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Electric vehicles

19/11/2025 Comment / Delvin Lane

Powering the future: the need for smarter grid connections for EV charging

As the UK decarbonises its transport network, it shifts the source of energy for vehicle propulsion from fossil fuel supply chains to the electricity grid. But the grid is also experiencing high levels of demand for electrified heating and, increasingly, for power for data centres. This is why we should consider stations with batteries and on-site power generation at scale for rolling out electric vehicle (EV) charging, contends Delvin Lane, Chief Executive Officer of EV charging developer InstaVolt.

Electrification

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20/4/2026 Comment / Maxine Ghavi

Modern grids will be the foundation for future growth in Europe

Europe stands at a defining moment in its economic and energy transition. Electrification is no longer simply an environmental ambition: it is rapidly building the foundation of economic competitiveness, industrial resilience, national security and long-term prosperity with grids becoming the bottleneck. As Europe seeks to strengthen energy security, stimulate sustainable growth and affordability, and reduce emissions, accelerating electrification and investing in modern grid infrastructure must become urgent priorities, writes Maxine Ghavi, Executive Vice President and Head of Europe at Hitachi Energy.

Rail transport

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17/9/2025 Comment / Kevin Brundish

All aboard the battery express

Battery-powered trains are no longer a futuristic vision. They are a clean, cost-effective, and climate-friendly solution – and they deserve a central place in the UK’s transport strategy. According to Kevin Brundish MEI CEng, CEO of battery scale-up company LionVolt.  

Shipping

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30/7/2025 Comment / Stefano DM Sommadossi

The case for ports to adopt ‘cold ironing’ to cut emissions

Busy ports can be noisy, dirty places. But, as Stefano DM Sommadossi, CEO of clean energy company NatPower Marine, writes, connecting shipping to onshore power and battery systems can deliver considerable environmental and cost advantages.

Road transport

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11/3/2026 Comment / Stephannie Dittmar Lins

Efficiency could steer the future of road transport

Meeting expected growth in road transport could require vast additional volumes of fuel – or it could be delivered through a dramatic step change in energy efficiency, writes Stephannie Dittmar Lins, Analytical Lead for Energy Productivity at the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC).

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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18/9/2024 News

India’s window of opportunity to curb carbon emissions remains open, report finds

A faster scale-up of clean technologies could present India with a multi-trillion-dollar decarbonisation opportunity, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Emissions mitigation

10/4/2024 News

Further action needed to cut North Sea oil and gas emissions says NSTA

A new emissions reduction plan published by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) highlights the need for further action across the board to decarbonise oil and gas production to ensure the future of the industry and hit UK net zero targets.

Heat pumps

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20/11/2024 Comment / Alastair Murray

Electrification – the pathway to affordable, low-carbon heating for homes

Local heat and electricity storage, and local heat sources, plus suitable controls and energy tariffs, can help to optimise the use of individual or networked heat pumps to decarbonise UK heating. Alastair Murray, CEO of UK low-carbon heating company Rendesco, explains how.

Road transport

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20/11/2024 Comment / Claire Haigh

How to deliver a decarbonised transport network

Transport has represented one of the most intractable challenges as we try to piece together the decarbonisation jigsaw. Responsible for around a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, 95% of the world’s transport energy still comes from fossil fuels. Now, we’re at a critical juncture, as many of the developed western economies, including the UK, have set (some legally enforceable) targets for the end of sale of road vehicles powered by fossil fuels. The targets are linked to the ultimate goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 which means end-of-sale dates for most categories of road vehicles by 2040, or earlier, writes Claire Haigh, Managing Director of Zemo Partnership, the membership organisation for road decarbonisation.

Decarbonisation

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9/4/2025 Comment / Derk Swider,Eike Blume-Werry

Ensuring an affordable and effective energy transition in Europe

How much will Europe’s energy transition cost? Here, Derk Swider, Chief Economist, and Eike Blume-Werry, Manager of Energy Policy Analysis, both at E.ON, look at cost optimisation across supply and demand, and stress that early action will pay dividends.

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