Energy Security

Predictive AI offers energy security amid changing industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionise the potential of predictive maintenance, improving system efficiency and international energy security by identifying and…

40GW of solar panels gathering dust in European warehouses

Around 40GW of solar panels, the same amount installed across Europe in 2022, are currently gathering dust in European warehouses,…

Weekly data: South Africa’s unprecedented rooftop solar boom

South Africa’s electricity system is in crisis. The African continent’s third-largest economy has faced rolling blackouts – known as 'loadshedding'…

What does South Africa’s energy crisis mean for food production?

South Africa’s food manufacturers have been forced to invest in alternative energy supply sources against a backdrop of power outages…

Poland almost doubles its spending on fossil fuel imports

Poland spent a record 193bn zlotys (€42.9bn) on fossil fuel imports in 2022, nearly double the 100bn zlotys it spent…

Up to 90% of EU spending to replace Russian gas with green technology could be recouped through fuel savings

Between 40% and 90% of the costs associated with replacing Russian natural gas in Europe with green alternatives could be…

Opinion: the Baltics need renewable and affordable energy – not more LNG

For several years, environmental groups and local residents have protested plans to build a new fossil gas import terminal in…

Report: 47% of business leaders attribute increased fossil fuel consumption to the war in Ukraine

Almost half of business leaders across Europe and the US believe that achieving net-zero emissions targets will be delayed by…

How a “carbon takeback obligation” can ensure net zero

In all the noise surrounding the oil majors’ 2022 earnings announcements, one stat published by Greenpeace cut through everything: if…

Why LNG’s current boom will only accelerate its ultimate demise

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered extreme tightness in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, as Europe scrambled to secure…