Business
How business is evolving and adapting for
sustainability in a new energy economy
6-7 min.
06/April/2018Defence plans needed to avoid blackmail and blackouts
As the deadline for EU member states to update or develop national cyber security strategies fast approaches, FORESIGHT looks at what companies should be doing to ensure cyber resilience in the energy sector given new challenges posed by the transition to a decarbonised economy and a more decentralised power system.3-4 min.
23/March/2018Why ministers need to plug into electric vehicles
This interview with Casper Kirketerp-Møller, the CEO of Clever, is part of a series of interviews that FORESIGHT will publish ahead of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM9) and Nordic Clean Energy Week (NCEW), which will take place in Copenhagen and Malmo in May 2018.2-3 min.
21/March/2018Electrification instead of interconnectors
This interview with Ole Bigum, head of operations at K2 management, a Danish consultancy providing engineering services for developers of wind and solar power, is part of a series of interviews that FORESIGHT will publish ahead of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM9) and Nordic Clean Energy Week (NCEW), which will take place in Copenhagen and Malmo in May 2018.3-4 min.
16/March/2018You say you want a revolution
This interview with Peder Andreasen, CEO of Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet.dk, is part of a series of interviews that FORESIGHT will publish ahead of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM9) and Nordic Clean Energy Week (NCEW), which will take place in Copenhagen and Malmo in May 2018.3-4 min.
14/November/2017The race to build better batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are sufficiently mature to have developed a competitive edge for some uses, but flow batteries hold greater potential for meeting expectations for grid scale storage5-6 min.
14/November/2017Batteries for grid support not bulk supply
Batteries score in their ability to rapidly inject bursts of electricity into the grid, but demand for the service is not greater in countries furthest ahead in transitioning to renewable energy1-2 min.
14/November/2017Giant scale battery showcases
The biggest battery bank experiments are in California and Australia1-2 min.
14/November/2017Cobalt catch for li-ion
Limitations on the supply of cobalt will restrict the production ramp-up of batteries based on today’s lithium-ion chemistry5-6 min.
07/July/2017Investors hungry for offshore wind
Once seen as exotic fare, offshore wind investments have become a staple diet for pension funds. New types of investor are moving their chairs up to the table3-4 min.
07/July/2017Vehicle to grid experiment with global perspectives
An international group of companies has come together in a Danish experiment that sells the power stored in parked electric cars to the grid operator for use as frequency regulation7-8 min.
07/July/2017Variable pricing reduces variability of wind output
By pricing the value of wind energy according to when it is needed most, markets stimulate the development and sale of wind turbines configured to generate output over longer periods in lower winds, reducing the variability of their production4-5 min.
07/July/2017We live in a material world
Waste pollution in product lifecycles is set to ease: beer bottles made from wood‚ toilet rolls from sour milk; biodegradable plastic packing; and LEGO bricks in a new material5-6 min.
17/March/2017Less risky tender model promises more cost cuts
Denmark’s offshore wind tender model is being looked to as a shining example of how to drive down cost through proactive government action. Others may adopt the market model, too4-5 min.
17/March/2017Desert farming with next era solar
Farming in the desert might seem a bit optimistic. An Australian greenhouse uses concentrated solar power to produce energy and become independent of fresh water supplies. The result is 17,000 tons of tomatoes a year14-15 min.
11/October/2016The trillion dollar promise of digitalisation
A lot of unexploited value lies in the new ability to collect highly detailed data on electricity use5-6 min.
11/October/2016Smartphone becomes an agent of change
An ethical mobile phone is not a mass produced disposable product of questionable origin7-8 min.
11/October/2016Big business drives market expansion
The world’s major corporations are wielding their enormous power to increase supplies of renewable energy5-6 min.
04/July/2016