Energy transition

International coordination through existing organisations the only way to manage intensifying competition for cobalt, lithium, graphite and copper, report argues

Political choices rather than 'technical impossibility' are the key barrier to achieving higher living standards while meeting global climate goals, leading economists claim

New analysis warns long grid connection queues are delaying much-needed clean energy investment and hampering efforts to enhance energy security

SolarPower Europe maps out scenario where solar and storage projects are deployed at scale through to 2030, cutting operating costs in half

As geopolitical disruption returns, the real risk is not over-ambition on electrification – but continued over dependence on fossil fuels and a lack of energy diversification in an era of rising demand, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer

Partners seek to deliver scalable power solutions for energy-intensive sectors where electricity grids are struggling to keep up with demand

New analysis claims OECD member countries now generating far less electricity from oil, gas, and coal than at peak levels, with generation down 19 per cent since 2007

Power generated by new solar and wind farms last year more than met total growth in demand for electricity, according to new Ember analysis

International Energy Agency warns that China's continued dominance of rare earth material supply chains is putting up to $6.5tr of global economic activity at risk every year

Heat battery firm's founder and CEO James Macnaghten explains why he takes inspiration from Victorian-era engineers, and how scale comes from repeatability and simplicity