grid reinforcements are making the power market more volatile. These trends, together with the phasing out of subsidies, result in increasing the risks for offshore wind business.

whitePaper | November 19, 2022

48% of solar homeowners are satisfied with their home energy efficiency More than half of solar homeowners have already invested in highefficiency appliances 61% of solar homeowners are interested in solar energy battery storage now that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has passed

whitePaper | September 14, 2022

The rise and rise of sustainable investment has been clear over the past decade, with inflows hitting all-time highs amid the pandemic, as investors reflected on the implications of their capital allocations. Additionally, national and supranational governments have given significant nudges to pension funds and other non-profit-led organisations to not just consider, but also report on how their asset selection might affect the rest of us in the long term.