Trump re-elected, Berlin coalition fails: Energy impact
It has been a big week for global politics. On the same day that the United States voted Donald Trump as their 47th President, the German coalition government broke down after a budget row over cuttin...
8 Nov 202437min
Budget boost for the UK’s energy sector?
This week, the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her budget – the first from a Labour government in 14 years. Whilst there were no big surprises for the energy sector, the budget still raised some...
1 Nov 202431min
Why is oil still trading under USD 100/bbl?
It is over a year since Hamas attacked Israel, which triggered a wider conflict in the Middle East; the territory that produces around a third of the world’s oil. And much of its gas. Yet, despite t...
25 Okt 202429min
Nato eyes risks in EU power markets
The last two years of the conflict in Ukraine, and the rise in malicious cyberattacks, has raised concerns security risks over Europe’s plans to be more self-sustainable in energy supply. Now, as coun...
17 Okt 202436min
Ramping up batteries
It's clear for many that Europe needs to ramp up battery energy storage capacity over the next decade to help decarbonise the economy. But where does this leave battery developers and manufacturers wh...
10 Okt 202434min
BONUS EPISODE: The UK ends 142-years of Coal
This week marked a historic milestone for the UK as it shut down the last remaining coal-fired power station in Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire. Once the backbone of the country’s energy supply, co...
3 Okt 202411min
Has the hydrogen bubble burst or is it merely deflating?
In September, the growing uncertainty surrounding the hydrogen economy brought new projects from producers like Shell and Equinor to a halt. Is this the start of a wave of hydrogen project cancellatio...
3 Okt 202432min
Geopolitics and pipelines – is the global gas market prepared?
Europe’s gas supplies are plentiful. Some in the industry are relaxed ahead of the coming winter, but with the rising military escalation in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and the global market a...
27 Sep 202428min
