Selected highlights from the September 2021 edition of The Energy Industry Times

• 2 years ago (2021-09-01)
• Junior Isles

Africa 302 Asia 846 Australasia 51 Biomass 8 Climate change 20 Coal 274 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 107 Electric vehicles EVs 4 Emissions 57 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 310 North America 998 Nuclear 639 Offshore wind 119 Oil 15 Operations 4 Policy 8 Regulations 3 Renewables 751 smart grid 2 Solar 242 Storage 37 substation 8 Tepco 2 Tidal 2 Toshiba 4 Transmission 181 US Senate Washington 4 Wind 239

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Fuel Watch: UK plans for blue hydrogen prompts lobbyist’s resignation
Anger over the UK government’s proposal to include blue hydrogen in its decarbonisation plans has prompted the resignation of the chairman of the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association.

Special Supplement: Industrial gas turbines: the perfect complement for renewables-plus-storage
With the growth in variable renewables, energy storage is expected to be the key technology for providing grid support and shifting renewable power to when it’s needed. Siemens Energy’s Anders Stuxberg explains to TEI Times why industrial gas turbines will be crucial in complementing renewables-plus-storage in an optimised system.

Industry Perspective: Hanhikivi 1: a model for nuclear new build in Europe?
New build large nuclear plants often come under fire as a result of delays and high capital costs, which usually go over budget. Fennovoima’s Hanhikivi 1 power plant in Finland could offer some clues on how plants, including small modular reactors, could be successfully developed in the future.

Climate Countdown: Hong Kong vs Singapore: a decarbonisation tale of two cities
Singapore is likely to maintain a better climate action track record than Hong Kong for the coming years but Hong Kong has a wild card: China. Asian energy expert Joseph Jacobelli compares these two important markets as COP26 draws nearer.

Technology Focus: An imaginative approach to long duration storage
US-based 247Solar has developed an innovative thermal battery that looks set to facilitate 24/7 wind and solar energy. As a scalable long-duration storage solution that avoids the complexity and environmental drawbacks of electrochemical batteries, the market potential is enormous.

Final Word: Rock stars wear green

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