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Energy policy

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31/7/2024 News

New GB Energy partnership to ‘turbocharge’ energy independence

The UK’s new state-backed power company Great British Energy (GB Energy) has been formally launched, alongside a new partnership with The Crown Estate.

Climate change

UN Secretary General António Guterres during speech

12/6/2024 News

UN chief calls for a windfall tax and advertising ban for fossil fuels

UN Secretary General António Guterres has called for a windfall tax on the profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against climate change, as well as an outright ban on fossil fuel advertising. Meanwhile, newly published reports suggest no new fossil fuel projects will be needed in the transition to net zero; stronger plans are needed to meet the COP28 goal of tripling global renewable capacity by 2030; and Europe is in danger of missing its 2030 net zero targets.

Energy transition

Head and shoulders photo of Kinga Niemczyk

3/12/2025 Comment / Kinga Niemczyk

Fossil fuels to continue; cleaner energy later – Energy Barometer 2025: Insights from ASEAN’s energy workforce

This year, the Energy Institute’s Energy Barometer draws on the insights from a regional energy workforce that reflects a local transition that is ambitious yet pragmatic: one that recognises the realistic role fossil fuels will continue to play, looks ahead to emerging clean energy technologies, and underscores the need for deeper regional cooperation, stronger policy frameworks and an energy transition that benefits all communities, writes Energy Institute Senior Analyst Kinga Niemczyk AMEI.

Energy storage

Clean energy compilation - solar panels, wind turbine and electricity pylon against blue sky

20/3/2024 News

Urgent call for action for long-duration energy storage in the UK

The UK Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee’s new report on long-duration energy storage says the government must act fast to ensure that energy storage technologies can scale up in time to decarbonise the electricity system and ensure energy security by 2035. Meanwhile, a number of new initiatives have been announced, aimed at supporting UK grid stability.

Energy transition

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8/4/2026 Comment / Peter Godfrey

The new energy trilemma – regional implications for the development of future industry and trade strategy

For decades, energy policy has been framed around a simple but powerful idea: the ‘energy trilemma’, first coined by the World Energy Council over 20 years ago and defined simply as balancing security, affordability and sustainability. But today, energy systems now sit at the centre of a far more complex strategic landscape shaped by geopolitical rivalry, supply chain fragility, technological competition and accelerating climate pressures. In this environment, energy has become a central pillar of national security and industrial competitiveness. This shift is now reshaping industrial strategy, global trade patterns and the geography of economic development, writes Peter Godfrey FEI, Energy Institute Asia-Pacific (APAC) Managing Director, and Founder & CEO of CarbonSync Technologies (Singapore).

Renewables

Two engineers working underneath a solar panel

24/4/2024 News

New measures to support European renewables supply chains which are facing crisis

A new European Solar Charter has been unveiled to support the region’s photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing sector. Meanwhile, the UK offshore wind industry has outlined a new Industrial Growth Plan that aims to triple the sector’s manufacturing supply chain.

Energy transition

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16/7/2025 Comment / Christopher Hammond

Beyond targets: why the UK energy transition needs a new story

As Britain swelters through another heatwave, we’re launching into an equally red-hot topic: how to rebuild support for climate action when the political consensus is fracturing, argues Christopher Hammond, UK100 Chief Executive.

Energy prices

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18/6/2025 Comment / Baroness Taylor of Bolton

Zonal pricing should lower the cost of UK electricity by encouraging generators and consumers to come together – report

Following an inquiry into energy grid and grid connections, the UK Parliament’s House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee suggests that regional zonal pricing should enable better use of existing grid capacity and lower the cost of electricity, provided that the transition and its risks are managed well. Chair of the 12-member Select Committee is Baroness Taylor of Bolton.

Emissions mitigation

12/7/2023 News

UK tightens controls on industrial, power and aviation emissions

The UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority has announced a package of reforms to tighten limits on industrial, power and aviation emissions from 2024. Meanwhile, the UK government has been called upon to implement new policies to stop net zero investment going abroad and to reform the annual clean power auctions process to maximise benefits for consumers.

Electricity

Graphic of solar panel, wind turbine and pylon

24/5/2023 News

UK hits major clean energy milestone, while National Grid calls for ‘urgent reform’

The UK recently passed 1tn kWh of electricity generated from renewable energy sources. Meanwhile, National Grid has set out the case for urgent reform to drive the energy transition.

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New GB Energy partnership to ‘turbocharge’ energy independence

UN chief calls for a windfall tax and advertising ban for fossil fuels

Fossil fuels to continue; cleaner energy later – Energy Barometer 2025: Insights from ASEAN’s energy workforce

Urgent call for action for long-duration energy storage in the UK

The new energy trilemma – regional implications for the development of future industry and trade strategy

New measures to support European renewables supply chains which are facing crisis

Beyond targets: why the UK energy transition needs a new story

Zonal pricing should lower the cost of UK electricity by encouraging generators and consumers to come together – report

UK tightens controls on industrial, power and aviation emissions

UK hits major clean energy milestone, while National Grid calls for ‘urgent reform’