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Grid management

Head and shoulders photo of Elena Pravettoni, set against grey backdrop

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.

Energy pricing

16/7/2025 News

UK government rules out move to zonal pricing for electricity market

The UK government has decided to retain a single national wholesale electricity price rather than adopt zonal pricing, following the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) launched in 2022.

Coal

26/7/2023 News

Australian coal exports remain constrained despite lifting of Chinese restrictions

Australia is expected to reap mixed benefits from the lifting earlier this year of China’s unofficial ban on imports of Australian coal. Meanwhile, the country is reportedly leading the global market for battery energy storage systems, and has declared a new area as suitable for future offshore wind development.

Nuclear

Artist's graphic of cross-section of a SMR

11/6/2025 News

Good news for UK nuclear industry as government lays out billions

Ahead of its spending review, which is to be announced later today, the UK government has announced plans to fund a new nuclear power plant, has chosen a preferred contractor to build the UK’s first small modular reactor (SMR), and plans to invest in UK nuclear defence capabilities. Supplies of uranium to fuel these new projects should hold up, provided necessary investments are forthcoming, according to a recent report.

Electrification

Head and shoulders photo of Maxine Ghavi set against grey backdrop

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.

Carbon emissions

Aerial view of tree canopy with a river running through alongside a road

31/7/2024 News

Carbon removal sector in danger of missing Paris Agreement goal

The global carbon removal industry is lagging behind where it needs to be in order to meet the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target, according to a new independent assessment. Meanwhile, the National Audit Office reports it is ‘critical’ that the UK government’s carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) programme succeeds if the country is to achieve its net zero by 2050 ambitions.

Energy policy

Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for Energy Transition in France, speaking as the European Council announced higher targets for renewables and energy efficiency

6/7/2022 News

Europe agrees on higher targets for renewables and energy efficiency

The European Council has adopted its negotiating positions on legislative proposals that tackle the energy aspects of the EU’s climate transition under the ‘Fit for 55’ package.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

Head and shoulders photo of Shaun Kenny, President of Infrastructure, Bechtel

22/2/2023 Comment / Shaun Kenny

Energy transition – how to pivot from ambition to delivery

Shaun Kenny, President of Infrastructure at Bechtel and a speaker during International Energy Week 2023*, discusses the most logical approach to delivering a just energy transition to net zero.

COP

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31/1/2024 Comment / Elbia Gannoum

COP 28: We took a stand, now we need to act

As the energy transition progresses at various speeds, Brazil is emerging as a clear forerunner in terms of renewable energy generation and biofuels production. Elbia Gannoum, Executive President of ABEEólica (Brazil’s wind association), Vice President of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), and a Council Member of CDESS (the Federal Government’s Council for Sustainable Economic and Social Development), presents her hopes for her country’s future following COP28.

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.

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