Everyone loves net zero until it needs land for lines, permits for projects, and tariffs that price carbon. These issues will feature during @ADIPECOfficial which began in 1984 as a regional oil and gas gathering and is now one of the world’s largest energy forums with a whopping

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved. Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning. https://t.co/Xf3EE89ANI

THE WORLD’S FIRST INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIFICATION AUCTION: The European Commission has published the final Terms & Conditions for the first EU-wide Innovation Fund pilot auction to decarbonise industrial process heat — backed by a €1B budget. This is a pivotal move to scale

NEW ANALYSIS: More than 80% of UK social housing still relies on gas boilers keeping bills exposed to international gas markets and climate targets out of reach. I’ve explored how other European countries are tackling this at scale, and what the UK can learn.

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NEW ANALYSIS: More than 80% of UK social housing still relies on gas boilers keeping bills exposed to international gas markets and climate targets out of reach. I’ve explored how other European countries are tackling this at scale, and what the UK can learn.

Electro-thermal storage systems are one of many technologies to electrify industry. This week I moderated Thermal Energy Day in Budapest. The event brought together leading voices to discuss infrastructure, markets & thermal storage. Full recording:

China ≠ just coal plants and solar exports. The deeper shift: electrifying everything it can. Strategic, because China relies on imported fossil fuels. Coal is still king in the power mix—for now. But the balance is changing year by year.

The University of Oxford continues to retain a strong position in global university rankings despite the turmoil the British higher education sector has been subjected to. https://t.co/DsZZLriGHj

In Hungary today: Kyoto Group inaugurated one of world’s largest thermal energy storage units at KALL Ingredients. 56 MWh Heatcube → >30 GWh clean heat/yr, up to 8,000 tCO₂ cut/yr. Flexible, renewables-powered, 14 MW steam. Heat-as-a-Service model makes it scale.

Two graphs in today’s FT. Notice the UK’s position on both graphs.

Heat storage is finally getting the attention it deserves in the net-zero transition!l Today I moderate Thermal Energy Day in Budapest. This event brings together leading voices to discuss infrastructure, markets, and thermal storage. More here: https://t.co/YMmnzlTMbQ

Despite the noise, renewables keep rising now generating more electricity than coal as @ember_energy data shows. @IEA halved its US outlook, but raised India’s by 10%, putting it on track as the No. 2 growth market after China. MENA up 23%, driven by Saudi wind and solar.

Yes heat pumps do work in old buildings. @TrinityOxford at the @UniofOxford founded in 1555 got a ground source heat pump fitted by Rendesco in 2024 when the photo with the drilling rig was taken. Compare it to what it looks like today - the tourists taking photos have no idea

A truly Kafkaesque experience: 1) You pay in full for a flight. 2) Your plans change and you no longer need the ticket. 3) You cancel to free up the seat so the airline can resell it. 4) You’re charged £56 for cancelling. 5) If you’d just no‑showed, it would’ve cost £0—but no

Exciting developments in solar. Just read this fascinating FT article on perovskite solar panels – the next-gen innovation that's lighter, more flexible, and up to 20% more efficient than traditional silicon ones. Imagine panels on lampposts, car roofs, or even windows,

Energy efficiency needs a radical rethink. Making fossil fuel technologies & processes incrementally more efficient is no longer enough. It might even perpetuate their use. In my new article I explore how energy efficiency needs to evolve to remain relevant. Read my article

The US is making a $9B bet on small modular reactors (SMRs) to power AI data centers and cut emissions. Will the economics work? Highlights: - $6B+ US govt support since 2019, $3B+ private capital - Past SMR efforts: delays + big overruns (NuScale canceled after +120% costs;

The Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy. BUT: this is not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. Electrification + renewables are far more efficient.

ADIPEC started in 1984 as a regional oil-and-gas showcase and has evolved into one of the world's largest energy conferences. Good to see decarbonisation taking center stage in this year's Strategic Conference agenda covering grids, industry decarb, storage, finance and more.