Heidi Vella

All articles by Heidi Vella

1. Q&A: Moixa on booming batteries and the rise of virtual power plants

   As the power industry continues to undergo major transformation driven by what is often referred to as ‘the three Ds’ –…
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   22 May
2. Drax’s great biomass carbon capture experiment

   Drax Group began its clean energy journey at its North Yorkshire power plant – the UK’s biggest – a few…
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   20 May
3. India’s bold move towards emission control

   India is one of the world’s worst carbon emitters, but through the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the government has committed…
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   18 Mar
4. Does the UK really need fracked gas?

   Since the first hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas began in the UK in 2011, it has been marred by…
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   10 Jan
5. Global Green Bond Partnership: reinvigorating green energy investment, again

   In October, the world’s leading scientists warned that in as little as 12 years, if not mitigated, global warming could…
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   17 Dec
6. Taiwan: pursuing a new green energy revolution in the East

   In 2017, the Taiwanese Government declared that by 2025 it wants 20% of the country’s electricity supply to come from…
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   5 Nov
7. Will blockchain disrupt the traditional distribution network model?

   Blockchain technology can build in efficiency and inherent security for any process that requires data sharing and transactions to occur…
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   8 Oct
8. Inside London’s very own carbon capture (test) plant

   Inside the sprawling central London Imperial College campus is the last place any one would expect to find a fully…
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   15 Aug
9. Undue influence: the significance of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant

   The first pouring of concrete for Unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant took place in April as Turkish…
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   16 Jul
10. Is onshore wind set for a comeback in the UK?

    “Enough is enough” said former UK Prime Minister David Cameron about onshore wind in 2014, citing poor public opinion of…
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    3 Jul