Selected highlights from the May 2018 edition of The Energy Industry Times

• 6 years ago (2018-05-01)
• Junior Isles

Africa 303 Asia 849 Australasia 51 Biomass 8 Climate change 20 Coal 275 Cogeneration 1 Concentrating solar 5 Cyber security 8 Decarbonisation 1 Decentralised energy 5 Demand side management 2 Demand side response 2 Digitalisation 10 Distributed energy 10 Distribution 108 Electric vehicles EVs 4 Emissions 58 Energy management 1 Equipment 2 Europe 1061 Gas 371 Gas engine plant 58 Gas fuel 1 Horizon 2 Hydroelectric 17 Hydrogen 53 Hydropower 111 Latin America 75 Maintenance 3 Marine 1 Metering 2 microgrid 5 Middle East 311 North America 998 Nuclear 640 Offshore wind 119 Oil 16 Operations 4 Policy 8 Regulations 3 Renewables 752 smart grid 2 Solar 245 Storage 37 substation 8 Tepco 2 Tidal 2 Toshiba 4 Transmission 181 US Senate Washington 4 Wind 239

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Special Supplement: Hanhikivi 1 builds momentum

Building any new nuclear plant is a huge task – one that often results in protracted construction times. Fennovoima is looking to buck the trend, as site preparation makes progress at its Hanhikivi 1 plant.

Fuel Watch: Demand for LNG on the rise, as Asia leads market

Data from 2017 shows that demand for LNG increased last year and that most of that demand growth came from Asia and from China in particular.

Industry Perspective: A strategic approach to decarbonising transport

Decarbonising transport is essential if the EU is to meet its climate change targets. Eurelectric argues that the electricity sector has a crucial role to play in these efforts.

Energy Outlook: Can carbon prices fire up gas demand?

Modelling by McKinsey Energy Insights shows how carbon pricing affects the outlook for gas in various markets.

Technology: Taking solar efficiency to the next level

Despite its massive success in recent years, driven by falling costs, silicon solar PV cells are fast approaching their limit in terms of efficiency. Recent progress in the use of perovskites for solar PV applications, however, looks set to take the technology to the next level.

Final Word: Changing the formula

We hope you find it informative!

Yours sincerely,

Junior Isles, Editor-in-Chief

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