The ongoing transition in Europe is continuing unabated and, finally, is showing some real signs of positivity. In terms of new market sectors and new skills, the emerging battery storage space looks set to achieve its potential as the crucial link...
In the New Year, we still face climate change, energy pricing crisis, supply challenges, and lacking ambition, but in challenges there are always opportunities. In this edition, we focus on those who are taking the hurdles and overcoming with...
The often-forgotten renewable energy source, solar, is widely recognised as the cheapest and fastest to roll out. Whether at scale across a sunny desert, atop a warehouse or office roof, or covering a parking lot, solar panels are cheap, flexible,...
Data, insight, knowledge, and information are just as much a part of the energy industry as steel, cable, cranes and engineers. Reliable data is the cornerstone of development, and without good info, investors cannot sanction projects. Without...
Over the past two decades, technology has seeped further into the oil and gas industry. Traditionally driven by people and hardware, the drive for safety has moved people out and software in, and hardware has received major upgrades to ensure that the new software can run entire systems where possible.
It has never been clearer that the energy transition is not just underway, it is thriving. There is a concrete shift away from traditional fossil fuel energy generation towards renewable, recyclable, reusable energy.
The amazing Hornsea Two project in the UK North Sea is truly a wonder of engineering and creativity. Installing wind towers and turbines in harsh, deep, cold, isolated waters, while collaborating with many different global players, on a scale not seen before, was the task laid out by Denmark’s Ørsted.
The ever-evolving energy industry is now seeing its long-term strategy become clearer. There is a certainly a shift away from oil, gas and coal. The time of the fossil fuel has come and gone (although they will certainly be with us for some time to come) – this news is not new.
Like most, here at Energy Focus we are happy to see the end of 2020. While the year has been challenging, and has left many projects stuck in the pipeline, it has also been revolutionary. The UK government has committed to powering the entire country by wind power by 2030, and the US is looking to re enter the fray with the Paris Climate Agreement.
It is becoming more obvious with each passing month that the big global energy players are realising they must shift focus from fossil fuel production to renewable - even if this means investing in smaller players or starting new arms to produce in...
BP have set the target of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Repsol have also set sights on the same goal. Equinor and Total have both committed to lofty carbon emission targets, as all of the world’s energy majors look to get in line with the Paris Climate Agreements.
Now, at the end of 2019, we are reminded yet again of the undeniable and important role that traditional fossil fuel still plays in the global energy mix. Zero carbon emissions from energy production still remains a fantasy, but progress is certainly being made.
Low oil prices and the ongoing focus on development and transition to renewable energy make for challenging conditions right now. Combine this with increasing uncertainty arising from so called trade wars between China and the USA, and an...
This month we look at energy organisations that are diversifying and investing in exciting new projects that will take the industry forward in new directions that could change the picture as we know it. ExxonMobil is investing heavily into research...
As we move into 2019, the industry finds itself at a turning point. Surging demand for renewable energy and a growing negative perception of major fossil fuels is seeing even the biggest companies reorganise, reconsider and sometimes completely...
As the pace of change in the global energy industry increases, notable projects are being announced, completed and put into operation. Each day, it seems that more renewable energy is entering our grids, more innovations are coming to the fore, and...
The industry is in a period of transition, not just in the EMEA region but all over the world. President Trump continues to bring uncertainty to the fore, demand in emerging markets remains extremely strong, renewables are carrying on their rise to...
So far, it seems like 2017 has started well for all in the energy business. Against a backdrop of volatile oil prices, global economic uncertainty, and a transitioning market place - with the dominant fuel being called into question – the big...