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

• 23 days ago (2018-05-01)
• Junior Isles

Africa 164 Asia 412 Australasia 15 Climate change 2 Coal 45 Concentrating solar 1 Cyber security 1 Digitalisation 1 Distribution 18 Emissions 11 Equipment 1 Europe 624 Gas 63 Gas engine plant 19 Horizon 2 Hydroelectric 11 Hydropower 11 Latin America 11 Maintenance 1 Middle East 189 North America 743 Nuclear 394 Offshore wind 18 Oil 5 Operations 2 Policy 4 Regulations 1 Renewables 598 Solar 43 Storage 7 substation 5 Tepco 2 Toshiba 4 Transmission 43 US Senate Washington 2 Wind 56

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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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