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Renewables

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12/3/2025 Feature / Nuki Agya Utama

Indonesia builds toward the energy transition

South-east Asia is being reshaped in terms of the energy transition, faced with US President Trump’s proposed tariffs on Chinese and ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) imports. Dr Nuki Agya Utama, Head of Asia Zero Emission Centre, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, looks at the implications for Indonesia in particular.

Solar

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25/1/2023 Feature / Jane Ren

Maximising the use of renewable energy for net zero

Pressure is growing for organisations to reduce their carbon emissions by maximising the use of renewable energy. But this comes with numerous challenges, particularly for industrial companies. Here, Jane Ren, CEO of Atomiton, a sustainability data and analytics provider, discusses solutions to these challenges.

Business management

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5/11/2025 Feature / Michelle Meineke

Connecting the dots for SMEs’ net zero journey

Where do I start? This is the question most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ask themselves as they try to respond to increasingly ambitious sustainability and net zero goals, reports Michelle Meineke.

Artificial Intelligence

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30/10/2024 Feature / Paolo Sbuttoni,Oliver Toomey

What are the potential risks of using AI in the energy sector?

The opportunities offered by artificial intelligence (AI) are vast, with potential to transform the energy sector, in terms of infrastructure and operational performance, on the road to net zero. However, businesses will need to manage the risks to reap the rewards, write Paolo Sbuttoni, Partner, and Oliver Toomey, Associate, at law firm Foot Anstey.

Carbon trading / pricing

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6/7/2022 Feature / Piotr Konopka

Demystifying carbon pricing – how decarbonisation can help future-proof your business

The purpose of a business is to maximise profits and many corporations operating outside of carbon pricing mechanisms have neglected decarbonisation options due to their cost. However, over the long term, decarbonisation can save businesses money, as Piotr Konopka AMEI, Board Member of the EI Middle East and Senior Manager of Energy and Decarbonisation Programmes at a global shipping and logistics company, reports.

Diversity

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12/2/2025 Feature / Sara Siddeeq

Female leadership: What it takes to crack the glass ceiling in the energy sector

As the global transition to clean energy accelerates, the need for diverse perspectives has never been more urgent. However, despite women constituting 39% of the global workforce, according to the International Energy Agency they account for only 16% of the traditional energy workforce. At management level, this figure is even lower. Addressing this disparity is essential not just for equity but for fostering innovation and resilience in the energy industry. Sara Siddeeq interviewed three accomplished women in the energy sector.

Health and safety

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5/2/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Feeling stressed: How to establish an effective framework for mental health in the workplace

Mental health is a sensitive issue, particularly when it comes to the working environment. Deloitte estimates that the cost of absence and ‘presenteeism’ (that is, working while feeling ill, depressed or stressed and therefore underperforming) by employees cost UK business £24bn in 2020–2021. While employee turnover has increased by 25% since 2019, mostly driven by poor mental health – which employers claim is the primary cause of long-term absence from work, according to a thought-provoking new publication by the Energy Institute (EI). New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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29/11/2023 Feature / Adrian del Maestro,Frank Sweet

Is the energy transition moving fast enough?

A new report on the Future of Infrastructure by AECOM offers a wide-ranging survey of nearly 850 senior executives in nine industry sectors and 22 countries, examining their challenges and opportunities in the energy transition. Frank Sweet, Chief Executive, Environment & Energy Global Business Line, AECOM, and Adrian Del Maestro, Vice President, Global Energy Advisory, AECOM, share some key findings.

Pumped storage plants

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31/7/2024 Feature / Roderick MacLeod

Unlocking pumped storage hydro for net zero Britain

The global energy network requires a very large build-out of long-duration energy storage (LDES) to reach net zero emissions. While pumped storage hydro (PSH) is a mature and reliable technology that can meet a large portion of this need, the business model it would be applied to is new. In the UK, the government is exploring a cap and floor scheme to unlock investment into PSH development. Its implementation could distort the market. Alterations of that scheme, which could overcome those problems, are proposed by Roderick MacLeod, Director, Glen Earrach Energy (GEE).

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Indonesia builds toward the energy transition

Maximising the use of renewable energy for net zero

Connecting the dots for SMEs’ net zero journey

What are the potential risks of using AI in the energy sector?

Demystifying carbon pricing – how decarbonisation can help future-proof your business

Female leadership: What it takes to crack the glass ceiling in the energy sector

Feeling stressed: How to establish an effective framework for mental health in the workplace

Is the energy transition moving fast enough?

Unlocking pumped storage hydro for net zero Britain