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Natural hydrogen

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23/10/2024 Feature / Dave Waltham

High hopes: Could south-west Europe be the Saudi Arabia of natural hydrogen?

Hydrogen is an increasingly important component of the energy transition. But where will we get it? The cheapest, cleanest source may turn out to be natural accumulations of hydrogen underground. One small village in Mali burns ‘natural hydrogen’ to generate its electricity. But, so far, that’s the sole example of real-world exploitation. For now, we don’t know whether natural hydrogen fields are large enough, or common enough, to make a significant impact on the developing hydrogen economy, writes Professor Dave Waltham, Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University London.

Smart grid transmission

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30/10/2024 Feature / Ben Moore

Power demand forecasting using space-based data

Ensuring that our energy systems can adapt to new challenges, shift demand patterns, produce efficiently and maintain stability is becoming increasingly important, writes Ben Moore, Senior EU Project Manager with Carr Communications. Enter the Respondent project, a European Union (EU) funded space-based initiative that is paving the way towards smarter and more resilient energy infrastructure through projects in power generation forecasting, predicting power demand, and smart grid timing and synchronisation.

Access to energy

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16/7/2025 Feature / Brian Davis

Inspiring clean energy initiatives in the Global South

Finalists in the 2025 Ashden Awards give a unique insight into what is being done to cut emissions and tackle climate threats across the world. Here we highlight outstanding initiatives, mostly in the Global South, by innovators from the public, private and non-profit sectors, and the lessons that can be learned by their example. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

Energy infrastructure

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19/10/2022 Feature / Abby Hockman

A potential 3,800 km-long clean energy solution for the UK

The intermittency of renewable energy sources is one of their biggest challenges. But long-distance renewable projects connecting areas with reliably high levels of sun and wind to energy markets could become an important solution to this, writes Abby Hockman, Marketing Communications Manager for Xlinks.

Floating solar

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14/12/2022 Feature / Luofeng Huang

The potential of floating solar power in Indonesia

A new joint venture between UK researchers and Indonesia, Solar2Wave, is looking at the potential of floating solar power installations, even for locations with large wave heights. Dr Luofeng Huang, Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield University, explains the concept.

Batteries

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11/2/2026 Feature / Brian Davis

How battery recycling is charging up the energy transition

Driven by the surge in electric vehicles (EVs), a mountain of second-life and end-of-life (EoL) batteries are building up. Effective and efficient recycling demands process innovation to boost recovery of valuable metals, improve energy consumption and the environmental footprint; along with new regulatory demands like the ‘battery passport’ to guarantee traceability and sustainability over coming years. New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.

International Energy Awards

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5/2/2025 Feature / Will Dalrymple

Where are they now? Former International Energy Awards winners look back

Awards schemes like the upcoming Energy Institute (EI) International Energy Awards only capture a moment in time. But in reality life never stops. To find out the sort of things that might happen next for this year’s winners, two energy leaders of today look back on their 2015 awards in the Young Professional Category. They spoke to New Energy World Senior Editor Will Dalrymple.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

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17/8/2022 Feature / Dolf Gielen,Yong Chen,Nicholas Wagner

China’s route to carbon neutrality: the role of renewables

China has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2060. Dolf Gielen, Yong Chen and Nicholas Wagner, from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), look at the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and offer recommendations on actions that should be taken on the road to net zero.

Tidal Power

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9/4/2025 Feature / Andrew Mourant

Riding the wave: UK tidal energy development prospects surge

Tidal energy developments are set to surge in the UK’s renewable supply mix for ambitious marine engineers and developers. According to recent research by Offshore Renewable Energy, Catapult and Imperial College London, tidal energy could potentially provide 11.5 GW to the energy system, satisfying11% of national demand. Moreover, its predictability is an attraction, given variable sources such as wind and solar which can pose grid integration challenges. Andrew Mourant reports.

Energy efficiency

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6/11/2024 Feature / Charlie Bush

Save it: Why tackling energy efficiency in European buildings is a priority

Faced with escalating climate change challenges, enhancing energy efficiency in buildings is a priority. Buildings in the European Union account for 43% of final energy consumption and present a major opportunity to reduce emissions and conserve energy resources. Charlie Bush reports.

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Search results:

High hopes: Could south-west Europe be the Saudi Arabia of natural hydrogen?

Power demand forecasting using space-based data

Inspiring clean energy initiatives in the Global South

A potential 3,800 km-long clean energy solution for the UK

The potential of floating solar power in Indonesia

How battery recycling is charging up the energy transition

Where are they now? Former International Energy Awards winners look back

China’s route to carbon neutrality: the role of renewables

Riding the wave: UK tidal energy development prospects surge

Save it: Why tackling energy efficiency in European buildings is a priority