New drivers of the renewable energy transition

whitePaper | April 3, 2022

At National Grid we believe achieving a fossil-free future and addressing climate change is not just a shared responsibility, but one where we must lead. We are undertaking a bold initiative that will set a new climate standard for energy companies across America. From today forward, we are working to enable a future where every time our customers use energy – to turn on their lights, charge their phones, cook for their families, or heat their homes and businesses – it can be done without fossil fuels

whitePaper | January 4, 2022

Higher temperatures. Longer and more intense wildfire and hurricane seasons. More frequent droughts. Less snowpack and melting glaciers. The signs of climate change are all around us. The chief cause is greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including those from human activities like burning fossil fuels.

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.

whitePaper | January 17, 2023

In the United States, commercial-scale offshore wind energy deployment is at an early stage with only 42 megawatts (MW) generating power; however, the domestic industry is poised for an exponential increase in new installations after the first large commercial projects advanced to the construction phase in 2021–2022. Over the past 20 years, offshore wind energy got a head start outside the United States with the help of coordinated European offshore wind energy incentives.

whitePaper | June 28, 2022

The South American continent has some natural peculiarities that provide unique opportunities to become a leading player in the field of renewable energies. Its own geothermal characteristics and abundance of resources; an electricity market characterized by high prices and high demand—these are just some of the reasons renewable energies are seeing massive expansion in Latin America.

whitePaper | December 19, 2019

The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is well underway and many businesses are responding well. Despite this, the market still faces challenges in the form of feed-in tariffs, power quality problems, planning permission and the threat from cheap imports of renewable technology. Businesses that are looking to make the transition unscathed in the next few years need to start thinking of renewable energy differently.