Beatrice Bedeschi

1 week ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

As Spain continues to investigate the causes of the power outage that plunged the country into total blackout on April 28th, the event of unprecedented scale has sparked a backlash against renewables, with some saying that the country’s high reliance on solar and wind for power generation is the main cause of the incident. However, experts are pointing at the need to ramp up batteries and grid resilience.

2 weeks ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

(London, United Kingdom) — Clean energy sources have a central role to play in energy security as the world enters the age of electrification, however this comes with new potential issues including supply chain risks and shortages of critical minerals, the IEA’s Future of Energy Security summit in London on Friday heard.

2 weeks ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

(London, United Kingdom) — The EU Commission is expected to unveil plans to phase out fossil fuels imports from Russia next month, the IEA’s summit on the future of energy security heard from the Commission’s president Ursula von Der Leyen on Thursday. In “two weeks” the Commission “will present a roadmap with concrete measures to phase out all imports of Russian fossil fuels so that we no longer rely on a hostile power for our energy supply,” Von Der Leyen said.

2 weeks ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

Analysis EuropeEnergy Security (London, United Kingdom) — International cooperation is key to strengthening energy security, despite countries taking different routes and strategies towards future energy systems, leaders convening in London at the IEA’s summit on the future of energy security said on Thursday.

2 weeks ago | gasoutlook.com | Beatrice Bedeschi

News US & CanadaEnergy Security (London, United Kingdom) — The Trump administration is seeking to bring “back common sense” on energy security by reversing previous policies supporting renewable energy sources, a summit on energy security in London heard on Thursday.