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Carbon capture and storage

The Ravenna CCS project

11/9/2024 News

CO₂ injection begins at Italy’s first CCS project

Eni and Snam have begun injecting CO₂ into a depleted gas reservoir off the coast of Ravenna, in what is Italy’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Meanwhile, a new report suggests that CO₂ utilisation deployment in carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) projects is being hindered by high costs and insufficient subsidies.

Artificial Intelligence

Rows of servers inside a data centre

30/4/2025 News

AI to spark a surge in global electricity demand

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to drive a significant increase in electricity consumption from data centres worldwide, according to new analysis from the International Energy Agency and BloombergNEF. However, it is also expected to provide opportunities to cut costs, enhance competitiveness and reduce emissions.

Electricity markets

Aerial view of large solar farm next to a river

14/1/2026 News

Turning point for power: record solar growth across Europe and Great Britain in 2025

Europe’s electricity transition gathered pace in 2025, driven by record solar growth that curbed emissions and fossil fuel exposure, although weak demand and volatility persisted, according to sector trade association Eurelectric. In parallel, analysis of provisional data from the National Energy System Operator (NESO) shows Britain also hitting renewable records, with solar surging, while gas still played a significant balancing role last year.

Solar

Roof top solar panels with Shanghai sky line in the background at sunset

20/9/2023 News

China’s solar capacity expected to top 1 TW by 2026

Installed solar capacity in China will cross the 500 GW mark by the end of 2023, with this total set to double to 1 TW in just three additional years, according to new research from Rystad Energy.

Carbon emissions

View of chimney emissions at a power plant at sunset

8/3/2023 News

Global carbon emissions rose less than initially feared in 2022

The risk of runaway emissions growth resulting from a shift to coal amid the global energy crisis failed to materialise last year as growth in clean energy (renewables, electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps, efficiency etc) offset much of the impact of greater coal and oil use, according to the latest analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Electric vehicles

Electric car being plugged in to charge

1/5/2024 News

Electric car sales accelerate around the world

The world’s electric car fleet continues to grow strongly, with 2024 sales set to reach 17 million, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Based on today’s policies, almost one in three cars on the roads in China by 2030 is set to be electric, and almost one in five in both the US and European Union.

Oil and gas

Nodding donkey in the desert

30/4/2025 News

Saudi shale gas predicted to cut crude burn, while BP heralds new West African LNG production hub

Emerging sources of natural gas are shifting established patterns of supply and demand in Africa and the Middle East. In Saudi Arabia, crude burn – the direct use of crude oil in power plants and industrial facilities, primarily for electricity generation– has long been commonplace. The Kingdom burns significant volumes of oil to meet domestic electricity demand, which hovers around 171 TWh. However, analysis from Rystad Energy shows the upcoming Jafurah shale gas field, set to start production in 2025 and said to be the largest of its kind globally, could dramatically shift this dynamic. Meanwhile, BP has loaded the first cargo from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project offshore West Africa.

Artificial Intelligence

AI generated graphic of block chain network in data centre

22/1/2025 News

Rising data demand puts pressure on US energy grid, while UK ramps up its AI ambitions

The US and UK energy landscape is on the brink of ‘significant transformation’, driven by data centre growth and ambitious artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.

Finance and investment

Graphic of dollar signs

29/3/2023 News

Call to pick up pace of financing the energy transition

Investments in clean energy must double, and in some countries quadruple, within the next two decades, according to a new report from the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC).

Renewables

Wind turbines and power lines at dusk

15/2/2023 News

Renewables to account for 35% of power generation mix by 2025

Renewables are set to dominate the growth of the world’s electricity supply over the next three years, as together with nuclear power, they meet the vast majority of the increase in global demand through to 2025, reports the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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