Energy Geopolitics
Are aviation biofuels ready for take off?
Air travel is booming, with the number of air
passengers set to double over the next twenty years. Aviation demand is
particularly evident in in the...
A long-term view of natural gas security in the European Union
The
security of European natural gas supplies has rarely been far off the political
agenda. New gas pipeline and LNG projects command high levels of attention,
particularly...
Batteries Can Help Renewables Reach Full Potential in Africa
Attractive costs for solar and wind power
and cutting-edge innovations are making clean energy a compelling proposition
in Sub-Saharan Africa, which faces the world’s largest gaps...
The Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Age of Green Energy
The world’s shift
away from carbon-based energies in favour of renewable or green energy
threatens to turn fossil-fuel-rich economies into “stranded nations” unable to
realize the economic...
Solar powering sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific
The way energy is produced, distributed and used causes environmental damage – most visibly air pollution - that in turn harms people’s health. It...
Phasing Out Coal and Other Transitions: Lessons From Europe
Climate change reports are seldom sanguine. Carbon dioxide, the principal culprit, is at record levels, about twice the preindustrial value and a third higher...
The mysterious case of disappearing electricity demand
Authors: Stéphanie Bouckaert and Timothy Goodson*
Electricity is at the heart of modern life, and so it’s easy to assume that our reliance on electricity...
The Lebanon, natural gas and local political equilibria
As can be easily foreseen, the huge amount of natural gas that is being discovered throughout the East Mediterranean region is bound to quickly...
Signposts for the gas outlook
Authors: Peter Zeniewski and Tae-Yoon Kim*
Global gas markets, business models and pricing arrangements are all in a state of flux. There is great dynamism,...
Battery storage is (almost) ready to play the flexibility game
In an electricity world that sees variable renewables at the centre stage, market players and policy makers cannot overlook the need for flexibility, a...