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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.

Carbon management in buildings

Skyscraper buildings in New York City with autumnal trees of Central Park in foreground

EI Member only

5/4/2023 Feature / Panama Bartholomy

US has become a global leader in movement to decarbonise buildings

Never forget the energy demand side of the equation. While much of the attention given to the new US Inflation Reduction Act is concentrated on its efforts to change the energy supply side, the US is also active in reducing carbon emissions from buildings, as Panama Bartholomy, Executive Director of the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC), writes.*

Climate change

Group of Fossil Free London activists protesting with banners and smoke bombs outside International Energy Week 2023 venue

5/4/2023 Comment / Fossil Free London

Why activists disrupted International Energy Week

Last month, activist group Fossil Free London disrupted the Energy Institute’s (EI) annual International Energy Week conference. Over the three-day event, they blockaded the venue’s entrance, protested outside and infiltrated the conference itself to demand no new oil and gas, and an end to the industry's ‘obscene’ profiteering. The EI wants to include all voices in the energy transition discussion, so we asked them to outline their views for New Energy World.

Renewables

Two electric powered vans parked alongside pavement and charging from kerbside charging units

EI Member only

29/3/2023 Feature / Brian Davis

Moving towards net zero cities

Towns and cities across continental Europe have been ramping up their decarbonisation ambitions, paving the way for major carbon emission reductions on the road to net zero. New Energy World’s Brian Davis reports on initiatives which found that linking energy generation, distribution and use can pay significant dividends.

Rare earth materials

Head and shoulders photo of Peter Keeley Lopez, Senior Process Applications Engineer, Tetronics

29/3/2023 Comment / Peter Keeley Lopez

Powering the energy transition with critical minerals

Demand for critical minerals, fundamental for many renewable technologies, is set to rise considerably over the coming decades, so obtaining these minerals in a fair and sustainable way is crucial for a just transition. Peter Keeley Lopez, Senior Process Applications Engineer at Tetronics, discusses how plasma technology can help.

Climate change

22/3/2023 News

UN Secretary General calls for net zero target to be brought forward by a decade in response to IPCC report

While multiple feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change are available now, the window of opportunity is closing, warns the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.

Energy policy

22/3/2023 News

European Commission proposes EU electricity market reform

The European Commission (EC) has proposed to reform the European Union’s (EU) electricity market design in order to accelerate a surge in renewables and the phase-out of gas, make consumer bills less dependent on volatile fossil fuel prices, better protect consumers from future price spikes and potential market manipulation, and make the EU’s industry clean and more competitive.

Hydrogen

22/3/2023 News

Oman signs $20bn green hydrogen agreements

Oman has signed $20bn worth of green hydrogen production agreements as the country aims to become a major green hydrogen hub in the Middle East.

Fuel retailing/forecourts

Refilling fuel view from inside of fuel tank of a car

22/3/2023 News

TotalEnergies unveils new fuel retail deals as it moves to net zero

TotalEnergies has announced plans to partner with Canadian convenience store leader Alimentation Couche-Tard at its fuel retail sites in Belgium and Luxembourg, and to sell its forecourt networks in Germany and the Netherlands to the Canadian firm, as it moves away from traditional fuel retailing and towards hydrogen and electric vehicle (EV) charging.

Wind

22/3/2023 News

Ukraine commissions 114 MW wind power plant

The first phase of DTEK’s Tyligulska wind power plant in Ukraine is nearing completion after construction was previously halted because of the Russian invasion.

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Mixed response to new UK government energy strategy

US has become a global leader in movement to decarbonise buildings

Why activists disrupted International Energy Week

Moving towards net zero cities

Powering the energy transition with critical minerals

UN Secretary General calls for net zero target to be brought forward by a decade in response to IPCC report

European Commission proposes EU electricity market reform

Oman signs $20bn green hydrogen agreements

TotalEnergies unveils new fuel retail deals as it moves to net zero

Ukraine commissions 114 MW wind power plant