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Batteries

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4/8/2026 Feature / Charlie Bush

Can Europe’s battery industry close the loop in time?

Europe’s battery recycling industry is expanding rapidly, backed by some of the world’s most ambitious recycling legislation. Yet, for much of the next decade, many plants will struggle to find enough batteries to recycle. Whether companies can survive that mismatch, while preventing valuable battery materials from flowing back to Asia for refining, will determine whether Europe secures a competitive position in one of the energy transition’s most strategically important industries, writes Charlie Bush.

Greenhouse gases

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10/8/2026 Feature / Energy Institute

How to calculate the economics of decarbonisation projects

From an individual energy company’s perspective, each potential decarbonisation project needs to be assessed from a value-adding and/or risk reduction perspective. Standard project investment measures such as net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR) and the payback period can be used to measure project benefits. An example of how this might be calculated is shown below in a worked example of a theoretical proposed flare gas recovery system in a UK offshore oil and gas production facility. The example, using illustrative figures only, is included in new Energy Institute guidance EI 3620 Decarbonisation economics for emission reduction projects in oil and gas operations.

Electricity

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27/7/2026 Feature / Kristy Jooste

Making the economic case for affordable British power

The launch of a report by electricity utility SSE in June 2026 brought together industry experts, consumer advocates and policymakers to map out the future of the UK power grid. The launch focused heavily on the practical steps required to build domestic generation and protect households from volatile international energy prices. Kristy Jooste, Senior Content Officer, Energy Institute, was there.

Air quality

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4/2/2026 Feature / Will Dalrymple

From moss to microamps: Big Bang award winner

Surbiton-based student Oliver Linehan has won the Energy Institute Climate Change Award at the 2025 Big Bang Competition with his design of a domestic air cleaner filled with sphagnum moss.

Health and safety

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14/7/2026 Feature / Mohammed Rashaad

Onshore wind safety is on track

Mohammed Rashaad, Technical Officer – Data, of onshore wind health and safety organisation SafetyOn, explains the group’s 2025 Incident Data Report, which was released last month.

Artificial Intelligence

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22/6/2026 Feature / Kristy Jooste

Why the energy transition increasingly depends on AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving up electricity demand through data centres and advanced computing. Yet speakers at All-Energy argued that AI may also be essential for managing the increasingly complex, decentralised energy systems needed to achieve net zero, writes Kristy Jooste, Senior Content Officer, Energy Institute.

Solar

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21/7/2026 Feature / Keith Nuthall,Mark Godfrey,Raghavendra Verma

China and India clash on solar panel protection and subsidies, as both seek strong production capacity

On 18 May, the Indian government rejected an attempt by the Chinese government to launch a formal dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over claims from Beijing that India is illegally protecting its solar panel and module sector. It is a sign that the energy sector is changing worldwide that a major trading dispute with potential global impact involves two large emerging market giants – China and India – and concerns solar energy rather than flows of oil and gas, write Raghavendra Verma, Mark Godfrey and Keith Nuthall.

Renewables

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10/6/2026 Feature / Kristy Jooste

Can the UK rewire its energy future?

As the UK accelerates renewable deployment, attention is shifting from climate targets to the infrastructure, investment and market reforms needed to deliver them. At the recent All-Energy conference in Glasgow, Scotland, industry leaders warned that network upgrades, supply chains and investment must keep pace with the transition if the country is to capture the benefits of growing renewable generation while shielding consumers from future energy shocks. Kristy Jooste, Senior Content Officer, Energy Institute, reports.

Microbiology

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14/7/2026 Feature / Toby Clark

Dealing with the bacteria that can make a well go sour

Reservoir microbiology is the study and practice of managing microbial growth and contamination in underground and undersea fossil fuel reservoirs – contamination which can lower the quality of the product, reduce output and destroy infrastructure. This is a massive issue for traditional oil and gas extraction, but one which also has an impact on carbon capture and sustainable energy. Ahead of the Energy Institute’s Reservoir Microbiology Forum (RMF) later this year, Toby Clark spoke to three members of the Forum’s committee about what the field entails and where it is going.

Batteries

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7/7/2026 Feature / Kristy Jooste

The next generation of battery performance will increasingly come from software

Software is becoming an increasingly important driver of innovation in battery storage. Participants at a recent Barclays roundtable discussed how battery management systems, repurposing electric vehicle (EV) batteries for stationary energy storage and intelligent controls could improve the performance, value and longevity of battery assets. Kristy Jooste, Senior Content Officer, Energy Institute, reports.

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Features

Can Europe’s battery industry close the loop in time?

How to calculate the economics of decarbonisation projects

Making the economic case for affordable British power

From moss to microamps: Big Bang award winner

Onshore wind safety is on track

Why the energy transition increasingly depends on AI

China and India clash on solar panel protection and subsidies, as both seek strong production capacity

Can the UK rewire its energy future?

Dealing with the bacteria that can make a well go sour

The next generation of battery performance will increasingly come from software