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Head and shoulders photo of Greg Jackson, Vice President of the Energy Institute and Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group

19/4/2023 Comment / Greg Jackson

Using technology to build a cheap, green energy future

We have the technology to enable greater energy efficiency, reduce emissions and drop bills for consumers. Greg Jackson FEI, Vice President of the Energy Institute and Founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group, discusses the central role of technology in facilitating the green energy transition.

Electricity

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14/1/2026 News

Vietnam commissions its first LNG-fired power project, and one of south-east Asia’s biggest oil discoveries is confirmed

Vietnam’s evolving energy landscape is under the spotlight with two major developments: the start of commercial operations at the country’s first LNG-powered combined-cycle gas plant, and confirmation of one of south-east Asia’s largest oil discoveries in two decades.

Artificial Intelligence

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22/6/2026 Feature / Kristy Jooste

Why the energy transition increasingly depends on AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving up electricity demand through data centres and advanced computing. Yet speakers at All-Energy argued that AI may also be essential for managing the increasingly complex, decentralised energy systems needed to achieve net zero, writes Kristy Jooste, Senior Content Officer, Energy Institute.

Renewables

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5/3/2025 News

Solar and battery storage will lead US energy expansion in 2025, as the grid strives to meet forecast load growth

Solar and battery storage are expected to lead new US generating capacity additions in 2025, says the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Meanwhile, BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy suggest a broad portfolio of sustainable energy solutions will be needed to meet anticipated load growth, in particular from rapidly advancing AI technologies and an increasing number of data centres.

Energy security

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7/7/2026 Comment / Fintan Slye

Why the energy trilemma is not a zero-sum trade-off

Following his appearance at International Energy Week earlier this year, Fintan Slye FEI, CEO of the National Energy System Operator (NESO), sets out his perspective on the challenges facing Great Britain’s energy system, and how to strike the right balance across the energy trilemma for consumers.

Electricity

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13/11/2024 News

NESO sketches out its roadmap to 2030

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has released a report detailing how Great Britain can achieve a clean power system by 2030.

Electricity

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19/4/2023 News

Wind and solar reach a record 12% of global electricity in 2022

The carbon intensity of the global electricity sector reached its lowest recorded level last year following continued growth in wind and solar generated power, further fuelling hopes that emissions from power generation may have peaked, according to a new report from think tank Ember.

Wind

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13/8/2025 Comment / Hafiz Salim

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Hafiz Salim AMEI, Senior HV Equipment Engineer, Ørsted

The electrical engineer has crossed the Pacific Ocean and North America and is now working on one of the US’ first-ever offshore wind projects. He reflects on the support he has received along the way from the Energy Institute.

Grid management

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22/10/2025 Comment / Elena Pravettoni

Making grids smarter: the case for innovative grid technologies

As the world electrifies, meeting rising electricity demand and connecting new wind and solar generation will require large-scale investment in transmission and distribution infrastructure. Building new infrastructure is essential, but it is not the only solution, as innovative grid technologies (IGTs) – both hardware and software-based – offer a complementary route, writes Elena Pravettoni, Head of Analysis, Energy Transitions Commission.

Grid management

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7/5/2025 Comment / Elena Pravettoni

The many benefits of demand flexibility

The ability of electricity consumers to reduce and/or time-shift their loads to fit in with local power grid constraints could reap considerable rewards, to both consumers and grid operators. It is time demand-side flexibility was used to the full, writes Elena Pravettoni, Head of Analysis at the Energy Transitions Commission.

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