While Britain visualises a nuclear future, Angela Merkel’s aim of replacing it with renewables by 2022 is well under way, writes Jennifer Rankin in The Guardian. Germany's planned nuclear switch-off drives energy innovation Hinkley Point will be the first nuclear power plant to be built in Europe since the meltdown of Japan’s Fukushima reactor … Continue reading Driving energy innovation in Germany
Category: energy transition
Coal and the energy transition
It is important that we follow developments that show the transition to a sustainable energy future. James Wilson writes a good article in the Financial Times about the latest developments in the coal industry. Coal left unloved as natural gas and fossil-free drives bite The bad news for the coal industry has seemed relentless … Continue reading Coal and the energy transition
Assessing the impact of increased renewable energy on traditional businesses
Chris Bryant writes a good article in the Financial Times about the impact of the low carbon transition on some of the major companies in Europe. European industrial groups hit by push to renewable energy After years of painstaking development, Siemens was triumphant in 2011 when its new H-class gas turbine, the world’s largest … Continue reading Assessing the impact of increased renewable energy on traditional businesses
Germany’s energy transition and the role of coal
Nick Butler has an excellent blog in the Financial Times about the policy conflicts in Germany in its transition to adopt truly green policies. The burning issue of German coal The conflict at the heart of Germany’s energy policy is finally coming to a head. Can Germany claim to be an environmental leader while … Continue reading Germany’s energy transition and the role of coal
How the low carbon energy transition can affect insurers
Any major macro-economic transition is going to have winners and losers. This also holds true for the low carbon energy transition that is underway. Tom Bawden writes an important article in The Independent about the big hit that insurance companies could suffer due to huge volumes of fossil fuel reserves that could be left ‘stranded.’ … Continue reading How the low carbon energy transition can affect insurers
Germany’s energy transition includes decommissioning costs of its nuclear industry
Christoph Steitz and Vera Eckert write for the Reuter’s news service about how the German public may have to pay for some of the decommissioning costs. Public may share costs of Germany's nuclear afterlife Germany's biggest utilities have set aside tens of billions of euros to fund the country's exit from nuclear power from … Continue reading Germany’s energy transition includes decommissioning costs of its nuclear industry
