Mark Selby

London

Editor at Energy Voice

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Spain’s power crisis is a warning - Scotland must learn or risk the same fate

1 week ago | energyvoice.com | Mark Selby

Just over a week ago, Spain’s electricity grid faltered. Portugal quickly followed. In the media, speculation swirled: Was it a cyber attack? Sabotage? Hackers? No. Investigations continue, yet the truth looks simpler and far more worrying: this was a failure of energy planning. The power outage that took down two national grids wasn’t caused by some hostile force – it was caused by a sudden drop in renewable energy output and a failure to back it up with sufficient storage. This wasn’t a freak event.
PD Ports announces green hub plans to rival neighbouring Teesworks

2 weeks ago | energyvoice.com | Mark Selby

A Teesside port operator has announced plans to build an offshore wind manufacturing hub, alongside a similar project by neighbours who had unsuccessfully attempted to sue them. PD Ports has announced plans for its Teesport Offshore Gateway, which includes developing 180 acres of land on its estate on the river Tees where it also has container and bulk terminals, as well as RORO facilities.
The EET Interview: Ruth Herbert, managing director, business development and strategic initiatives

2 weeks ago | energyvoice.com | Mark Selby

EET Fuels has completed the installation and connection of a hydrogen-ready furnace at its Stanlow oil refinery, in a landmark moment for UK industry. In our exclusive interview with Ruth Herbert, EET managing director, business development and strategic initiatives, Energy Voice editor Mark Selby discusses Ruth’s career journey from the public to private sector, and the decarbonisation journey that EET (formerly Essar Oil) is taking.
Offshore energy security is national security

2 weeks ago | energyvoice.com | Mark Selby

The UK’s offshore energy network heats our homes, powers hospitals and fuels industry. As global threats evolve, so must our approach to protecting the infrastructure that makes all of this possible. On Wednesday 30th April, Offshore Energies UK will host its first Offshore Energy Security and Resilience Conference in Aberdeen. The event has been in development for some time and will bring together industry leaders, defence policy experts, the security services and academia.
Miliband touts low-carbon power as ‘solution’ to energy security

3 weeks ago | energyvoice.com | Mark Selby

Low-carbon power can play a “critical role” in delivering energy security around the world, according to UK energy secretary Ed Miliband. Speaking at the first global Future of Energy Summit held at Lancaster House, London on Thursday, Miliband touted renewable and low-carbon energy sources such as nuclear power as the primary “solution” to international energy crises, and a pathway to “abundance”.
The UK’s mineral security: The future of clean energy

1 month ago | energyvoice.com | Cyril Widdershoven |Mark Selby

Just a few short days ago, the Department of Energy announced that the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions had fallen by 3.5% last year – due in large part to a new record for renewable energy generation, such as wind and solar, which now powers more than 50% of the UK’s electricity supply.
AI ambitions: Re-evaluating UK data centre power demand

1 month ago | energyvoice.com | Ross McCracken |Mark Selby

AI is still new and will probably change the world in ways we cannot yet conceive, but it may save more energy than it consumes. Staying at the cutting edge of technology while maintaining a competitive economy requires energy-hungry AI. But decarbonising the power system and simultaneously increasing the load makes an already tough challenge even tougher. How big a concern is the rising power demand required by AI?
If ScotWind stumbles, so too does Scotland’s hydrogen future

1 month ago | energyvoice.com | Mark Selby

Scotland stands at the cusp of a generational opportunity – to become a global leader in green hydrogen. But that ambition is somewhat tethered to the success of ScotWind. If ScotWind stumbles, so too does Scotland’s hydrogen future – and with it, an economic and environmental prize of enormous scale. The vision for Scotland is clear, and hugely exciting. Offshore wind provides the clean electricity that enables large-scale green hydrogen production.
The Hitachi Interview: Laura Fleming, country managing director, UK and Ireland

1 month ago | energyvoice.com | Mark Selby

In an exclusive interview with Energy Voice, Hitachi Energy country managing director for UK and Ireland, Laura Fleming, explains how the UK must aim to transition – not switch – away from oil and gas, and the immediate priorities to achieve Labour’s clean power vision. In the UK, Hitachi Energy is heavily focused on the wind sector and enabling the flow of electricity from wind farms to locations where it can find end users.
Renewables cannot scale without oil and gas - Hitachi Energy

2 months ago | energyvoice.com | Mark Selby

Continued collaboration with the oil and gas sector is essential for renewables to scale to meet the UK’s clean power ambitions, according to Hitachi country managing director for UK and Ireland Laura Fleming. In an exclusive interview with Energy Voice, Fleming said the energy transition would not mean an immediate severing of ties with hydrocarbons: “Instead, it’s about evolving and aligning both sectors towards shared decarbonisation goals”.