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Electric vehicles

Head and shoulders photo of Dr Ali Alderete Peralta

25/5/2022 Comment / Dr Ali Alderete Peralta

Electric vehicles, charging points and ‘prosumer’ drivers

Optimising the public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) is going to need a partnership between active ‘prosumer’ drivers, electricity suppliers and local authorities. Dr Ali Alderete Peralta, from the Centre for Energy Systems and Strategy at Cranfield University, explains.

Wind

15/1/2025 Comment / Tim Pick

How to improve employment and supply chain issues in UK offshore wind

While the UK’s achievements in building an offshore wind industry are hugely impressive, there’s more to be done to increase both jobs for UK citizens and the number of UK companies in the supply chain. Here, Tim Pick FEI MBE, Chair of the UK Offshore Wind Growth Partnership, former UK Offshore Wind Champion, and Vice-President of the Energy Institute, explains what’s being done.

Geopolitics

European Union blowing in the wind in front of EU headquarters

25/5/2022 News

Europe plans bolder phase-out of Russian fossil fuel dependency

The European Commission (EC) has updated plans to accelerate phasing out dependency on Russian fossil fuels. But the call for sanctions still lacks consensus.

Energy policy

Man in high-viz jacket and hard hat installing roofing insulation in house

5/4/2023 News

Mixed response to new UK government energy strategy

The UK government’s long-awaited Energy Security Day announcements on 30 March 2023 got a very mixed response, writes Brian Davis.

Onshore wind

Aerial view of a crane attaching the third blade to a wind turbine being built in green field

EI Member only

10/9/2025 Feature / Charlie Bush

Shifting gears: onshore wind in Northern Europe

Between 2023 and 2024, Europe increased its onshore wind capacity from 235.4 GW to 248 GW, according to the Energy Institute’s latest Statistical Review of World Energy. Wind now accounts for 20% of the Continent’s electricity consumption, exceeding 30% in Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Germany and the UK, says WindEurope. This renewables’ contribution offsets the need to import 100bn m³/y of fossil fuels. Charlie Bush looks at what’s driving a gale of onshore wind developments in Northern Europe.

Nuclear

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4/10/2023 Feature / Andrew McDougall KC, Dipen Sabharwal KC and Counsel Ximena Vásquez-Maignan

The evolution of India’s nuclear sector: learning from global trends

India plans to use a new programme of nuclear power plant building to help satisfy its fast-growing electricity needs. But developing nuclear plants can be fraught with difficulties to overcome, write White & Case Partners Andrew McDougall KC, Dipen Sabharwal KC and Counsel Ximena Vásquez-Maignan.*

Gas markets

close up of pipeline installation at Nord Stream facility

9/3/2022 News

IEA 10-point plan to cut Europe’s reliance on Russian gas imports

Faced with the Russian invasion of the Ukraine and an extraordinary meeting of 31 member countries on 1 March 2022, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a 10-point plan to cut Europe’s reliance on Russian gas imports by next winter.

Solar thermal

PVT high-energy density solar panels installed on building roof

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5/4/2023 Feature / Christophe Williams

Tackling heat is priority to tackle net zero

Christophe Williams, CEO and co-founder of solar design and engineering company Naked Energy, discusses the UK’s neglect of solar thermal compared to European neighbours.

Grid management

Aerial photo showing houses and surrounding area damaged by hurricane, roofs ripped off, trees knocked over

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2/7/2025 Feature / Charlie Bush

What’s behind Puerto Rico’s battle to go green?

Despite being firmly rooted in the latest climate science and supported by 99% of scientists, global warming has become highly politicised, as have moves to decarbonise energy supply networks. Charlie Bush examines how the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is a microcosm of modern ideological battles over the energy transition.

COP

Network of criss-crossing jetties on wooden supports over calm water, with small trucks in foreground and low buildings

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11/2/2026 Feature / Paul Cochrane

Post-COP drop? Azerbaijan grows renewables but gas still dominates

Azerbaijan’s renewable energy sector received a major boost after hosting the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties in November 2024 (COP29), with the government recently upping its green power generation targets. It is, however, facing roll-out challenges, while the country also seeks to maximise exports of natural gas, particularly to Europe as it diversifies its import sources and reduces dependency on Russian gas, writes Paul Cochrane.

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Search results:

Electric vehicles, charging points and ‘prosumer’ drivers

How to improve employment and supply chain issues in UK offshore wind

Europe plans bolder phase-out of Russian fossil fuel dependency

Mixed response to new UK government energy strategy

Shifting gears: onshore wind in Northern Europe

The evolution of India’s nuclear sector: learning from global trends

IEA 10-point plan to cut Europe’s reliance on Russian gas imports

Tackling heat is priority to tackle net zero

What’s behind Puerto Rico’s battle to go green?

Post-COP drop? Azerbaijan grows renewables but gas still dominates