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Solar

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2/7/2025 Comment / Owen Power

Turning UK business’ rooftops into strategic energy assets

The roofs of commercial and industrial sector buildings remain underused as sites of new, decentralised solar power stations. But such systems could deliver serious business advantages to the building occupiers. Owen Power, CEO of renewable energy developer Greenvolt UK, makes the case for installing them.

Electric vehicles

19/11/2025 Comment / Delvin Lane

Powering the future: the need for smarter grid connections for EV charging

As the UK decarbonises its transport network, it shifts the source of energy for vehicle propulsion from fossil fuel supply chains to the electricity grid. But the grid is also experiencing high levels of demand for electrified heating and, increasingly, for power for data centres. This is why we should consider stations with batteries and on-site power generation at scale for rolling out electric vehicle (EV) charging, contends Delvin Lane, Chief Executive Officer of EV charging developer InstaVolt.

Thermal energy

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7/8/2024 Comment / James Macnaghten

How solar thermal storage can decarbonise industrial heat

While the growth of solar power for electricity generation has been spectacular, the use of solar-generated power to produce and store heat for industrial users is at a much earlier stage. But the technology and potential is there, writes James Macnaghten, CEO of the UK-based energy storage supplier Caldera.

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.

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.

Energy policy

8/1/2025 News

Industry praises UK government plans for electricity system change proposals

Industry has reacted positively to UK government plans published last year setting out the key reforms it will enact to deliver its 2030 grid decarbonisation target.

Electricity markets

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3/12/2025 Comment / Lim Eu Shawn,Sarah Suherman

Powering ASEAN’s next chapter: grids, growth and the AI future

Southeast Asia’s energy transition starts from a very different place than the one unfolding in Europe or North America. For the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries, this is not a story of tweaking a mature system at the margins, but of building new power systems fast enough to keep up with factories, cities and digital infrastructure that are still coming online, write Dr Lim Eu Shawn, Chairman of the Energy Institute Malaysia community and Chief Business & Solutions Officer with Aerodyne, and Sarah Suherman AMEI, Assistant Manager, GTM & Business Intelligence, Aerodyne.

Technology

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14/4/2026 Comment / Deepa Pahuja

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Deepa Pahuja FEI

Energy experts are not just needed for making power, but also using it to best advantage. Deepa Pahuja, Senior Solutions Architect at AWS Energy, explains how the Energy Institute has helped support her career in the tech industry.

Artificial Intelligence

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22/6/2026 Feature / Kristy Jooste

Why the energy transition increasingly depends on AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving up electricity demand through data centres and advanced computing. Yet speakers at All-Energy argued that AI may also be essential for managing the increasingly complex, decentralised energy systems needed to achieve net zero, writes Kristy Jooste, Senior Content Officer, Energy Institute.

Electricity

13/11/2024 News

NESO sketches out its roadmap to 2030

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has released a report detailing how Great Britain can achieve a clean power system by 2030.

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