Renewable Energy is a Brewing Geopolitical Catastrophe
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) “the world will spend $US 162 billion subsidizing renewable
energy (mainly solar and wind.” This money could be...
Three priorities for energy technology innovation partnerships
Authors: Jean-Baptiste Le Marois
and Claire Hilton*
Governments around the world are setting increasingly ambitious climate
targets while at the same time pursuing challenging national policy goals...
Iran’s huge energy subsidies: supporting or battering the economy?
In one of its latest reports dubbed “World Energy Outlook 2018”, the
International Energy Agency (IEA) has allocated a section to fossil-fuel
subsidies. The IEA has...
Helping a warming world to keep cool
Authors: Chiara Delmastro and John Dulac
Heatwaves this summer that have left many Europeans sweltering highlight
the growing demand for air conditioning in a warming world....
A review on govt. plan to barter oil for dues to private sector
The regulatory body of the government has been recently preparing the
draft for a bartering system which is set to settle the government dues to...
Iran’s ‘oil for execution’ plan: Old ideas in a new wrapping
This week Iranian Oil Ministry is going to officially start a new plan
that is aimed to be a new way for selling oil and...
The who and how of power system flexibility
All around the world, power systems are changing fast. For example last
year Denmark supplied 63% of its power demand from variable renewables (wind
and solar...
U.S. Is World’s Largest Producer of Fossil Fuels
The world
is using more, not less energy, with the United States (U.S.) leading this
surge. This fact will continue changing the world geopolitically, and bring
changes...
Bitcoin energy use – mined the gap
Of all the potential implications of blockchain for
the energy sector, the energy use of cryptocurrencies – and bitcoin in
particular – has captured the most...
Addressing the diversity challenge in energy sector recruitment
One of the enduring legacies of women’s traditional
exclusion from the energy sector is the continued disadvantage women and girls
face in comparison to their male...