Sustainability, Strategy and Best Practices

Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022 Edition

May 11, 2022

Fostering Effective Energy
The Energy Transition Index (ETI) has benchmarked
the progress of countries’ energy transition for
a decade on the three dimensions of the energy
triangle – economic development and growth,
energy security and access, and environmental
sustainability – and on the enabling environment
for transition. In view of the current volatile
macroeconomic and geopolitical environment,
however, a trend analysis from historical energy
data can currently provide only limited insights.
Hence, instead of the annual country energy
transition benchmarking report, this special 2022
edition builds on the ETI trends observed in recent
years to provide a perspective on the current
challenges affecting the transition, and highlights
priorities to supercharge it.

Spotlight

The Solar Foundation

Our mission is to accelerate adoption of solar energy, the world’s most abundant energy source. Through our leadership, research, and capacity building, we create transformative solutions to achieve a prosperous future in which solar and solar-compatible technologies are integrated into all aspects of our lives. Our work is made possible through the support of tax-deductible grants and donations.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS
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Adhesives Fast-Track Innovation in Solar Power Technology

whitePaper | December 13, 2022

Solar is one of the fastest-growing energy technologies in the world today, and for good reason. The fuel is “free,” and systems for converting and collecting solar energy get more efficient all the time. Installations are scalable to function in vast arrays, on individual rooftops, in community installations, and even in portable form for use in disaster recovery or other temporary applications. And because the sun delivers its energy across the entire globe, solar power does not depend on the complex supply chains – trucks, trains, and pipelines – that fossil fuels require.

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Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero: National Policy Enablement for Industrial Decarbonization

whitePaper | October 11, 2022

As nations worldwide continue to develop and industrialize at a pace never before seen, the demand for products like cement, chemicals, coal, oil and gas, and steel – or their substitutes – is rapidly growing. Often these hard-to-abate sectors are geographically co-located in so-called industrial clusters, hubs or zones. To address an urgent need for scaled decarbonization in these industries, strong policy support is needed with a particular focus on the transition of these CO2 -emitting industrial areas across all nations, independent of industry mix or development stage.

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Renewable Energy Driving the Energy Transition

whitePaper | May 17, 2022

The Paris Agreementnobjectives can be met through a global transformation of the energy system towards clean energy This requires significant scaling-up of renewable energydeployment, enhanced energy efficiency, and electrification of enduse sectors

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24/7 Clean Power

whitePaper | June 16, 2022

This paper outlines the key strategies for delivering 24/7 clean power. Specifically, we analyze technology innovations, and the early-stage companies developing them. It contains the following sections: 1. New power capacity: How can new forms of dispatchable power generation and energy storage reduce the cost of providing roundthe-clock zero-emissions power? This section does not examine lithium-ion battery innovations.

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Rules for an Energy-Secure Global Green Hydrogen Economy

whitePaper | November 9, 2022

Hydrogen is not just another fuel. Hydrogen is expected to serve as a primary industrial fuel in the 21st century, just as coal drove the 19th century and oil drove the 20th century. Decarbonised hydrogen produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity (‘green’ hydrogen) or other low-carbon variants that sequester carbon emissions – could be a gamechanger in strengthening energy security and powering the energy transition.

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The Hydrogen Economy

whitePaper | October 10, 2022

Climate change and geopolitical turmoil require a radical transformation of today’s fossil fuelbased economy into a renewable energy system. Electricity generation from wind and solar is subject to strong daily and seasonal fluctuations. The potential to produce green electricity also varies greatly geographically. In this context, hydrogen provides an optimal solution for bridging the gap between the volatile generation and the need to supply green energy on-demand across all sectors.

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Spotlight

The Solar Foundation

Our mission is to accelerate adoption of solar energy, the world’s most abundant energy source. Through our leadership, research, and capacity building, we create transformative solutions to achieve a prosperous future in which solar and solar-compatible technologies are integrated into all aspects of our lives. Our work is made possible through the support of tax-deductible grants and donations.

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