Energy Geopolitics
Hydrogen energy in the United States and China
The use of hydrogen energy refers to the conversion of hydrogen into electricity, thermal energy, etc. Hydrogen is an energy that is obtained through...
Russia-EU’s “Green” Dialogue: Starting with Italy
Russia has put forward various assessments of the European Green Deal approved by the European Union in 2019, marking the intensive stage of energy...
A moment of reckoning for Big Oil? The IEA’s bombshell and its aftermath
Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published a report sketching out a ‘net-zero-by-2050 scenario’ it deems still attainable. Clearly, this and similar proposal will...
Nord Stream 2 and the German-EU Relationship
With the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline fully funded and construction underway, the European Union is forced to reconcile its opposition to Russian...
Nuclear Energy is not Dead! The Drivers Underpinning the Ongoing Nuclear Renaissance
As a result of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe in the Soviet Union of 1986 and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011, public opinion remains...
Hydrogen Could Be A Key Player In The Recovery And Resilience Plan
Thanks to the contribution of vaccines, the Covid-19 pandemic is slowly beginning to abate and gradually lose its aggressiveness, with the consequent reduction of...
The ‘energy crisis’ and its global implications
A particular news caught my attention this morning regarding energy crises. Before going into the depth of the news, I would like to introduce...
Stay in Oil or Race to Green Energy? Considerations for Portfolio Transformation
Oil and gas (O&G) companies face a conundrum: capture the remaining value in hydrocarbons, or decide if, when and how much to invest in...
Is it finally time for hydrogen?
After decades of debates with a high level of 'ideological pollution', also partly thanks to the paradoxical impetus provided by the economic consequences of...
Nord Stream 2: To Gain or to Refrain? Why Germany Refuses to Bend under Sanctions Pressure
The chances of the sanctions war around Nord Stream 2 to rage on after the construction of the pipeline is finally over seem to...