Spain is a leader in the renewables space, but the same can’t necessarily be said for its EV segment. Recent data may suggest a breakthrough.| Industry Sectors | Smart Energy International
Russian relocants fear that even the simplest financial transactions could be treated as grounds for criminal prosecution in Russia| Geography
Mediation efforts are taking place in Washington, while at the same time China is inviting the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to high-level events and military parades in Beijing| Geography
According to political analyst Areg Kochinyan, the bilateral agreements signed at the White House reduce the likelihood of an Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict| Geography
From virtual power plants to flexibility, recent months have seen a number of acquisitions and partnerships in the EV smart charging space.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
As TSOs face pressure to find smarter ways of operating their grid assets, DLR demonstrates how hidden grid capacity can be unlocked.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
PSC senior strategic advisory consultants discuss what we currently know about the blackout in Iberia as well as lessons learnt.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
Azerbaijan–Armenia peace deal. Can the initialled peace deal be seen as a new stage of the Karabakh conflict?”| Jamnews in English
TRIPP and new opportunities for Armenia: opinion. “Trump Route” will create conditions for new investment in Armenia – economist| Jamnews in English
Results of the Pashinyan-Pezeshkian meeting: what does Iran expect from opening transport routes in the Caucasus?| Jamnews in English
While the switchgear market is poised for strong growth, it still faces headwinds from supply chain disruptions and regulatory changes.| Industry Sectors | Smart Energy International
Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Armenia amid concerns over a US company’s role in reopening regional roads near Iran’s border| Jamnews in English
Yusuf Latief discusses the UK’s BESS market, which in the first half of this week became a hotbed of investment activity.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
Andressa Ferraz of ABB Electrification Service discusses the need to rethink energy infrastructure as grid instability proves a paint point.| Regional News | Smart Energy International
What is the government trying to signal by issuing acquittals in some political cases?| Jamnews in English
Tensions have emerged in Iran over the Washington agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan. All the details of the situation, plus commentary from political analyst Robert Gevondyan.| Jamnews in English
Azerbaijan-Armenia peace treaty: politicians’ views, compensation claims and the durability of future peace| Jamnews in English
In this week’s Power Playbook: Yusuf Latief discusses how the blackout in Iberia has been accelerating much-needed investment into the power grid.| Smart Energy International
Will energy investors’ interest wander to Europe now that Trump has flipped the script with his Big Beautiful Bill?| Smart Energy International
There is a €250 billion investment gap for TSOs in Europe. Might it be time to think outside the box about energy financial flows?| Smart Energy International
Data centres and power consumption can be viewed as the ‘problem child’ of the energy transition; for investors, its a reason to spend money.| Smart Energy International
The UK’s Industrial Strategy promises catalytic investment and building up investment certainty in clean energy sector; but can it do so?| Smart Energy International
Which is better for financing grid expansion: overhead buildout, or alternative transmission technologies? Let's look to the UK.| Smart Energy International
Generating investment signals for heavy industry decarbonisation is no small matter. Renewables and the power sector may show us way forward.| Smart Energy International
Despite uncertainty from Trump's economic strategy, global energy investment has been found soaring by the IEA and KPMG.| Smart Energy International
In this week’s Power Playbook: The smart energy market is surging and two European startups have been spotted staking a claim.| Smart Energy International
Trump's trade strategy: Continued tariff impacts, a bill to gut the IRA and how its full repeal may open doors for new competition.| Smart Energy International
The soaring energy demand of data centres is necessitating tailored solutions to solve current and future grid connection and power supply challenges.| Industry insights | Smart Energy International
Wi-Fi HaLow is a future-proof connectivity solution for the evolving needs of smart grids, from real-time energy control to behind-the-meter services, writes Tim Colleran.| Industry insights | Smart Energy International
In the Power Playbook: US sees a slow down in corporate financing for energy as Europe expects record investments from utilities in 2025.| Smart Energy International
Siemens … Electricite de France … Iberdrola – leaders in their respective energy categories for expenditure on R&D and innovation in Europe.| Smart Energy International
Focus on the intersection of innovation and market deployment is aimed to unlock the potential of new technology to the market.| Smart Energy International
The Horizon Europe programme is set to deliver €95.5 billion by 2027 into new R&D energy projects, which are continuing to launch.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief discusses how an allocation ‘bumfuzzle’ from legislative uncertainties in Europe has been holding capital back from net zero.| Smart Energy International
The Power Playbook looks back to Enlit Europe for grid financing insights as Dan Jørgensen becomes the commissioner for energy and housing.| Smart Energy International
The ‘Global energy storage and grids pledge’, one of eight areas of commitment at COP29, received wide support from stakeholders.| Smart Energy International
Although COP29 had potential, more seems needed to connect the energy transition goals with the energy financing to meet them.| Smart Energy International
Donlad Trump is taking US office: What has been and what will be his affect on global clean energy financing?| Smart Energy International
This week’s Power Playbook looks at negative pricing as a new challenge for Europe’s energy markets and the opportunity it presents for battery investments.| Smart Energy International
As policy focus turns towards COP29, the government is set to further compound its commitment to delivering net zero, writes Siobahn Meikle.| Smart Energy International
This week’s Power Playbook looks into new data and an IEA report showing record-breaking EV sales in China and its global market impact.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief looks into recent reports of record VC funnelled into batteries, at the same time as Northvolt's troubling news.| Smart Energy International
With the launch of NESO and closure of the National Gas sale, Yusuf Latief discusses how National Grid is seeing a huge pivot in its strategy.| Smart Energy International
With NYC Climate Week coming to a close, Yusuf Latief reflects in this Power Playbook on how the Big Apple is setting the stage for COP29.| Smart Energy International
The Power Playbook looks into Mario Draghi's competitiveness report and what it may entail for financing in the cleantech sector.| Smart Energy International
The Power Playbook discusses a sales lag and the 'reality gap' for decarbonisation projects, as outlined by McKinsey & company.| Smart Energy International
In 2022, US President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act. In this Power Playbook, Yusuf Latief discusses its success.| Smart Energy International
America's utility infrastructure is vulnerable but geospatial analytics can help, writes Sean Dogegan, President and CEO of Satelytics.| Smart Energy International
The issue of attracting and retaining talent in energy can not simply be seen as an HR problem to solve, but must be addressed holistically.| Smart Energy International
Adani Energy Solutions Limited has reported 47% YoY increases in revenue, citing transmission and smart metering as simultaneous successes.| Smart Energy International
From the outset the goal for the 2024 Paris Olympics has been to reduce its carbon footprint as much as possible.| Smart Energy International
In this week’s Power Playbook, Tesla’s Q2 earnings take centre stage, falling despite the e-mobility leader’s storage successes.| Smart Energy International
This week’s edition of Power Playbook looks at new data on venture capital financing in Europe, finding energy sector taking the lions share.| Smart Energy International
A green buildings ‘revolution’ could open $1.8tn market opportunity by 2030, but the supply chain is crucial - World Economic Forum report.| Smart Energy International
How knowledge graphs help energy providers power insights and profits from data is described by Doug Kimball from Ontotext.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief discusses with Azad Camyab of Pearlstone Energy how aggregators function as the Ubers of flexible energy asset monetisation.| Smart Energy International
EUREC has called for an expansion of EIB guarantees for cleantech. What does this mean and how can it help European competitiveness?| Smart Energy International
Innovative grid technologies – aka grid enhancing technologies (GETs) – provide an opportunity to support the network buildout in Europe.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief looks at a real estate case study demonstrating how EU regulation can guide private sector investments in the energy transition.| Smart Energy International
AI in Europe - two issues are currently top of mind, the imminent AI act and the energy consumption of AI data centres.| Smart Energy International
As EVs continue to proliferate, two challenges need to be overcome: safeguarding battery systems and generated data, says Hebberly Ahatlan.| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief explores three dimensions for EU to finance its energy transition: public vs private, granular regulation and taxation.| Smart Energy International
An investment update from the IEA finds the majority of energy funds going into renewables and the grid, surpassing that of fossil fuels.| Smart Energy International
National Grid's £7 billion fully underwritten rights issue tanked their shares. Is this a warning or a watershed for energy sector financing?| Smart Energy International
Yusuf Latief looks into analysis on financial impacts of a delayed energy transition and how much money is needed across segments for net zero| Smart Energy International
Although the battery energy market is growing at a very welcome rate, battery project risks and insurer considerations need to be top of mind| Smart Energy International
Space-based solar energy is being proposed as the next frontier for supplementing renewable energy supply.| Smart Energy International
Eric Dresselhuys of ESS Inc. shares his policy and market expectations for the clean energy transition in 2024.| Smart Energy International