Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android. Digitalisation holds big benefits for energy systems, including allowing more renewables to be integrated and providing a picture of what’s happening across the entire system without requiring any physical upgrades. When it comes to asset management, digitalisation can help companies better understand assets like power plants and allow them to provide more information to their customers. On this special episode of Watt Matters, recorded live at asset management company 3E’s S ..read more

Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android. Wind and solar energy tend to be the main focus when we talk about renewable energy, but geothermal energy also offers many benefits; it is a constant energy source and offers the potential to decarbonise heating and cooling. Ground-source heat pumps take advantage of the heat underground and can support the transition away from gas boilers, reducing a building's carbon footprint and cutting down on energy costs. For the third episode of this series, Tamsin Lishman, CEO of Ke ..read more

Off the back of an intense two weeks in Egypt, the COP27 negotiations were once again deemed underwhelming. There were some successes: Developed countries will provide finance to emerging economies affected by climate-related disasters. But much of the focus remained on climate adaptation rather than mitigation. After nearly 30 years of international climate talks, questions are being raised over the efficacy of these events and what value they hold as the global community seeks to decarbonise. This week the team is joined by Simon Evans, deputy editor and senior policy editor a ..read more

The electrification of the transport sector is one of the most dynamic areas in the global energy transition, as sales of electric vehicles (EVs) globally continue to rise. According to the International Energy Agency, EV sales doubled in 2021 compared with 2020, to a new record of 6.6 million EVs on the road. Nearly 10% of global care sales in 2021 were electric, four times the market share in 2019.However, the deployment of EV charging infrastructure has not been able to keep up with the boom in EV sales. There is still an overall sense of range anxiety among prospective customers over how f ..read more

The decarbonisation of the heating sector is subject to serious debate. With lots of potential options on the tables, choosing the correct pathway is difficult. Heat pumps, powered by renewables, seems to be the favoured option for the majority of Europe’s buildings, but their rollout is slow.District heating and combined heat and power generation are proven alternatives, while the role of the incumbent natural gas is unclear. If it cannot be part of our energy future, is there an effective substitute?In this week’s episode of Watt Matters, the team are joined by Alix Chambris, vice president ..read more

Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android. Carbon removals technologies go beyond the more traditional carbon capture or tree-planting. They look at how to draw carbon directly out of the air so it can no longer cause the damaging greenhouse effect.  Research into this area is ramping up, with a number of options on the table from Direct Air Capture to enhanced rock weathering. As with many aspects of the energy transition, the funding is growing but still the regulatory landscape is playing catch up. Joining Wat ..read more

Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android. Electrifying as many sectors as possible will play a significant role in reducing emissions to net zero by mid-century.  While many industrial processes can be easily switched to an electricity-based system, some are proving more difficult. As 2030 approaches, efforts to electrify are accelerating, and many businesses are exploring electrification opportunities.  In this episode of Watt Matters, Richard Hart, industry director at the American Council for an Energy-E ..read more

Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android. We ask every guest who enters the Watt Matters studio to look into their crystal ball and give their vision of the energy sector in ten-to-twenty years. Their answers are often aspirational but always revealing.   Many market observers provide their own visions for the future by publishing “scenarios” and “outlooks”. One thing they all have in common is showing the complexity of the energy transition.   Rystad Energy’s latest forecast, Global Energy Scenar ..read more

Download our award-winning app and enjoy access to all exclusive features. Click here to access on Apple or Android. By minimising our energy needs, we can accelerate our journey to net zero, making the energy transition not only quicker but also more affordable.  The COP28 climate negotiations in 2023 saw the successful “triple-up, double-down” campaign, which included the promise to double the energy efficiency improvement rate by 2030.  To discuss how to ensure energy efficiency remains a top priority for governments and businesses up to 2030 and beyond, our guest this week is ..read more

The energy transition needs to happen across society, including in our homes. Big shifts are expected in consumer demand and the technology we use, including electric vehicles and heat pumps. To make the transition a success, it’s key that these elements work in the real world, and that households are involved in the transition and experience the benefits of a decarbonised society. For the second episode of this series, Lucy Yu from the Centre for Net Zero joins the Watt Matters team to discuss what changes we can expect in our homes and the research her team is doing into consumer behaviour ..read more