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January 31, 2024
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10 minutes
In 2023, emissions from electricity consumption decreased by 5% with a 20% reduction in coal-fired generation. Can wind and solar exceed coal in 2024?
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January 17, 2024
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10 minutes
Emissions from electricity consumption dropped below pandemic levels in 2023 but could bounce back in 2024
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September 19, 2023
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10 minutes
A deep dive into Europe grid interconnection and how it got impacted by various factors, including weather, prices, policy, and geopolitics, between 2021 and the end of H1 2023.
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July 24, 2023
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15 minutes
In the second quarter of 2023, wind and solar have generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the European Union. Will this continue to be the case throughout 2023?
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June 21, 2023
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14 mins
On the value of using granular electricity data to optimise urban mobility: FUSE, A quantification of emission savings for electric vehicles in the city of Frederiksberg.
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April 17, 2023
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10 min
Carbon emissions data can be calculated with a consumption-based or a production-based approach. This blog post highlights the differences between the two approaches and outlines why to use consumption carbon intensity
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March 8, 2023
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7 min read
Both private and corporate electricity consumers have the ability to procure clean electricity with the ambition to fund the energy transition. However, do all purchases lead to tangible reductions in emissions?
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February 9, 2023
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10 min
In 2022, electricity consumption in Europe decreased by 4% compared to 2021 levels. This is due to a mild winter, sobriety efforts, but also high prices during the energy crisis following the invasion of Ukraine.
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February 7, 2023
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10 min
In 2022, total average electricity consumption increased in the United States by 4% compared to 2021. This is in particular due to several severe weather events. Learn more in the blog post.
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