Heidi Vella

All articles by Heidi Vella

1. Bolivian unrest: what now for the country’s nuclear ambitions?

   Home to part of the Andean mountain range, as well as some of the highest above-sea-level cities in the world,…
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   30 Jan
2. Q&A: lighting up customer service with Octopus Energy

   In Which?’s 2019 annual energy customer service survey, relative newcomer to the sector  Octopus Energy emerged as the highest rated…
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   21 Jan
3. Does the European Pressurised Reactor have a future?

   In September 2019, EDF Energy announced that Unit 2 of its third-generation European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) technology at the Taishan…
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   5 Dec
4. The long march of hydrogen: are we there yet?

   On a brisk autumnal October day, the world’s first hydrogen-powered ship docked along the Thames in London. The Energy Observer…
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   21 Nov
5. Could the nation’s fridges rebalance the UK Grid?

   As the share of renewables in the UK energy system increases, so does the need for flexibility in the grid….
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   19 Nov
6. Walcha on the way: massive Australian energy project takes shape

   Australia is in the midst of a renewable energy boom. Rapid investment in new clean power projects in recent years…
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   23 Oct
7. Q&A: talking stable salt reactors and the future of nuclear with Moltex

   The soaring cost of nuclear power generation, in part due to increased safety regulations, has seen the sector struggle to…
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   14 Oct
8. Inside Germany’s €1bn battery fund

   As electric car sales continue to grow in Europe, Germany, a key automotive manufacturer, is keen to foster home-grown battery-cell…
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   19 Jun
9. 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
10. 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