Can battery innovation accelerate the energy transition?

• 13 July 2023

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The Majors’ accelerating tilt to new energy

• 02 December 2021

Big Oil is determined to show it’s part of the solution for climate change. How much has investment in new energy ramped up, where do CCS and hydrogen fit in, and when will spend on low carbon catch up with oil and gas?

Storage, the energy transition’s flexible friend

• 30 April 2019

Simon Flowers investigates storage's emerging role in balancing intermittent renewables.

Electric vehicles – transportation disruptor, part 1

• 24 July 2018

There will be just 5 million EVs on the road by the end of 2018, minuscule penetration into a global car stock of 1.2 billion cars. But with faster acceleration, longer life, fewer moving parts and less maintenance, and no tail pipe emissions EVs are going to be big – really big.

Rising power prices create problems for US policymakers and the industry

• 05 September 2025

Why are US electricity bills still climbing and what’s driving prices even higher in the years ahead?

COP29 faces climate finance challenge

• 12 November 2024

The COP29 climate talks began on Monday with climate finance at the top of the agenda. A meaningful deal would show the international effort to tackle climate change is still alive. Failure could further delay the transition to low-carbon energy.

Battery storage begins to play a key role for US grids

• 24 May 2024

California and Texas increasingly rely on battery storage to balance their grids. As solar and wind power continue to grow, other states are likely to follow.

Emissions rules for US power pose some difficult questions

• 06 May 2024

New EPA regulations for coal plants hit an industry in decline. Emissions curbs for gas plants would affect a sector that is still growing.

Chinese manufacturers represent both promise and threat in the EV future

• 22 March 2024

The big problem with EVs is that they are too expensive. Chinese manufacturers are solving that, and posing a growing threat to companies in the US, Europe and Japan. The pressure to protect domestic industries is growing.

A major setback for nuclear power

• 13 November 2023

The decision to cancel the first small modular reactor planned in the US is a blow to hopes of a new source of dispatchable low-carbon power.

Ten predictions for 2023

• 16 December 2022

After a tumultuous year, Ed looks ahead to 2023 with a selection of Wood Mackenzie analysts predictions

Low-carbon electricity is on the rise in the US, regardless of Supreme Court decision

• 05 July 2022

The Obama administration’s attempt to regulate power sector emissions has been ruled illegal, constraining future policy. Renewables are set to grow anyway.

The Biden administration tries to lead by example on EVs

• 11 February 2022

The US government wants electric vans in the USPS' new fleet, France seeks an expansion of nuclear power, and exploring the progress of fusion power.

Predictions for 2022

• 17 December 2021

2022 could see rising carbon prices, greater distributed solar capacity, tighter supply chains for renewable energy and a double-digit market share for EVs.

Plugging the methane leaks

• 29 October 2021

The Biden administration and key members of Congress are in negotiations over legislation that could include a new fee on methane emissions from US oil and gas facilities. If it passes into law, the fee would have a widely varying impact across regions and across companies.

Demanding new emissions goals set course for low-carbon future

• 23 April 2021

At a US-hosted climate summit this week, large economies discussed their ambitious objectives for cutting emissions. Now comes the hard part.

President Biden aims for higher employment and lower emissions

• 01 April 2021

Two announcements this week showed the administration attempting to deliver on its promise that a key goal of climate policy is job creation.

The challenge of negative emissions

• 12 February 2021

Elon Musk is offering $100 million in prizes for carbon removal technologies. Costs need to come down a long way for them to be viable

Five ways the coronavirus changed the world of energy this week

• 20 March 2020

The US government is starting to buy crude and facing calls for it to manage the oil market, as demand continues to weaken. In this week's Energy Pulse by Ed Crooks.

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• 14 August 2023

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