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Grid management

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4/12/2024 Feature / Alex Howard

Building a flexible energy market is key to the UK’s energy transition

As the UK advances towards its net zero goals, the onus is on electricity networks to enable the transition. Building more physical infrastructure is of course a big part of the solution, but flexibility also has a significant role to play, writes Alex Howard, Head of Flexibility Markets at UK Power Networks DSO.

Business management

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5/11/2025 Feature / Michelle Meineke

Connecting the dots for SMEs’ net zero journey

Where do I start? This is the question most small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ask themselves as they try to respond to increasingly ambitious sustainability and net zero goals, reports Michelle Meineke.

Renewables

Aerial view of the solar panels set in grid pattern

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29/11/2023 Feature / Fernando Zúñiga

Latin American and Caribbean nations poised to lead the transition

It is perhaps not widely known that countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are among world leaders in adopting renewable energy, led by hydroelectric schemes, writes Fernando Zúñiga, Managing Director for Latin America & Caribbean with MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES).

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

27/4/2022 Comment / Steve Hodgson

Might fuel rationing be on Europe’s horizon?

Welcome to this, the seventh issue of New Energy World – the online weekly that replaced Energy World and Petroleum Review magazines back in March to modernise and unify the editorial offering to Energy Institute (EI) Members and others. Those seven weeks have flown by as the team – led by myself, Steve Hodgson, Acting Senior Editor – specialist journalists from both predecessor magazines and new blood, have stepped up to the weekly publishing schedule.

Energy markets

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30/11/2022 News

New focus on European energy deals

A new ‘Energy Deals Tracker’ has been launched by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) to help present a clearer picture of how European Union (EU) member states’ diversification efforts could shape Europe’s energy policy in the long term – particularly the impact they could have on the bloc’s climate commitments.

Finance and investment

Row of floating wind turbines heading into distance

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7/2/2024 Feature / Sara Siddeeq

The green gold rush

In the rapidly evolving world of global energy, the burgeoning interest and investments flooding into renewable energy signal a seismic shift in how nations, corporations and investors approach energy generation and consumption. As traditional energy sources face growing environmental, economic and social scrutiny, renewable energy has ascended to the forefront of investment opportunities, particularly in Europe, reports Sara Siddeeq.

Solar

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26/2/2025 Feature / Charlie Bush

Europe’s solar dilemma: Competing with China while securing energy independence

In the early 2000s, Europe was at the forefront of solar PV production. However, as governments scaled back subsidies and incentives, they failed to compete with China’s state-backed manufacturing surge. Since 2011, China has invested over $50bn in new PV supply capacity – 10 times more than Europe. Making a dent in China’s production monopoly will be immensely challenging. But the EU could maintain leadership in solar installation and technology by strategically directing funding and diversifying supply chains, for example in the bloc’s upcoming Clean Industrial Deal, writes Charlie Bush.

COP

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20/12/2023 Feature / Nick Cottam

COP28: agreement to transition away from fossil fuels is a milestone but may prove complicated

COP28 concluded last week in Dubai, UAE with 198 countries agreeing to transition away from fossil fuels. Some consider this alone an important achievement, whilst others see the lack of urgency in accelerating the energy transition as disastrous. Nick Cottam reports.

Energy policy

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9/8/2023 Feature / Mark Williams

To secure a net zero future, the UK must recognise its place in the world

The UK was a decarbonisation pioneer, particularly in replacing coal-fired power generation with renewables (and gas). But the country is rather less well placed to build on its initial success and faces considerable investment challenges, writes Mark Williams, Senior Analyst with trade association Energy UK.

COP

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22/10/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Why COP30 needs to move faster to hit climate goal

There is likely to be an increased sense of urgency at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, as governments, business leaders, national, regional and local communities, and environmental lobbies prepare to get together on 10–21 November to thrash out support for stronger climate action. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis considers the key issues pre-COP.

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Building a flexible energy market is key to the UK’s energy transition

Connecting the dots for SMEs’ net zero journey

Latin American and Caribbean nations poised to lead the transition

Might fuel rationing be on Europe’s horizon?

New focus on European energy deals

The green gold rush

Europe’s solar dilemma: Competing with China while securing energy independence

COP28: agreement to transition away from fossil fuels is a milestone but may prove complicated

To secure a net zero future, the UK must recognise its place in the world

Why COP30 needs to move faster to hit climate goal