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

• 3 months ago (2018-05-01)
• Junior Isles

Africa 174 Asia 429 Australasia 16 Climate change 2 Coal 52 Concentrating solar 2 Cyber security 1 Digitalisation 3 Distribution 19 Emissions 11 Equipment 1 Europe 639 Gas 76 Gas engine plant 22 Horizon 2 Hydroelectric 13 Hydropower 12 Latin America 13 Maintenance 1 Metering 1 Middle East 193 North America 753 Nuclear 409 Offshore wind 21 Oil 5 Operations 2 Policy 4 Regulations 1 Renewables 603 Solar 52 Storage 8 substation 5 Tepco 2 Toshiba 4 Transmission 45 US Senate Washington 2 Wind 61

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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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