Norway’s renewables exports to increase 8-fold by 2030
Norway’s renewable energy sector generates $1.2bn in export revenues today. My analysis of commitments by both private and state actors shows that that figure should rise 8-fold by 2030.

Norway’s renewable energy sector generates $1.2bn in export revenues today. My analysis of commitments by both private and state actors shows that that figure should rise 8-fold by 2030.
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Will the growth in soler energy flatten out after 2030, or will it be sustained with solar energy becoming the world’s leading energy source from 2050 onwards?
If the Paris climate summit this week shall meets its expectations, it must lead to a new cost- and carbon-efficient instrument to support decentralised renewable electricity generation across Africa.
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State of The Transition, September 2016.
State of The Transition, August 2016.
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The IEA’s outdated cost assumptions for solar energy influence opinion leaders and policy makers. They should be corrected.