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A number of options exist to balance demand and supply. More power can be traded between regions. A second option is storage. Battery use is on the rise, but still …

Blockchain has been touted as the next big technological advance – impacting everything from online transactions to e-government. But what does it mean for renewable energy? Essentially an online register …

A new report from the consultancy PwC, commissioned by software giant Microsoft, looks at how the twin, powerfully disruptive megatrends of digitization and decarbonisation could come together in future and …

New research from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF) shows that the cost of lithium-ion batteries has fallen by 35% over the past year to $187/MWh, while the cost of offshore wind is …

The electric power grid, known as the most complex and most substantial machine on the globe, is an interconnected energy infrastructure made up of power generation, transmission, and distribution. As …

Today, the consensus among leading forecasters is that we can expect continued rapid growth in renewables. Wind and solar power provided 6 per cent of the world’s electricity in 2017, …

Thirty years ago, this Sunday, at just after midnight on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez supertanker ran aground in Prince William Sound off the south coast of Alaska. No-one …

The proposal from Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to sell off its investments in companies that explore for oil and natural gas has been welcomed by some of the environmental lobby …

The energy market has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. Growth now comes from Asia rather than Europe or the US. Shale gas and oil have been developed, transforming …

In December 2009, ExxonMobil agreed a $41bn deal to buy XTO Energy, one of the largest operators in the newfangled US shale gas business. The acquisition was the definitive proof …