Insight for Faster Energy Transition Decisions

The title above now has a twofold meaning: Initially it referred only to a simple bit of lagging in our domestic hot water system; but considering that a couple of months have passed since (during a cold snap in early February) I started writing this, it now also...

The first thing to say, I am not an economist; in fact, I have only just started to learn about economics in my recent studies. Specifically, I have been learning about microeconomics. Microeconomics is a branch of economics that studies individuals and firms'...

Last Wednesday we held the first of our Insights webinar series: Vision 1 - Engineering a Sustainable Future Olwg Commercial Director Simon gave an brief presentation on our views regarding how far we are from net zero, the global energy gap and why exergy matters....

Our start-up has recently won a space on the prestigious climate action innovation programme The Greenhouse (run by Imperial College, London) after fending off stiff competition. Out of originally several hundred applicants, twenty-two companies were shortlisted for a...

The energy transition is the innate desire to move from carbon-based energy to renewable or green energy. We might expect that ‘the market will decide’ the future technological trajectory with the government only intervening in front end R&D with the idea that...

Olwg, in supporting leading clean energy solutions provider Logan Energy, has won a public tender contract with Anglesey social enterprise Menter Môn, to support the development of a hydrogen production plant, refuelling and distribution hub in Holyhead, North Wales....

I was intrigued by a post on LinkedIn that referred to a quote by Elon Musk: I'm not in favour of demonizing the oil and gas industry. Because like we can't stop instantaneously and not have oil and gas. You know, like, we'll likely die of starvation basically. We're...

If one ought to describe the global political economy—the 'who gets what when and how’—of energy in a single word, 'fragmentation' would be an appropriate term. The pursuit of wealth and power in energy is driven by a hugely diverse set of actors and institutions,...