In brief | 16 October '24
pv magazine:
Recent research conducted by Germany鈥檚 Fraunhofer ISE on agrivoltaics show that not only did the crops grown under the PV panels benefit from the partial shading, but also that the PV system produced more electricity than previously assumed thanks to the cooling provided by the plants underneath.
Bloomberg:
After falling behind on tech trends, German carmakers are scrambling to recover in their biggest and most lucrative market.
Open Energy Transition:
This would deliver a wide range of large energy system benefits, reduce costs, and emission cuts, report finds.
Bloomberg:
- Kingdom buoyed by French, Spanish backing in territorial feud
- $2.1 billion in projects to be led by local, foreign investors
Bruegel Report:
With the right governance, proposed EU Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships could boost clean industrialisation domestically and globally.
IEA:
Geopolitical tensions are laying bare fragilities in the global energy system, reinforcing need for faster expansion of clean energy.
Rocky Mountains Institute:
This report provides new analysis that shows the Global South is in fact adopting cleantech faster than the Global North.
Bloomberg:
- At least $77 billion has gone to 鈥榝orest-risk鈥� companies
- Brazilian banks rank as the biggest lenders to these sectors
