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Tidal Power

11/9/2024 Comment / Rémi Gruet

Tidal energy – finally moving towards commercialisation

With outputs predictable decades in advance, tidal energy technologies will eventually contribute to decarbonisation of Europe’s electricity system – and projects are now ready to enter European waters. Rémi Gruet, CEO of Ocean Energy Europe, outlines the current picture.

Gas

4/12/2024 News

New Indonesian President signs off $7bn gas project while reaffirming 2050 net zero target

BP and its partners have announced a final investment decision (FID) for the Tangguh UCC gas project in Indonesia, which will feature the country’s first at-scale enhanced gas recovery through carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS). Meanwhile, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has announced ambitious plans to phase out domestic fossil fuel power generation by 2040 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Fuel poverty

Head and shoulders photo of Chloe McLaren Webb, Project Manager, Centre for Sustainable Energy

11/12/2024 Comment / Chloe McLaren Webb

Ensuring a smart, inclusive and fair energy transition

The energy transition will be a failure unless all domestic consumers are able to participate fully with innovative energy products, services and tariffs. Here, Chloe McLaren Webb, Project Manager at the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), explains how the CSE is helping with this social imperative.

Gas

4/5/2022 News

Gas price volatility rises after Russia halts gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria

Russian gas giant Gazprom last week confirmed a halt in gas exports to Poland and Bulgaria over the two countries refusal to pay for supplies in Rubles. European gas prices reacted with renewed volatility, surging to nearly $40/mn Btu at the time. The total impact on European and global markets will be muted for now, but the situation could escalate quickly if other large countries or individual buyers are cut off from Russian supplies, and in the case of further sanctions related to Russian gas imports from the European Union (EU), writes Nikoline Bromander, Analyst – Gas and LNG, Rystad Energy.

Energy storage

Battery storage systems by wind farm in desert

14/8/2024 News

Li-ion BESS market set for growth, while new leasing deal promises to ‘unlock’ European sector

Global demand for lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery-based energy storage systems (BESS) is projected to soar as renewable energy sources increasingly integrate into power grids worldwide. According to IDTechEx’s latest report, the market is expected to reach $109bn in value by 2035, with over 4.4 TWh installed worldwide, driven by government incentives, technological advancements and the rising need for grid stability. Meanwhile, a new long-term tolling agreement is looking to ‘unlock’ energy storage opportunities across Europe.

Renewables

Map of Northern England showing potential solar development areas

17/4/2024 News

England could produce 13 times more clean energy than at present, according to eco-researchers

Lifting barriers to onshore wind and solar power could produce 13 times more electricity than current levels generated by these sources in England, according to new research from Exeter University’s Environmental Intelligence Centre and Friends of the Earth.

Energy prices

16/8/2023 News

Analysis argues UK government should scrap energy price cap

Although introduced with the best intentions, the UK’s energy price cap (EPC) has gone far beyond its intended purpose and is actively harming competition, leading to higher prices for consumers and higher inflation, according to the latest analysis from the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS).

COP

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22/11/2023 Comment / Damilola Ogunbiyi

COP28 Perspective: My hopes and fears ahead of UN Climate Summit

COP28 could be the moment when the world goes beyond commitments and starts taking meaningful action for a clean energy transition; although, equally, it may not be. Damilola Ogunbiyi HonFEI, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy, previews the event.

Electricity

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16/6/2026 Comment / Stephen Horrax

Vulnerabilities and opportunities: rebuilding the UK’s energy resilience

In March this year, the UK’s energy infrastructure was formally recognised as critical to national security, reflecting a growing reality. The resilience of the UK’s electricity system is being tested as never before, writes Stephen Horrax, Director of Energy, UK & Ireland, at global engineering and consultancy firm Ramboll.

Oil and gas

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8/10/2025 Comment / Michael Tholen

Policy, not geology, will decide the North Sea’s future

Although North Sea oil and gas is in a natural decline, premature closure of existing infrastructure makes no sense on several grounds, argues Michael Tholen, Director of Policy and Sustainability with Offshore Energies UK (OEUK).

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