Featured in Utilities make the connection – 11-2017

A new outlook for the energy transition

Global energy economy: At the 2017 Solar Power International show in Las Vegas, DNV GL presented its expansive global Energy Transition Outlook (ETO) report. The report plots the major reorganization of the world’s energy system, finding that wind and solar will each contribute one third of all electricity supply by 2050. The bad news is that, despite the shift we’re likely going to miss current climate goals. DNV GL Energy CEO Ditlev Engel and Solar Segment Director Ray Hudson spoke to pv magazine.

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Jonathan Gifford

07 Nov 2017

Ditlev Engel is CEO at energy consultants DNV GL. Engel has been in the energy industry for more than 20 years, including eight years as President and CEO of wind turbine manufacturer Vestas.

pv magazine: There are a number of companies, researchers, and NGOs that produce not dissimilar documents, such as Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Energy Watch Group, so what is DNV GL’s motivation?Ditlev Engel: This is something we have done a number of times. If you look across DNV GL, we are in various businesses. The …

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