Mihail Ivanov reports on the Deutsche Welle website that in under two years, Bulgaria has become one of the world's most battery-intensive energy markets. Can the surge last — and what will it mean for conventional power generators? Bulgaria's battery boom: From zero to global leader The international energy sector currently has a curious … Continue reading Bulgaria’s remarkable battery boom
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Energy in Demand News, September 27-28, 2026
If we do not move away from this dependency on fossil fuels, then I can promise everybody it will be a permanent crisis Dan Jørgensen, EU Energy Commissioner, speaking to Financial Times A federal judge in New York ruled that the state’s new climate “superfund” law, which would force fossil fuel companies to pay $75 … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, September 27-28, 2026
UN Secretary-General launches Global Grids Accelerator to power growth and clean energy in Africa and South-East Asia
UN Secretary-General António Guterres this week launched the Global Grids Accelerator, a new initiative to help accelerate investment in electricity infrastructure across Africa and South-East Asia and help turn government and regional priorities into investable, operational projects. Announced ahead of the UN Climate Summit 2026, the Accelerator will focus on grid priorities identified by governments, … Continue reading UN Secretary-General launches Global Grids Accelerator to power growth and clean energy in Africa and South-East Asia
New publication from the UNECE showing data centres don’t have to be a burden on the grid
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has published a new report that shows the shift from seeing data centres, AI facilities and other large loads simply as problems the electricity system must accommodate to treating them as active participants in making the grid more flexible and resilient. Aligning Data Centres and Large … Continue reading New publication from the UNECE showing data centres don’t have to be a burden on the grid
Trump clears the way for a new US coal boom
Mahima Kapoor writes on the Deutsche Welle website about how the EPA has repealed most of the 2024 power-plant carbon standards and is proposing to eliminate the remaining greenhouse-gas standards for the sector. The Environmental Protection Agency said it was repealing Biden-era limits on emissions made by power plants, in the "largest power sector deregulation … Continue reading Trump clears the way for a new US coal boom
Energy in Demand News, August 16-17, 2026
The Financial Times, a newspaper of record for business and politics, has become almost passionate about climate change. “Even now, when weather records are being broken, when climate change is demonstrably here, not in the future, we seem frozen. We still go about our carbon-greedy lives: snapping up the last air-conditioning unit, booking another flight, … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, August 16-17, 2026
Europe looks south for its clean energy future
Felicity Bradstock writes on the Oil Price website about how Europe turning to North Africa’s enormous renewable resources to strengthen energy security and accelerate electrification. Europe Bets Billions on North Africa’s Clean Energy Potential The EU’s T-MED initiative aims to mobilize billions of euros for renewable energy, hydrogen, clean technology, and electricity networks across … Continue reading Europe looks south for its clean energy future
Batteries: a threat to the grid or the key to its future?
On the Euronews website, Liam Gilliver discusses about a new report that claims that the battery boom could trigger power outages, but experts say the risk is ‘tiny’. Warnings about batteries causing blackouts are overstated, while batteries are becoming essential to making much larger amounts of wind and solar usable. Batteries can save Europe’s … Continue reading Batteries: a threat to the grid or the key to its future?
Energy storage: Europe’s missing link to energy security
In an article on the Oil Price website, Haley Zaremba discusses how energy storage is the missing link between Europe’s renewable-energy expansion and genuine energy security. EU Locks In Plan To Triple Energy Storage Capacity By 2030 The EU has agreed to nearly quadruple its energy storage capacity, from 55 GW today to a … Continue reading Energy storage: Europe’s missing link to energy security
Heatwaves are testing the resilience of our power grids
Natalie Muller writes on the Deutsche Welle website about the immediate problem and the broader policy challenge of modernising electricity networks for a hotter climate. When extreme heat hits, people turn to AC, but what if the grid fails? From France to the US, heat waves are pushing power systems to the limit, raising blackout … Continue reading Heatwaves are testing the resilience of our power grids
