Fossil fuels
Risk evolves in springtime of energy spin-offs
New risk management challenges as firms split legacy fossil-fuel operations from renewable-focused areas
Climate risk rising up agenda for lenders
Reliable measures still some way off, banks admit
‘Trump digs coal’ – but is that enough?
Are Trump's efforts to support US coal levelling the playing field for fuel sources, or flogging a dead horse?
No escape from climate change tail risks
Harsh decisions need to be made on the future of energy financing now, before we run out of time
Uniper’s Khan on risk transformation and green energy
Novera Khan: as energy markets change, risk management should be at the heart of business strategy
Electricity futures prices: time-varying sensitivity to fundamentals
This paper looks at the time-varying relation between electricity futures prices and fundamentals.
Energy stirs political passions around the globe
Keystone XL, Russia, position limits and the ‘big six’ draw strong views
US renewable energy: A carrot and stick approach
Carrot and stick
“New price on risk” for Gulf of Mexico producers
Government and regulators are urged to act quickly to create a stable regulatory regime in the wake of the Macondo oil spill or risk stifling domestic production
US intensifies efforts to develop clean coal, carbon capture
The US Department of Energy has announced further funding for clean coal technology R&D as part of plan to maintain a diversified energy portfolio
IEA: world seeing an energy technology revolution
The world is seeing the first signs of an energy technology revolution with rising investment in low-carbon technologies, but more is needed, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
UK to focus on smart grids and nuclear power
Big investments into UK smart grids, offshore wind farms under the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROC) scheme and nuclear power are on the agenda for both the Labour and Conservative parties in the run-up to the UK elections, as the country looks to…
US budget drops fossil fuel subsidies
US President Barack Obama has used his 2011 budget to call for an end to fossil fuel subsidies, apportioning funds to the clean energy sector instead.