Category: energy
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Balancing the Grid: The Key to Unlocking 100% Renewable Energy
The article discusses the challenges of achieving 100% renewable energy due to grid flexibility issues as solar and wind power become more prevalent. It emphasises the need for advanced technologies, such as flexible engine power plants and battery storage, to maintain grid stability. Policy reforms are also vital for developing resilient energy systems.
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How the Energy Transition Will Reshape Business: Opportunities, Risks, and Regulations
The conversation around energy is at a crucial inflection point, driven by a potent mix of geopolitics, technological innovation, and public awareness of climate issues. As we face challenges ranging from escalating conflict in the Middle East to the pressures of climate change, the energy transition—our collective move from fossil fuel reliance to clean, sustainable…
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Cloud and AI: Powering a New Era of Innovation in the Utility Sector
The utility sector is transforming in response to climate change, shifting from centralized to decentralized, renewable energy models. Cloud computing and AI are essential for managing complexities such as real-time data processing, predictive maintenance, and enhancing cybersecurity. Embracing innovation is vital for sustainability, efficiency, and addressing regulatory and cultural challenges.
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From Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy: The Role of Green Hydrogen
As the host of the Climate Confident podcast, I’m thrilled to share with you an exciting episode all about green hydrogen and its role in reducing our climate emissions. In this episode, I sit down with Emily Pontecorvo, a journalist at Grist, to discuss the latest developments in the world of green hydrogen and what…
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IEA Report: Global CO2 Emissions from Electricity Generation to Plateau
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently released its 2023 Electricity Market Report and it provides an overview of the trends and developments in the global electricity sector in 2022 and the outlook for 2023-2025. It should be noted at this point that historically IEA reports have proven to significantly underestimate the growth of renewables. The report…
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New business models for utilities
Several months before joining SAP, I was asked if I would give a talk (and be on a related panel) at the European Utility Week conference in Barcelona this year on the topic of New Business Models for Utilities. The event is the premier utilities event annually in Europe with 12,000 attendees, and 600 exhibitors.…
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Will the price of oil ever increase again?
The price of oil collapsed in early 2014, and hasn’t rebounded since then. With more oil in proven reserves than we can ever use, a softening demand, and Saudi Arabia getting off oil, will prices ever go back up again?
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Apple puts its environmental initiatives front and centre at its spring event
Apple held it’s annual spring event yesterday in Palo Alto to make iPhone, iPad, and iOS related announcements (amongst others). However, this year for a change the first executive invited to address the audience was Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, former EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson. Lisa was greeted by warm applause which became…