Renewables & Advanced Energy

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar offers an ‘energy transformation roadmap’

Bayraktar spoke at the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy about what Turkey is doing to reach its energy goals.

Reta Jo Lewis on why nuclear has a ‘definite place’ in the transition to clean and secure energy

At the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy, the chair of the US Export-Import Bank talked about the role that EXIM plays in advancing renewables in Eastern Europe.

The infrastructure needed across Eastern Europe to achieve the region’s energy transition goals

At the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy, officials from Eastern Europe discussed the infrastructure still needed to deliver secure energy across the region and to transition to renewable sources.

Geoffrey Pyatt and Berris Ekinci on Turkey’s role in ending an era of dependence on Russian gas

The US official and Turkish official spoke at the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy about the role Turkey has played in reducing reliance on Russian gas—and the role it can play in reducing dependency on Chinese clean-energy tech.

A new European Commission faces three key issues at the heart of the clean energy transition

By Michał Kurtyka

As the European Commission takes shape, it faces three critical issues that it must address to meet energy demand and restore Europe’s climate credibility: inadequate funding for the green transition, dependence on foreign energy imports, and declining economic competitiveness. The EU must take bold action to survive in a changing world.

Treating the green transition like the geopolitical imperative it is

By Carol Schaeffer

Policymakers should adopt a NATO-style approach to long-term decarbonization and work to boost the green economies of the United States and the EU together.

China’s cleantech growth strategy sets its sights on Brazil

By Joseph Webster, William Tobin

China is relying on cleantech exports to help drive economic growth, but with the United States and other developed nations becoming increasingly hesitant to purchase Chinese imports, China’s cleantech sectors need to search for alternative markets. Brazil has emerged as a potential top buyer, but it must walk a fine line to avoid becoming overly dependent on China.

Renewables offer opportunity in the Western Balkans. But challenges remain.

By Michael Hochberg

The Western Balkans rely heavily on aging coal plants for electricity production, with five of its nations generating about 40 to 95 percent of their electricity from lignite, leading to significant pollution and related health issues. Tens of thousands of megawatts of solar and wind projects have been proposed, but despite policy incentives and investor appetite, five key challenges remain.

The White House’s Daleep Singh on how to achieve balance in the use of economic statecraft

By Atlantic Council

The US deputy national security advisor for international economics spoke at the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics about navigating today's geopolitical reality with various economic statecraft tools.