Networks
Following on from my post about the need to secure critical minerals for the energy transition, in this post I look at copper and aluminium, two metals essential for the delivery of the huge increase in grid infrastructure that will be needed to deliver [...]
Following on from my recent post about the challenges of upgrading power grids to meet net zero ambitions, in this post I will set out the issues relating to the supply of critical minerals for the energy transition. This issue is creeping up the [...]
Yesterday I reviewed the key market themes in 2023. In this post I take a look at what we can expect in 2024... The past couple of years have been dominated by concerns over energy prices, particularly gas. However, gas prices have fallen significantly [...]
People are becoming increasingly concerned about the mineral requirements for the energy transition and how these will be met. In October, the International Energy Agency (“IEA”) published a report entitled Electricity Grids and Secure Energy Transitions in which it sets out the grid-related challenges [...]
Recent posts have explored some of the issues the US power grids are facing as the premature closures of fossil fuel and nuclear power stations are creating problems for security of supply. Something discussed less often in this context is the impact on grid [...]
In my previous post I covered the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act and the way challenges with grid infrastructure will act as a brake on climate goals. In this post I will look at another major challenge being confronted by US grid operators: [...]
The USA has often been seen as at the forefront of the energy transition (or at least some states such as California have), although progress has been relatively slow - the first half of 2023 was the first time that wind and solar power [...]
Today the Telegraph published an opinion piece I wrote on electric cars, linked here. My sources for the article are listed at the bottom of this post. Of course, this is an opinion piece for a newspaper, so it’s written in a particular way [...]
Two years ago, National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios (“FES”) celebrated their 10th birthday. I took a look back at how the scenarios had developed and whether the predictions outlined within them came true as time went on, to whether the FES are useful [...]
The issue of grid connection delays has garnered a lot of attention recently, as developers report large waits to connect to electricity networks, and accuse network operators of holding back net zero plans. Networks are often seen as boring but necessary, and from a [...]