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Electric vehicles

Three-wheel tuk tuk on Indian road, with passenger hanging on to the side

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14/9/2022 Feature / Mohua Mukherjee

What’s driving India’s electric vehicle sector in 2022?

India’s commitment to slashing carbon emissions, shifting behaviours caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and an annual crude oil import bill of over $100bn, are all motivating the development of a clean transportation programme. Mohua Mukherjee, Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), reports on the burgeoning electric vehicle sector.

Law

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14/9/2022 Feature / Elaina Bailes,Faranak Ghajavand

The rise of climate change litigation

Activists and their legal advisors have begun to find ways to use the law to get climate policies changed – often with positive outcomes. The trend is likely to continue, or accelerate. So write Elaina Bailes, a committee member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and Partner at Stewarts, and Faranak Ghajavand, Senior Associate, also at Stewarts.

Health and safety

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14/9/2022 Comment / Dr Stephen Bater

Why are process safety incidents still happening and what can we do to stop them?

Identifying, evaluating the risks of, and ultimately preventing accidents and incidents should be of the utmost importance to anyone working with hazardous chemicals, but this is not always the case. Dr Stephen Bater FEI, Director of Process Safety Auditing Limited, recommends implementing the EI Process Safety Management Framework to maintain safe operations.

Energy

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14/9/2022 Comment / Juliet Davenport

Queen Elizabeth II and her energy age

As the nation, Commonwealth and world mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, EI President Juliet Davenport OBE HonFEI pays tribute and looks at our late Patron’s 70-year reign through an energy lens.

Aviation

Illustration of seaglider flying over the water

10/8/2022 News

New high-speed, zero emission seaglider unveiled

REGENT has adopted Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio of cloud-based software and services to help develop a new category of vehicle called the seaglider, a high-speed, zero emission vehicle that operates exclusively over the water to significantly reduce the time and cost of moving people and goods between coastal cities.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

Jonathan Minnitt, Vice President of Business Development at Aker Solutions

17/8/2022 Comment / Jonathan Minnitt

Moving towards net zero in a complex and uncertain environment

Regulatory complexity, challenging project economics and an array of decarbonisation technology options creates uncertainty for our industry on the journey to net zero. A stepwise approach with the right partner can unlock new avenues for progress toward this goal, writes Jonathan Minnitt, Vice President of Business Development at Aker Solutions.

Digitalisation / AI

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10/8/2022 Feature / Steve Roberts

Unlocking net zero through digital transformation

Greater digitalisation is needed across the entire energy sector in order to improve processes and operations, according to Steve Roberts, Head of Offshore Energy 4.0 at the Net Zero Technology Centre.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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17/8/2022 Feature / Dolf Gielen,Yong Chen,Nicholas Wagner

China’s route to carbon neutrality: the role of renewables

China has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2060. Dolf Gielen, Yong Chen and Nicholas Wagner, from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), look at the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and offer recommendations on actions that should be taken on the road to net zero.

Solar

17/8/2022 News

Solar project in China ‘blueprint’ for large-scale PV roll-out in UK

A new 80 MW photovoltaic (PV) project in China has been described as an ‘exemplar’ large-scale installation that the UK could adopt as a blueprint for its own large-scale projects.

Liquefied natural gas

Illustration of planned Taichung LNG import terminal expansion

10/8/2022 News

Construction starts on Taiwan’s largest LNG storage tanks

Bechtel, CPC and MRY have started construction on new LNG tanks for the Phase III project at the Taichung import terminal in Taiwan. The two 180,000 m³ full containment LNG tanks are the largest storage tanks to be built in the country to date.

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Search results:

What’s driving India’s electric vehicle sector in 2022?

The rise of climate change litigation

Why are process safety incidents still happening and what can we do to stop them?

Queen Elizabeth II and her energy age

New high-speed, zero emission seaglider unveiled

Moving towards net zero in a complex and uncertain environment

Unlocking net zero through digital transformation

China’s route to carbon neutrality: the role of renewables

Solar project in China ‘blueprint’ for large-scale PV roll-out in UK

Construction starts on Taiwan’s largest LNG storage tanks