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Policy options to accelerate distributed solar PV in Ukraine Distributed solar PV in Ukraine
…capacity was affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with roughly 1 GW of (mostly utility-scale) solar PV capacity damaged, destroyed or inaccessible due to occupation. Combined with hydropower (-1.5 GW) and wind power (-1.3 GW) losses, the drop in capacity resulted in a nearly 4 TWh decline in total renewable generation from 2021 to 2022. The war also had an impact on the pace of new utility-scale installations.Solar power was a leader in renewables deployment in 2024. According to various sources, including the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy, around 300 MW (and up to 900…
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Ukraine’s Energy Security As Ukraine heads into another heating season, six measures can help improve energy security
…Strategic stockpiles, both in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, could expedite the delivery of emergency equipment while ensuring that not all stockpiles could be targeted. Finally, stronger coordination between Ukraine’s energy sector stakeholders and the State Customs Service to anticipate new equipment imports and adjust regulations – particularly for dual-use energy equipment – would allow them to reach their destinations sooner. Action 2: Further increase and decentralise power supply It is more complicated and costlier for Russia to target and attack wind turbines and small gas plants, for example, than larger, more centralised power plants. As a result, continuing to decentralise…
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Breakthrough Agenda Report 2026 Buildings
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- Executive summary
- Hydrogen
- Road transport
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Electricity 2026 Reliability
…attention from system operators, regulators, and policy leaders. Voltage management increasingly important for power system stability On 28 April 2025 at about 12:33 local time, the Iberian Peninsula suffered a widespread blackout, the largest European outage since the 2003 Italian Peninsula blackout. According to the initial report by ENTSO-E, and the analysis conducted by the Spanish system operator Red Eléctrica and the national authorities within the Committee established by the Spanish Government, the incident was of multifactorial origin, caused by a combination of high voltage volatility, limited reactive absorption at that moment, strong power oscillations, and rapid disconnections…
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Sustainable Transport Policy for Armenia: A Roadmap Accelerating sustainable transport
…Drawing on international best practices, the recommendations focus on three interconnected priorities: electrifying the road transport fleet, boosting overall transport system efficiency and expanding the use of fossil-free fuels. These objectives support a broad transformation, aimed not only at curbing greenhouse gas emissions in Armenia, but also at improving economic competitiveness and quality of life.To speed the transition, Armenia’s transport governance must evolve. This chapter outlines key reforms, including greater transparency and the creation of dedicated institutions to support long-term strategic planning.Accelerating sustainable transport requires targeted investments in modern infrastructure – from freight corridors that support…
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Ramping up Heat Pumps in Moldova: A Roadmap Financing the transition
This chapter considers the economics of heat pumps versus gas boilers and biomass stoves. It explores the role of grants and subsidies and how these affect the lifetime cost of owning a heat pump compared to other heating technologies. Different policy options are then discussed, including potential avenues for multi-lateral policy support at both national and local levels. As previously mentioned, a main barrier to heat pump adoption is the high upfront cost relative to prevailing heating technologies. Governments can help to lower this hurdle through mechanisms such as upfront subsidies or grants and low-interest loans. Another way…
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Financing Electricity Access in Africa Beyond new connections
Providing an affordable, equitable and quality service Affordability constraints can prevent households from gaining access to electricity or from taking advantage of electricity services once a connection is made. An estimated 220 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (around 40% of those without access) would find the basic bundle unaffordable, rising to 400 million for the essential bundle (65% of those without access). Filling this affordability gap would cost an additional USD 2-10 billion per year, via supply-side subsidies to reduce developer costs, demand-side subsidies to reduce consumer costs, or reductions in financing costs.The cost of capital for electricity access projects…
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Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency for Business Health and well-being
Energy efficiency can improve working conditions, increase employee productivity and reduce sick leave Energy efficiency improvements can enhance working environments and worker health. By reducing waste heat, air pollutants and other process inefficiencies, they lower health and safety risks while improving comfort and working conditions.In manufacturing, these effects can be direct. For example, in electronics manufacturing, conventional soldering requires thermal pre-heating cycles that exposes workers to high ambient heat as well as safety risks. Replacing this with induction heating enables localised heating of the material, reducing energy demand by around 70% while eliminating heat stress and safety hazards…
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Energy Efficiency 2024 Does a heat pump work in a house with poor insulation?
Even with poor insulation, heat pumps still save energy As well as reducing CO2 emissions, a heat pump can use three to five times less energy than an efficient gas boiler. However, an often-heard argument when considering replacing a gas boiler is that the house needs to be well-insulated for the heat pump to work. Heat pumps do work best in a well-insulated house because their heat output is at a lower temperature than a traditional boiler, and they perform best when providing a consistent heat output with minimal heat losses. If a house loses a lot…
