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Electricity

Huge warehouse housing coverter hall for NeuConnect interconnector

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28/9/2022 Feature / Jens Kastner

Forging a new UK-German electricity link

The NeuConnect electricity interconnector will be the first energy link between Germany and the UK, and could provide a model for clean energy distribution, reports energy writer Jens Kastner.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

South Korea’s Shin Kori nuclear power station set against blue sky

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21/9/2022 Feature / Maria Kielmas

Decarbonisation dilemma for South Korea

Asia doesn’t necessarily follow a European-style lead to energy transition. For example, fossil fuels will remain essential to South Korea’s energy mix for some time, whatever its route to carbon neutrality, reports Maria Kielmas.

Energy policy

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13/4/2022 Comment / Dan Cook

Energy security should begin at home

The UK government’s new Energy Security Strategy is distinctly light on demand-side measures, writes Dan Cook, Chief Executive of the Active Building Centre (ABC), which specialises in local energy solutions that ‘go beyond energy efficiency’.

Batteries

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19/10/2022 Feature / Julia Benz

Small-scale renewables, real-time trading and home energy storage

The emergence of real-time energy trading schemes could boost the use of vanadium redox flow batteries (VFRBs) for home energy storage alongside rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) in local energy markets, suggests Julia Benz, Research Associate at Guidehouse Insights.

Solar

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2/9/2025 Feature / Fatima Al Hammadi,Feras Farooque,Asma Mohamed,Steve Young

Using solar power for oil and gas – a case study

In June 2025, the Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC), in collaboration with Emerge – a joint venture between Masdar and EDF Renewables – commissioned the 60 MW Sana solar power plant, the first utility-scale solar facility in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Located within the boundaries of SNOC’s main Al Sajaa hydrocarbon processing complex, the Sana solar plant generates more electricity annually than the complex consumes, with the surplus supplied to the local utility. This case study, written by Project Engineer Fatima Al Hammadi, Electrical and Instrumentation Team Leader Feras Farooque, Electrical Engineer Asma Mohamed and Maintenance Manager Steve Young, chronicles the journey and technical solutions that led to the successful implementation of this landmark project.

Electricity

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15/6/2022 Feature / Vincent Thornley

Why we need a whole-system strategy for green electricity

More low carbon generation will fail to deliver sustainability, security and affordability without radical changes in the way in which energy is stored and distributed in the UK, writes Dr Vincent Thornley of grid technology specialist Fundamentals.

Renewables

Offshore wind farm set against cloudy blue sky

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6/4/2022 Feature / Victoria Judd and Gibran Alaoui

Different strokes – supporting UK renewable generation

The UK government’s contract for difference (CfD) scheme has been highly successful in both bringing new renewable generation projects forward and reducing prices. Here, Victoria Judd and Gibran Alaoui explain how, and discuss the scope for evolution of the support mechanism.*

Offshore wind

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13/8/2025 Feature / Charlie Bush

Power struggle: Taiwan’s energy transition and offshore wind bottleneck

Globally, extreme weather events cost over $451bn between 2022 and 2023. Taiwan is no exception, facing more frequent floods, typhoons and droughts. But for the island nation, climate mitigation is just one of several drivers shaping its energy transition, as the world’s prime semiconductor producer deals with burgeoning energy demands. Charlie Bush reports.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

Rows of electricity pylons and transmission lines extending into the distance, set against a blue sky

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26/6/2024 Feature / Betty Wang,Taylah Bland

Why China needs to expand its energy storage capacity

As China races to reinvent its energy infrastructure, a landmark shift has placed non-fossil fuel sources at the core of its power generation capacity. While the growth in renewable energy is to be celebrated and installed capacity grows, grid connection and storage capabilities must keep up to ensure full utilisation, write Asia Society Policy Institute Senior Programme Officers Betty Wang (Climate) and Taylah Bland* of its China Climate Hub.

Electricity

Close up of bank of solar panels extending into distance set against blue sky

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10/5/2023 Feature / Stephenie Overman

Ageing grid threatens US renewable energy progress

A disjointed and elderly electricity transmission grid, hobbled by a complex planning and regulatory system, threatens the expansion of renewable energy in the US. Stephenie Overman, in Washington DC, reports.

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Forging a new UK-German electricity link

Decarbonisation dilemma for South Korea

Energy security should begin at home

Small-scale renewables, real-time trading and home energy storage

Using solar power for oil and gas – a case study

Why we need a whole-system strategy for green electricity

Different strokes – supporting UK renewable generation

Power struggle: Taiwan’s energy transition and offshore wind bottleneck

Why China needs to expand its energy storage capacity

Ageing grid threatens US renewable energy progress