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Cyberattacks on critical energy infrastructure – from pipelines to electricity distribution systems – are becoming more frequent. A culture of transparency and cyber resilience are the sector’s best defence, writes Jennifer Johnson.

Pieces of this critical yet convoluted conversation are finally slotting together as global momentum to decarbonise intensifies. But there is still a long way to go, Michelle Meineke writes.

Large-scale, cross-border ‘green grids’ have the potential to meet growing energy demand and improve energy access and energy security across South Asia. Simon Trace looks at the particular advantages and challenges of linking resources between India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.

Researchers at Germany’s Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Wurttemberg (ZSW) have been investigating the potential role for façade-mounted solar photovoltaic energy systems – which can be substantial, even without batteries.

Electrification of large aircraft is still a long way off, so the only way airlines can reduce carbon emissions in the short-to-medium term is by using new sustainable aviation fuels in existing planes. Here Andrew Williams looks at the still tiny alternative fuels industry and assesses prospects for its expansion.

These have been challenging times for North Sea oil and gas operations, faced with the coronavirus pandemic and oil price collapse. Here, we examine the prospects for the UKCS and Norwegian sectors, and the impact on merger and acquisition deals, from leading analysts at Rystad Energy.

Terminals have been buffeted by weather events, but operators are taking steps to make a difference in the achievement of sustainability goals, writes Peter Mackay, Principal Consultant, Meredith & Company.

Dr Stephen Bater FEI, Management Consultant, highlights the latest revisions to the Energy Institute’s process safety guidance, in transition to a zero carbon world.

Andy Brogan, EY Global Oil & Gas Leader, analyses the latest 2020 energy figures from the BP Statistical Review of World Energy and asks: What does the rearview mirror show us about the road ahead?

The COVID-19 pandemic and the volatile oil price caused serious interruption to M&A activity around the North Sea in 2020. Fortunately, there are more signs of life in 2021, says Alan Barr, Head of Deals at PwC’s Aberdeen Oil & Gas Centre of Excellence.