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Banking, finance and investment

Head and shoulders photo of Chinenye Ajayi

28/9/2022 Comment / Chinenye Ajayi

Accessing finance for the development of clean energy projects in emerging markets

It is critical for the clean energy transition that emerging markets do not become locked into relying on fossil fuels. But this requires significant capital investment and attractive policies and legal frameworks in these markets, as Chinenye Ajayi, Solicitor, Power and Infrastructure Practice at Olaniwun Ajayi LP, discusses.

Electricity markets

Aerial view of large solar farm next to a river

14/1/2026 News

Turning point for power: record solar growth across Europe and Great Britain in 2025

Europe’s electricity transition gathered pace in 2025, driven by record solar growth that curbed emissions and fossil fuel exposure, although weak demand and volatility persisted, according to sector trade association Eurelectric. In parallel, analysis of provisional data from the National Energy System Operator (NESO) shows Britain also hitting renewable records, with solar surging, while gas still played a significant balancing role last year.

Climate change

Aerial view of Ras Tanura refinery

11/3/2026 News

Middle East’s ambitious climate goals don’t match current investment trajectory, says market analyst

The Middle East’s energy transition is progressing unevenly, with ambitious 2050 and 2060 climate targets increasingly at odds with current trends in the exploitation of oil and gas resources in the region, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest energy transition outlook for the region.

Floating offshore wind

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12/11/2025 Comment / Jon Salazar

The leap towards a scalable future for floating offshore wind

Now well beyond the experimental prototype stage, floating offshore wind needs to take the next step to scalable designs and mass production in order to fulfil its potential. Jon Salazar, CEO of the Portugal-based floating platform company Gazelle Wind Power, explains how, outlining some of the attributes of his own company’s design.

Electricity

Pylons in Vietnam

15/1/2025 News

New electricity law sets framework to support clean energy development in Vietnam

Vietnam is to enact an updated Electricity Law on 1 February 2025 that will modernise the country’s energy policy framework, foster renewable energy growth and enhance market competitiveness. Meanwhile, BloombergNEF reports that the government’s net zero by 2050 ambitions could present a $2.4tn clean energy investment and spending opportunity.

Sustainability

Head and shoulders photo of Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford

21/2/2024 Comment / Sam Fankhauser

10 recommended measures to roll out a just transition

Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford, and a Co-Investigator of the FCDO-sponsored Climate Compatible Growth programme, will be speaking at International Energy Week. Here he discusses 10 measures recommended to triple renewables capacity by 2030 in accordance with the recent COP28 Agreement.

Solar

Roof top solar panels with Shanghai sky line in the background at sunset

20/9/2023 News

China’s solar capacity expected to top 1 TW by 2026

Installed solar capacity in China will cross the 500 GW mark by the end of 2023, with this total set to double to 1 TW in just three additional years, according to new research from Rystad Energy.

Net zero / decarbonisation / energy transition

Row of power lines with mountains in background

18/9/2024 News

India’s window of opportunity to curb carbon emissions remains open, report finds

A faster scale-up of clean technologies could present India with a multi-trillion-dollar decarbonisation opportunity, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF).

Wind

Aerial view of wind turbine above the clouds

11/10/2023 News

Floating offshore wind projects grow by one-third in a year

The total global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has grown significantly in the last 12 months in terms of capacity – from 185 GW a year ago to 244 GW now – according to a new report from RenewableUK.

Energy policy

Exterior view of European Commission building

22/5/2024 News

EC expands REPowerEU Plan

The European Commission (EC) has unveiled new measures to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in the European Union (EU) and reduce Russian fossil fuel imports, building on the REPowerEU Plan launched two years ago.

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