Researchers from the Loughborough University-led Climate Compatible Growth programme will play an integral part in the global Green Grids Initiative, a collation of the willing, which was launched at COP26 by world leaders as part of a new partnership with India’s One Sun One World One Grid.
Nicholas Dunlop, Secretary General of the Climate Parliament, explains the Green Grids Initiative, said: “There is more than enough clean energy to power the world economy, if we build the right grids. A tiny fraction of the world’s deserts, covered with solar power stations, could produce all the electricity the world uses today. Existing hydro dams, together with batteries, can help to balance fluctuations in wind and sun.
“To ensure a reliable supply of affordable, clean energy, new long-distance grids are needed to connect the most energy-rich locations across borders and time zones. Meanwhile, mini-grids can help communities to harness their local energy resources, bringing electricity to off-grid villages, and ensuring a more resilient supply during the heat waves, storms and floods that are now striking all parts of the planet.”
CCG is one of two flagship projects within Loughborough University’s Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience (STEER). STEER, which has been funded by the Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
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