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EI Statistical Review of World Energy

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20/10/2026 Feature / Kinga Niemczyk,Gemma Fox

How does the global energy system work?

At first glance, the tables and charts covering every major fuel, region and country in the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy can seem overwhelming. But a new free guide from the publisher introduces how energy is generated, consumed, stored and traded, as well as helping energy novices find and interpret information in its tables, write guide authors Kinga Niemczyk, Energy Institute Insight Analyst, and Gemma Fox, former Senior Energy Product Lead.

Diesel

20/10/2026 News

IEA predicts diesel shortage could worsen

Current shortages of diesel fuel have been running counter to prevailing crude oil trends and may get worse over the coming weeks, according to the October Oil market report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), partly because of rising crude freight costs.

Solar

13/10/2026 News

Australia signs rooftop solar pledge as it expands solar subsidy

In an official pre-COP meeting, Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen endorsed the Global Rooftop Solar Declaration, making Australia the first country to join the solar industry’s ‘300 Million Solar Homes’ campaign to expand rooftop solar.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Equipment and tanks of district heating system

13/10/2026 News

Mine water heat network goes live at Seaham Garden Village

A heat network using water from former coal mines to provide low-carbon heating to homes is now fully operational at Seaham Garden Village in County Durham, UK.

Ammonia

Aerial view of GalpH2Park renewable hydrogen project under construction

13/10/2026 News

Low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia projects advance across Europe

A UK roadmap outlining £1.5bn in potential investment, planning consent for a Scottish green hydrogen facility and a digital systems contract for a renewable hydrogen project in Portugal mark three developments in Europe’s low-carbon fuel sector.

Floating offshore wind

Vessel in the Port of Leith with wind turbine foundations in the background

13/10/2026 News

Global operational floating wind capacity increases 38% in 12 months

Scotland is driving the UK’s floating wind pipeline, but building a domestic supply chain will depend on a steady flow of projects to lower costs and give businesses confidence to invest, according to a new RenewableUK report.

Engineering

Head and shoulders pic of Shahda Al Taie

13/10/2026 Comment / Shahda Al Taie

Shining a spotlight on energy people: Shahda Al Taie AMEI, Director, Sustainability Solutions Advisory, KPMG

The Dubai-based sustainability executive relies on her UK engineering training to work with a varied client list at the intersection of strategy, policy and implementation.

Fuel retailing/forecourts

Back view of a Receita Federal official in uniform

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13/10/2026 Feature / Andreia Nogueira

Brazil’s fuel mafias raise concerns

The role of organised crime in Brazil’s fuel sector is raising concerns, with Brazilian authorities and companies asked to boost cooperation to protect the sector, writes Andreia Nogueira.

Forecasting

13/10/2026 News

New predictions about the global energy system towards 2050

New reports from DNV, McKinsey and the UK-based Energy Transitions Commission take a view on the drivers, pace, economics and technologies involved in the global energy system’s transition towards 2050.

Cybersecurity

Graphic of onshore wind farm connected to a network

13/10/2026 News

More than 8,000 European renewables sites found vulnerable to cyberattack

Researchers found critical control systems for wind and solar farms in 35 European countries reachable through the internet, prompting calls for operators to review remote access and improve monitoring of their systems. Also, first employment figures for the solar-plus-battery sector are published.

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How does the global energy system work?

IEA predicts diesel shortage could worsen

Australia signs rooftop solar pledge as it expands solar subsidy

Mine water heat network goes live at Seaham Garden Village

Low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia projects advance across Europe

Global operational floating wind capacity increases 38% in 12 months

Shining a spotlight on energy people: Shahda Al Taie AMEI, Director, Sustainability Solutions Advisory, KPMG

Brazil’s fuel mafias raise concerns

New predictions about the global energy system towards 2050

More than 8,000 European renewables sites found vulnerable to cyberattack