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Oil and gas

Johan Sverdrup field at sunset

13/7/2022 News

Norway leads the way with emissions intensity and electrification projects

Norway has one of the lowest offshore CO₂ emissions intensity values in the world. Recent analysis by Westwood Global Energy Group predicts a 2022 emissions intensity of 7 kgCO₂/boe, a figure that is expected to continue to decline as more platforms are electrified.

Renewables

EI President Juliet Davenport at lecturn, speaking at International Energy Week 2024

6/3/2024 Comment / Juliet Davenport

The efficiency of power

At International Energy Week, Energy Institute President Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI emphasised the importance of electrification to the global task of decarbonisation, as she introduced a conference session on electricity generation and the electrical grid. Below is an edited version of her remarks.

Renewables

Aerial view over solar farm in Phu Yen province on Vietnam’s southern-central coast

7/8/2024 News

Vietnam’s direct power purchase agreement decree could pave the way for new renewables era

Vietnam has taken a major step towards a sustainable energy future with the introduction of a new direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) decree, allowing fully private ownership, transmission, sale and purchase of renewable energy for the first time. Issued last month, the decree enables the creation of private electricity utilities parallel to the state utility, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), and is set to significantly accelerate the development of renewable energy in the country, according to analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

Transmission and distribution

Pylons and transmission lines at sunset

21/2/2024 News

Power grids require $3.1tn investment worldwide by 2030

Renewable energy developments continue at break-neck speed, with $644bn to be spent on new capacity in 2024, but outdated and inadequate power grids could prove to be a significant stumbling block to the energy transition, new research from Rystad Energy has found. If the world is to limit global warming to 1.8°C above pre-industrial levels, $3.1tn of grid infrastructure investments are required before 2030.

Electricity

Graphic of a group of pylons with glowing cables connecting them

15/3/2023 News

Decarbonised power system by 2035 ‘not possible’ at current pace of delivery

The UK government is ‘asleep at the wheel’ on its path towards a decarbonised power system and although recent commitments to new nuclear and renewables are welcome, these alone are insufficient, according to a new report from the Climate Change Committee (CCC).

Renewables

Kusile coal power plant at sunset

19/7/2023 News

South Africa’s renewable capacity to miss 2030 target

Renewable energy will account for just 20% of South Africa’s power mix by the end of this decade, highlighting an ‘uphill battle’ the nation faces in its pursuit of decarbonisation, according to new analysis.

BESS

Aerial view of rows of batteries at storage site

18/2/2026 News

Australia scales up battery storage nationwide as states race to replace retiring coal

Synergy has commissioned Australia’s largest operational battery energy storage system (BESS), the 500 MW Collie BESS in the state of Western Australia. And Octopus has acquired the 1.2 GW Hansworth BESS in New South Wales, which will take over as the largest in the country once fully connected to the electricity grid.

Access to energy

Cartoon depicting family at home reading under a light

26/6/2024 News

The energy transition is becoming more unjust

The world remains off course to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030 (UN Sustainable Development Goal SDG7), according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Research and development

Artist's graphic of bubbles against a blue background

16/10/2024 News

R&D promises to improve electrolyser designs and EV battery performance

A new study of bubbles on electrode surfaces could help improve the efficiency of electrochemical processes that produce fuels such as green hydrogen as well as other chemicals and materials. Meanwhile, new cathode active materials have been developed that support higher voltages and high energy density, potentially extending electric vehicle ranges and shrinking battery packs.

Nuclear

Aerial view of the GKN II nuclear plant

26/4/2023 News

End of an era – Germany shuts down its last nuclear reactors

The last three nuclear reactors in Germany were shut down earlier this month, marking the end of an era. Meanwhile, Finland’s newest nuclear facility has successfully completed trial operations and is now producing at full power for the first time.

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