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Head and shoulders photos of Miguel Valderrama on left and Jose Carlos Palma on right

28/9/2022 Comment / Miguel Valderrama,Jose Carlos Palma

On the right track: Peru’s energy transition journey

Peru has been reinventing and liberalising its power generation system since the 1990s, based on UK and Chile models. Although there have been significant challenges, the country is well on the road to energy transition, with further opportunities ahead, write Miguel Valderrama (left), MBA candidate at the University of Cambridge, and Jose Carlos Palma (right), LatAm Area Manager with EDF International, both Co-Founders of PYEP (Peru Young Energy Professsionals).

Renewables

Map of Northern England showing potential solar development areas

17/4/2024 News

England could produce 13 times more clean energy than at present, according to eco-researchers

Lifting barriers to onshore wind and solar power could produce 13 times more electricity than current levels generated by these sources in England, according to new research from Exeter University’s Environmental Intelligence Centre and Friends of the Earth.

Wind

24/5/2023 News

Ireland’s first licensing round awards 3 GW of offshore wind

Ireland recently announced the provisional results of the country’s first offshore wind auction under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS 1). The round surpassed market expectations both in terms of the total volume of renewable energy procured and the low price at which it was secured. Meanwhile, the UK government has unveiled plans for improved rewards and benefits to be offered to communities backing onshore wind farms in the UK.

Wind

5/6/2024 News

France commissions first wind farm offshore Brittany

The newly commissioned Saint-Brieuc wind farm is the second fully operational wind farm offshore France, following the inauguration of the Normandy-based Fécamp wind farm last month, and is the first to be located offshore Brittany. The project’s commissioning also comes just weeks after France announced the winners of the world’s first commercial-scale floating offshore wind auction.

Wind

5/3/2025 Comment / Elbia Gannoum

Towards an offshore wind sea use concession auction in Brazil

What’s next? After a law made offshore wind legal in Brazil, government and industry are taking the first steps towards first power. Ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March 2025, Executive President of ABEEólica – Brazilian Wind Energy Association and New Technologies – Elbia Gannoum, also a member of the Brazilian government’s high-level advisory board (Conselhão) under President Lula, explains the current situation.

Wind

Head and shoulders photo of Billy Stevenson

13/9/2023 Comment / Billy Stevenson

Keep the blades turning and the profits rolling in

Billy Stevenson, CEO of Full Circle, a specialist wind turbine services group, examines the key role that operations and maintenance (O&M) plays in powering the UK wind sector, and the value of repair and re-use as opposed to scrappage.

Business management

Head and shoulders photo of Frances O’Grady, General Secretary, TUC

5/10/2022 Comment / Frances O’Grady

Why the UK needs a public energy champion

The UK should follow the example of several European countries in establishing, and benefitting from, publicly owned energy companies, argues the General Secretary of the TUC (Trades Union Congress), Frances O’Grady.

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.

Energy storage

Photo of Richard Butland, CEO, Highview Power, standing next to model of buildings lit up in red and blue

17/5/2023 Comment / Richard Butland

With record-breaking wind energy production, now is the time to add long duration energy storage

The UK needs to add a significant long duration energy storage capability to its electricity system to maximise the use of wind power and reduce reliance on gas and coal-fired power. Richard Butland, CEO of Highview Power, writes.

Wind

6/8/2025 News

Canada sets goal of 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030, while US sector faces policy headwinds

Canada is aiming to install 5 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030 as it looks to enhance energy security and become a ‘clean energy superpower’. Meanwhile, in the US, although offshore projects currently under construction are expected to proceed, new projects have been blown off course by the passing of President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ and other energy policy developments.

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On the right track: Peru’s energy transition journey

England could produce 13 times more clean energy than at present, according to eco-researchers

Ireland’s first licensing round awards 3 GW of offshore wind

France commissions first wind farm offshore Brittany

Towards an offshore wind sea use concession auction in Brazil

Keep the blades turning and the profits rolling in

Why the UK needs a public energy champion

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

With record-breaking wind energy production, now is the time to add long duration energy storage

Canada sets goal of 5 GW of offshore wind by 2030, while US sector faces policy headwinds