Blog - Guest Blogs & Editorials

Realising a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a clean energy revolution

  • 4 years ago (2021-01-04)
  • Junior Isles

The G20’s stimulus packages are weighted to support legacy energy systems; missing the opportunity to create jobs and accelerate the transition towards flexible, renewable-powered economies.

By Sushil Purohit, President, Wärtsilä Energy

How plausible is a hydrogen economy?

  • 4 years ago (2021-01-04)
  • Junior Isles

Governments’ decarbonisation policies and long-term emissions targets are strengthening the case for low-carbon hydrogen – yet the cost of renewables-based production will need to fall significantly before it can become a viable alternative. Massimo Schiavo, Director, EMEA Utilities at S&P Global Ratings, explains.

Cyber threats in the utilities sector: A perfect storm

  • 4 years ago (2020-12-17)
  • Junior Isles

In the last year alone, a number of high-profile attacks have hit the utilities and energy sector. But how can companies protect themselves when attacks are becoming ever more sophisticated?

By Miles Tappin, VP of EMEA at ThreatConnect

How mature is the Polish M&A renewable energy market?

  • 4 years ago (2020-12-09)
  • Junior Isles

Poland has been a hotbed for mergers and acquisitions in the renewables energy sector – a scenario that looks set to continue despite the challenges caused by the pandemic.

By Patrycja Figuła and Rafał Woźniak, DWF

UK’s triple-digit sales growth in BEVs – stick or twist?

  • 4 years ago (2020-11-20)
  • Junior Isles

The UK is committed to be net zero by 2050 and has committed to a total ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035. But is there more that can be done to accelerate the transition to BEVs, especially if investment can help the recovery from economic headwinds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic?

By Mark Richards, Partner and EMEA Co-Leader – Energy, Environmental & Infrastructure at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

Five reasons why the energy industry needs blockchain

  • 4 years ago (2020-10-02)
  • Junior Isles

Enterprise blockchain provider Protokol outlines five blockchain use cases for energy, oil and gas, illustrating why the energy industry needs to adopt blockchain now.

By Lars Rensing, CEO, Protokol

Net Zero: Time to turn ambition into action

  • 4 years ago (2020-09-18)
  • Junior Isles

Achieving net zero calls for four times as much clean power as now for the UK to stop burning polluting fossil fuels, and the Climate Change Committee says nearly 40 per cent of that needs to come from firm sources. Some argue nuclear is the best way to get there.

By Tom Greatrex , Chief Executive of the Nuclear Industry Association

SIPF’s second wave: innovation and decarbonisation

  • 4 years ago (2020-09-11)
  • Junior Isles

There is a significant shortfall between the UK’s emission reductions likely to be delivered by the government’s current policies and its commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050. R&D schemes, which develop and promote cutting-edge, low carbon processes and technologies, as well as local expertise and supply chains, can help to address this shortfall. It is therefore no surprise that a number of the recipients of the second wave of the Strength in Places Fund reflect broader government policies around decarbonisation.

By Deborah Greenwood, Senior Consultant, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP

A Climate Bond may be the silver bullet to avoiding another global catastrophe

  • 4 years ago (2020-08-12)
  • Junior Isles

Eddie O’Connor, Chairman and Founder of Mainstream Renewable Power, the world’s only pure-play renewables development company, believes the energy industry is at a crossroads and needs to choose the right path for a truly sustainable recovery.

Europe’s hidden carbon import: high performance computing

  • 4 years ago (2020-08-12)
  • Junior Isles

While we can easily conceptualise about carbon when it comes to tangible things like steel, or cars, what about when those imports are a little more intangible, such as when booting up Netflix? What might be the hidden carbon imports that we’re not even thinking about?

By Niclas Adler, CEO at Synthesis Analytics, and serial Swedish entrepreneur