The Hydrogen Hurdle: Costs, Policy and Progress
Hydrogen was once the golden child of the energy transition. Yet high costs and limited policy support proved high hurdles for the technology’s progress, global deployment has fallen well short of exp...
5 Nov 202532min
COP30 Countdown: Ambition, Politics, Reality
In a few days’ time, world leaders will gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate conference. It’s been 10 years since the Paris Agreement laid out ambitions for a net-zero future, yet momentum is waning...
30 Okt 202531min
Capital Clash: Clean Energy vs Fossil Fuel Finance
Global energy investment is entering a period of realignment. Tariffs, inflation and geopolitical tensions have disrupted financial models, while a backlash against ESG along with renewed fossil fuel ...
22 Okt 202538min
The Business of Breathing Life Into Old Wind Turbines
The first generation of wind turbines is now approaching retirement. Developers across Europe, the US and China thus find themselves at a crossroads: should they refurbish and extend the life of exist...
16 Okt 202537min
Deep Freeze Risk Raises Stakes for Europe’s Gas Supply
Winter is coming, and with it a rise in demand for natural gas. With growing liquified natural gas exports from the US now crossing the Atlantic and filling European storage, the continent looks to be...
9 Okt 202528min
Wired for the Future: Reinventing the US Power Grid
The US power grid is under mounting strain from aging infrastructure, slow interconnections and regional bottlenecks, while demand, complexity and variability are on the rise. Building a future-ready ...
1 Okt 202536min
How Data Centers Are Fueling a Global Copper Crunch
Copper is a cornerstone of the world’s infrastructure. From transportation to the energy transition to massive new data centers, demand for the metal is everywhere, and supply is feeling the crunch. C...
24 Sep 202529min
Global Investment in Clean Energy Outpaces US Slump
Despite the gloomy headlines in the US, global investment into clean energy technologies is still rising. The first half 2025 saw a record $386 billion flowing towards clean tech, a 10% rise from the ...
18 Sep 202530min
