Silvia Grain

With the recent executive order directing the U.S. military to purchase coal-generated power, the White House has placed energy policy at the heart of its national security strategy. This move aims to leverage America's coal resources to ensure a resilient and reliable power grid for critical

With the UK government beginning to address the unique energy efficiency challenges faced by rural landlords, the path to compliance remains a complex mix of new opportunities and lingering questions. For owners of older and heritage properties, the stakes are particularly high. To help navigate

Decoding a Market Pulled in Two Directions The global oil market is currently a theater of contradiction, where headlines of geopolitical tension clash with fundamental supply data. Crude prices are surging, with benchmarks like Brent and West Texas Intermediate climbing sharply in a single day’s

A whisper of diplomacy between Washington and Tehran was all it took to send a significant ripple through the global energy market, momentarily erasing a risk premium built on years of escalating tensions. The current state of the industry is one of heightened sensitivity, where geopolitical

In a landmark bilateral trade agreement that charts a new course for economic partnership, India has strategically erected a fortress around its burgeoning ethanol industry, signaling a firm commitment to its domestic energy and agricultural priorities. The newly inked India-US pact, designed to

With a deep background in energy management and grid security, Christopher Hailstone offers a unique perspective on the technologies poised to redefine our energy landscape. Today, we're diving into a groundbreaking development that sounds like science fiction: using solar energy to transform

With the rise of AI creating an unprecedented thirst for energy, data centers are straining power grids and raising environmental alarms. To explore a potential solution, we're joined by Christopher Hailstone, an expert in energy policy and grid reliability. We'll discuss how small modular

A federal initiative designed to make energy storage more accessible has unexpectedly reshaped Australia's entire residential power landscape, ushering in an era of unprecedented competition and consumer choice. The government's "Cheaper Home Batteries" program has acted as a powerful catalyst,

With major investments reshaping public transport, we're seeing a powerful shift towards sustainable, zero-emission travel. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Norfolk, where a new £13.8 million project is set to bring electric buses to Great Yarmouth. We sat down with Christopher Hailstone, a

As the global energy transition accelerates, the narrative in Africa has evolved from a simple story of deploying generation capacity to a far more complex and critical undertaking centered on grid integration and operational stability. The rapid installation of solar energy across the continent