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Energy infrastructure

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19/10/2022 Feature / Abby Hockman

A potential 3,800 km-long clean energy solution for the UK

The intermittency of renewable energy sources is one of their biggest challenges. But long-distance renewable projects connecting areas with reliably high levels of sun and wind to energy markets could become an important solution to this, writes Abby Hockman, Marketing Communications Manager for Xlinks.

Energy and carbon management

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19/10/2022 Comment / Joanne Wade

Energy and carbon management – empowering businesses’ response to the crisis

Dr Joanne Wade OBE FEI, Chief Strategic Advisor at The Association for Decentralised Energy, argues that organisations should put in place the right systems to manage energy use and carbon emissions ahead of the coming winter.

Geothermal

Aerial view of hotel and lagoon in Iceland

5/10/2022 News

Full steam ahead – European geothermal heating capacity forecast to reach 6.2 GWt by 2030

The European geothermal heating market is set for success over the coming years as governments scramble to find an affordable alternative to expensive gas-fired heating, recent Rystad Energy research shows. Total installed capacity is projected to surpass 6.2 GW thermal (GWt) in 2030, a 58% increase from today’s total of 3.9 GWt, developments that are expected to cost an estimated $7.4 bn*.

Renewables

Graphic of South African flag and country outline with wind turbines and solar panels

12/10/2022 News

New renewables venture to launch 600 MW of wind and solar projects in South Africa

Anglo American and EDF Renewables have formed a new joint venture, Envusa Energy, that aims to develop a ‘regional renewable energy ecosystem (RREE) in South Africa, beginning with the launch of 600 MW of wind and solar projects.

Business management

Head and shoulders photo of Frances O’Grady, General Secretary, TUC

5/10/2022 Comment / Frances O’Grady

Why the UK needs a public energy champion

The UK should follow the example of several European countries in establishing, and benefitting from, publicly owned energy companies, argues the General Secretary of the TUC (Trades Union Congress), Frances O’Grady.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)

Head and shoulders photo of Nora Lovell Marchant, Vice President of Global Sustainability for American Express Global Business Travel

5/10/2022 Comment / Nora Lovell Marchant

Could blockchain and book-and-claim systems help to achieve rapid upscaling of SAF?

Industries across the globe are striving to find solutions to help reach net zero targets – and this is no different for the corporate travel sector. Nora Lovell Marchant, Vice President of Global Sustainability for American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), discusses how a global book-and-claim system could enable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to slash aviation emissions.

Gas

Gas leak at surface of the sea

5/10/2022 News

Sabotage suspected as cause of Nord Stream pipeline leaks

A number of leaks were found last week in the offshore sections of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines which, until recently, carried Russian gas to Europe, with sabotage suspected as the cause.

Coal

Emissions from coal-fired power plant at night

5/10/2022 News

Retrofitting coal plants to burn ammonia is ‘too expensive’

Japanese utilities are exploring the case for retrofitting their existing coal power plants to enable co-firing of coal with ammonia to reduce CO₂ emissions. However, ammonia-coal co-firing is unlikely to become an economically viable path for Japan to reduce power sector emissions, according to a new report by BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Wind

Wind turbines on a hillside in Morocco

5/10/2022 News

Wind farm auction to support repowering first in Africa

Some 73 wind turbines are being auctioned as part of the Koudia Al Baida wind farm repowering project in northern Morocco, the first such project to take place in Africa.

Solar

Solar mini grid near a tree

5/10/2022 News

Solar mini grids could power half a billion people by 2030

Solar mini grids could provide high-quality uninterrupted electricity to nearly half a billion people in unpowered or underserved communities and be a least-cost solution to close the energy access gap by 2030, according to a new World Bank report. But to realise the full potential of solar mini grids, governments and industry must work together to systemically identify mini grid opportunities, continue to drive costs down and overcome barriers to financing.

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