Sonja van Renssen, Author at Renew Economy

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How fossil fuel lobby tried to destroy EU climate policy
New book outlines how the Magritte Group – a fossil fuel lobby – has tried to destroy climate and renewable energy policy in Europe.
Sonja van Renssen

Feb 27, 2017

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Lumenaza aims to connect 1.4m solar households with regional market
A new software platform in Germany lets utilities buy and sell “regional electricity” by connecting up small producers with consumers.
Sonja van Renssen

Nov 15, 2016

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Why the Paris climate deal is a win for energy companies
Paris deal provides the certainty of a long-term goal with the flexibility of carbon markets – a significant step towards a global level playing field.
Sonja van Renssen

Dec 21, 2015

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Former fossil fuel giant wants to be Uber of energy market
RWE’s head of energy innovation talks about her role at the helm of a department that’s not a department. Her job? To think non-utility ideas.
Sonja van Renssen

Oct 8, 2015

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New Vattenfall CEO: “What is true for E.On, pretty much true for us”
Vattenfall’s CEO Magnus Hall likens the selling of its lignite operations in Germany to E.On’s recent decision to dump centralised fossil fuel generation.
Sonja van Renssen

Dec 15, 2014

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Five take-home messages from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2014
IEA presented its World Energy Outlook for 2014. For the first time ever, it looked ahead as far as 2040 painting a sobering picture.
Sonja van Renssen

Nov 17, 2014

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What Slow Food can teach Clean Energy
In the food and energy sectors, there is a movement underway taking a holistic value chain approach to create a more secure, sustainable, affordable system.
Sonja van Renssen

Nov 7, 2014

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Europe’s great climate and energy test
EU leaders meet this week to set foundations of climate and energy policy for 2030. Can Europe convince the world it has a credible strategy?
Sonja van Renssen

Oct 21, 2014

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EU’s global cleantech leadership at risk
Europe is still the leader in clean tech, but 70% of new wind capacity and 40% of new pv panels were installed outside Europe.
Sonja van Renssen

Feb 14, 2014

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European energy giant flags rise of renewables and ons-site generation
CEO of Europe’s second largest utility says renewables to take biggest chunk of energy market and energy companies will need to get closer to customers.
Sonja van Renssen

Dec 5, 2013

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