The Real Barriers to Power Sector Carbon Capture
Despite growing technical maturity, post-combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects for power generation continue to face decisive hurdles. Integration complexity, financing structures, and risk allocation now play a central…
Why Prime Movers’ Reliability Is Critical to Power Uptime
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming one of the most significant drivers of global electricity demand. By 2030, , from 415 TWh to 945 TWh, driven by AI-optimised servers that…
Wartsila Building Energy Storage in Support of Belgian Grid
Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected by Gramme Storage 1 to deliver a 50-MW/100-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in central-eastern Belgium. The companies on February 16 said that the…
A Simple Way to Prevent Electricity from Becoming Less Affordable
Affordable electricity prices have become a top priority for consumers, policymakers, voters, and elected officials. Electricity prices for the residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors , compared to the same…
Shock Pulse Technology: Redefining Boiler Performance
The thermal utilization of sustainable fuels and the recovery of waste heat play a central role in today’s energy generation and the decarbonization of the global industry. Industrial boilers are…
Despite Federal Support, Economic Forces Are Driving the Future of Coal
The Trump administration during both its terms has prioritized its efforts on reviving the coal industry by introducing a series of policy changes and executive actions intended to boost coal…
DOE Uses Emergency Powers to Freeze More Than 2 GW of Coal Retirements as Opposition Intensifies
A rapid succession of Section 202(c) emergency orders has forced utilities to keep more than 2 GW of coal capacity online across multiple regions, marking an unprecedented federal intervention in…
One Day Prior to Planned Closure, DOE Orders Colorado Coal-Fired Unit to Keep Running
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued another emergency order to keep a coal-fired power plant operating, this time saying a Colorado facility must remain online at least another…
Power Generation in the Age of AI: Year-End 2025 Outlook
In early 2020, the prevailing narrative in the power sector was a continuation story of the developments from the decade before: renewable buildout will keep compounding, thermal capacity will keep…
Caught in the crosswinds
In this edition of Global Energy Trends, we examine how electricity markets are navigating the continued tug-of-war between the three aspects of the energy trilemma (affordability, sustainability and security) and…
