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Energy prices

Head and shoulders photo of Ian Gadsby, Managing Director, Ylem Energy

10/5/2023 Comment / Ian Gadsby

As wholesale energy costs come down, are businesses finally out of the woods?

Third-party energy costs are at their highest point ever for UK businesses, and inflation and volatility in the fossil fuels market make it likely they will increase further. Here, Ian Gadsby, Managing Director of Ylem Energy, discusses how onsite generation and storage can alleviate this pressing issue.

Offshore wind

Offshore wind farm on calm water

13/11/2024 News

Swedish government rejects 13 offshore wind projects over defense concerns

In an unexpected move, the Swedish government has rejected applications for 13 offshore wind power projects in the Baltic Sea, citing defense concerns. The controversial decision halts projects totalling nearly 32 GW of potential installed power, equivalent to approximately 140 TWh of annual electricity production. Critics regard the announcement as a massive setback for renewable energy in the country, despite the government approving the Poseiden floating offshore wind project.

Energy security

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25/3/2026 Comment / Melissa Stark

Coping with the era of instability

There is no need to start a costly war with the UK when repeated gas price shocks will bring us to our knees just as effectively, write the authors of a recently-released paper from RenewableUK. The paper sums up the risk of having an energy (and national) security strategy anchored on sourcing natural gas from the global markets during times of crises, writes Melissa Stark FEI, RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Energy and Security.

Finance and investment

Head and shoulders photo of Zula Luvsandorj set against blurred background of green foliage

21/1/2026 Comment / Zula Luvsandorj

How governments in emerging markets can unlock development potential

Financing projects for emerging markets, often located in developing countries, requires a careful approach as private capital only takes root in prepared ground. Zula Luvsandorj, currently Energy Transition and Investments Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, explains.

Energy policy

Two people outside Climeworks’ Orca direct air capture and storage plant

7/5/2025 News

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair calls for reset on net zero strategies and climate politics

Sir Tony Blair has called for a major rethink of net zero policies, arguing that any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting energy consumption is ‘doomed to fail’.

BESS

Rows of solar panels in dusty earth set against bright blue sky

5/6/2024 News

Australia’s first eight-hour battery to be co-located at NSW solar farm

RWE is to build what will be Australia’s first eight-hour battery near Balranald, in New South Wales (NSW). Meanwhile, a new study suggests that some long-duration energy storage technologies could ‘out-compete’ lithium-ion batteries on cost in some markets.

Aviation

Plane being refuelled

3/5/2023 News

New EU law to cut aviation emissions

The European Union (EU) has agreed what is claimed to be the world’s largest green fuels mandate for aviation, in a move that is hoped to kickstart Europe’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market.

Electricity

Pylons in Vietnam

15/1/2025 News

New electricity law sets framework to support clean energy development in Vietnam

Vietnam is to enact an updated Electricity Law on 1 February 2025 that will modernise the country’s energy policy framework, foster renewable energy growth and enhance market competitiveness. Meanwhile, BloombergNEF reports that the government’s net zero by 2050 ambitions could present a $2.4tn clean energy investment and spending opportunity.

Carbon capture and storage

The Ravenna CCS project

11/9/2024 News

CO₂ injection begins at Italy’s first CCS project

Eni and Snam have begun injecting CO₂ into a depleted gas reservoir off the coast of Ravenna, in what is Italy’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Meanwhile, a new report suggests that CO₂ utilisation deployment in carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) projects is being hindered by high costs and insufficient subsidies.

Offshore wind

Offshore wind farm at sunset

3/5/2023 News

EU plans rapid build-out of offshore wind in the North Seas

Nine European countries have signed an agreement aiming to jointly produce at least 120 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030 in the North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and Atlantic Ocean, and at least 300 GW by 2050.

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