Sustainability
Belgium
Energy systems worldwide are going through a massive period of change – and it is leaving them more heterogenous than ever before, as technologies diversify and transitions progress at different paces across countries. Against this backdrop, flexible energy sources that offer energy when and where it is needed, at affordable cost, are more important
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Valais, Switzerland
As power systems integrate more renewable generation, large-scale energy storage is becoming increasingly important. While battery technologies are advancing rapidly, hydropower technology still accounts for more than 90% of existing global storage capacity: The large dam acts as seasonal storage facilities, but we also have pumped storage systems like Nant de Drance with a
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Yonne, France
Founded over 30 years ago, Boralex Inc. is an independent renewable energy producer active in Canada, France, the UK and the USA. In France, where it has operated for nearly three decades, Boralex has become one of the country’s leading independent onshore wind producers and partnered with EIP, through EIP-managed funds, to support its
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Aragon, Spain
Over the past decades, the population of certain bird species have come under threat in Spain and several of these species are endangered, creating concerns around biodiversity. Spain accounts for more than 90% of these so-called necrophagous birds, a group that includes vultures and kites and feed on the remains of dead animals, playing
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Italy
Solar photovoltaic technology is widely regarded as a key driver of efforts to decarbonize energy systems. In 2024, solar power generated more electricity in the European Union than coal for the first time. But the technology also comes with certain challenges. Largescale solar power plants require plots of land that may stand in conflict
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Near Sortland, Norway
From the planning phase and construction through the operational lifetime, ensuring that local communities are appropriately engaged throughout a project’s lifecycle is crucial to the long-term acceptance of wind projects. After all, residents and wind farms are often living side by side for 25 years or more. Action Beyond that, community benefit-sharing mechanisms, such
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Switzerland
The transmission network is often described as the backbone of the energy system – functioning like a highway that carries electricity over long distances at high voltages, before it is distributed to end users. In Switzerland, more than 6,700 kilometers of extra-high-voltage transmission lines span the country supported by over 12,000 pylons. Since the
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