A Case for Reconnecting UK–EU Energy Markets

By Jordy Benooit Europe’s decarbonisation strategy increasingly depends on electrification. Transport, heating and cooling, and industry must switch from fossil to electric power, while the energy grids must be fitted to absorb rapidly growing volumes of wind, solar and other low-carbon generation. Focussing on localised energy production and storage alone will not be sufficient. ElectricityContinue reading “A Case for Reconnecting UK–EU Energy Markets”

SMR Strategy or Paralysis: Europe’s Next Energy Security Test

By Jordy Benooit Introduction The tension around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the phase out of Russian energy imports, and the subsequently rising energy prices highlight a structural weakness in the European Union’s energy system: a supply chain subjected to continued exposure to external shocks. When geopolitical disruption affects major oil and gas routes,Continue reading “SMR Strategy or Paralysis: Europe’s Next Energy Security Test”