March 2025

The first issue of 2025 is here! The Spring issue of Energy Global starts with a guest comment by Tim Reid from UK Export Finance about expanding operations overseas before a regional report from Aurora Energy Research no the effect of negative electricity prices in Europe. Other interesting topics covered in the issue include electrical infrastructure, sit surveys & mapping, developments in solar, and much more. Featuring contributions from key industry leaders such as EM&I, DeterTech, and Global Underwater Hub, among others, don’t miss the valuable insights available in the Spring 2025 issue.

This month's front cover is brought to you by MAN Energy.

Negative electricity prices: Blessing or curse?
Jesse Hettema and Simon De Clercq, Aurora Energy Research, explain how negative electricity prices are on the rise across Europe, and how they can hinder progress in Europe’s energy transition by discouraging investment in renewables.

Powering progress: The UK's subsea system opportunity
Neil Gordon, CEO, Global Underwater Hub, highlights the issue of cable failures and explores how the UK could lead in improving performance and reliability.

Unlocking insurability: Data's value to offshore wind insurance
Danny Constantinis, Executive Chairman and CEO of EM&I, Malta, reviews how lessons from oil and gas can aid the development of risk criteria for offshore wind structures and emphasises the value of risk data for offshore wind insurance.

Lightning in a bottle
Dr Neal Fine, Arctura Wind, USA, discusses how coatings can protect wind turbine blades against lightning damage.

Driving green innovations with SAR technology
Dr Motoyuki Arai, CEO, Synspective, details how synthetic aperture radar technology can help to tackle global sustainability challenges.

What does the future hold for Europe's offshore wind industry?
Cristina Fernández, Germany Managing Director and Continental Europe Sales Director, K2 Management, examines the progress of offshore wind in Europe and the likelihood of meeting future targets in a Q&A with Jessica Casey, Editor of Energy Global.

Time to stop organised crime getting high on Europe's supply
Kelly Barnes, Senior Intelligence Analyst, DeterTech, maps out the emerging patterns followed by organised criminals targeting solar farms across the UK and Europe and provides data-based prevention techniques.

Cybersecurity in renewables: The key to energy security
Uri Sadot, Cybersecurity Program Director, SolarEdge Technologies, showcases why an increased focus on cybersecurity amongst vendors, commercial businesses, grid operators, and governments is critical to safeguarding future energy security in a Q&A with Jessica Casey, Editor of Energy Global.

Illuminating future innovation in solar power generation
Dongyoung Kim, Technical Assistant, Reddie & Grose, outlines the trend towards technological developments in the solar photovoltaics sector seen through increased patent filings and details the current legal and developmental barriers to progress.

Packed for Evolution!
Shwu Tyng Goh, Global Product Manager of Packings, Sulzer, considers how increasing the efficiency of distillation processes through innovative structured packing can help to dramatically reduce the energy consumption of distillation processes.

March 2025

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