Energy Technology: Industry Insights

For years, the narrative has been all about the unstoppable clean energy expansion, but recent policy reversals, geopolitical shifts and supply chain bottlenecks have made the trend not so straightforward anymore. In this episode, we look under the hood of the global energy transition and map out where the money is actually flowing. We review overall investment trends, break down the picture for d...

As governments seek to diversify critical mineral supplychains beyond China, Brazil is emerging as one of the world's most promising new sources of rare earth elements. The country holds the world's second-largest rare earth resource base and is advancing a new generation of projects, which could provide lower-impact production of the magnet rare earths needed for EVs, offshore wind turbin...

January brought massive change for Venezuela. After almost 13 years, Nicolás Maduro was removed from power and, within the month, the path was being laid for a revival of the country’s oil sector.  The opportunity is huge. Venezuela is home to the world’s largest proven oil reserves and, throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, it produced over three million barrels per day. However, financial m...

Bioleaching has been part of the mining industry fordecades, using naturally occurring microorganisms to extract metals from ores and concentrates. Yet as demand for copper, critical minerals and strategic resources grows, the technology is attracting renewed attention. Declining ore grades, rising environmental pressures andvast quantities of historical mine waste are forcing mining companies to...

Last week, European power industry leaders and policymakers gathered in Helsinki for Eurelectric's Power Summit 2026 to discuss the sector's most pressing challenges. Energy systems are facing unprecedented threats. We’re seeing a massive spike in power demand, driven largely by data centers and industrial electrification; navigating a volatile geopolitical landscape and with it, having to...

Modern offshore wind farms aren't just growing in numbers – they are literally growing, scaling up turbines in sizes we couldn’t have imagined a decade ago. We’ve officially entered the era of super size wind. We’re seeing colossal wind turbines deployed across the world that surpass 15MW per unit and boast rotor diameters wider than the height of most skyscrapers. But while the engineering is...

Liquified natural gas (LNG) has been touted as the cleaner fuel alternative and a central stepping stone on the journey to decarbonisation. Industry forecasts expect to see massive demand growth, and the high prices from 2022-2023 saw governments rush to expand export capacity.   However, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has put pressure on existing supply chains, and some experts foresee signi...

Copper and gold serve very different markets – one tied to electrification and industrial growth, the other to monetary value and geopolitical uncertainty – but the operational realities of mining both metals are increasingly converging. As ore grades decline and deposits become deeper and more technically complex, miners face growing pressure around energy costs, water access, permitting, infrast...

The Offshore Technology Conference is an annual gathering of oil and gas professionals from around the world, who meet in Texas to discuss the technological trends defining offshore operations. This year, Energy Technology was on the ground, to ask what is disrupting the sector and who is making waves offshore. In this episode, we speak to managers, engineers, academics and C-suite executives to u...

As ore grades decline and cost pressures intensify, operators are being forced to rethink what sits in legacy assets. Technologies such as advanced sorting, bioleaching and nanotechnology are beginning to unlock value from material that has already been processed once. The shift is not straightforward. Commercial viability remains site-specific, classification gaps persist, and the economics hinge...

Global power systems are entering a new phase of transformation. Power demand is accelerating, driven by electrification across transport and industry as well as the expansion of digital infrastructure. At the same time, intermittent clean energy like wind and solar are scaling rapidly, making flexibility solutions essential to balance supply and demand and maintain grid stability. This is why ene...

Electric vehicle adoption is happening, curbing emissions and improving transport’s environmental profile. In recognition of Earth Day, the Energy Technology editors get together to discuss the implications of the shift for the power, oil and gas and mining sectors. Join us to assess the EV market landscape and associated infrastructure, as we unpick emerging trends in battery technologies, changi...

The conflict between the US/Israel and Iran has put pressure on global oil supply chains. Major producers in the Middle East include Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; with the Strait of Hormuz still closed and the US now blockading Iranian vessels, exports have been choked, and production has had to scale down rapidly. Markets have felt the ramifications, although security of supply looks...

Sweden’s nuclear landscape has done a 180 in recent years, moving from plans for a phase-out now to ambitions for an expansion. The government has lifted the reactor cap, opened new sites and introduced measures to accelerate investments and deployments. The country’s nuclear roadmap now includes adding at least 2.5GW of capacity by 2035 and the equivalent of 10 new reactors by 2045. We're joi...

In this episode, we examine GlobalData’s latest outlook forAustralian iron ore to 2035, exploring how slower production growth, ageing Pilbara assets and a tightly concentrated export market are reshaping the industry. With output still expected to rise modestly toward 1.1 billion tonnes, the focus is turning from expansion to replacement. At the same time, there is a shift from volume to quality,...

Conversations around AI are shifting from hype to substance, and large-scale deployment means that buzzwords like ‘efficiency’ and ‘autonomy’ are being put to the test. In oil and gas, AI rollout looks different across the value chain, and operators are exploring value in productivity, data analysis and resource optimisation. Join us to consider the current and emerging use cases for AI in the ups...

It’s the age of the digital energy economy.  As the industry pushes to decarbonise while rushing to deploy more capacity to meet rapidly rising power demand, companies are increasingly relying on AI and digital innovation to manage more complex and decentralised energy networks.  In this episode, we investigate which digital technologies energy companies and investors are betting on, which hold th...

How do you measure sustainability in mining? The question sits at the centre of the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) first sector standard dedicated to mining. Launched in January 2026, the GRI 14 framework aims to help mining companies report more consistently on their environmental, social and economic impacts.  In this episode, we explore what the new standard means for an industry under gro...

Women account for roughly 20% – one in five jobs – of the energy sector globally. Meanwhile, women make up double that share in the wider global economy.  In this special episode, we honour Women's History Month and International Women’s Day by diving into women in energy, across power, oil and gas, and mining – where we stand, the progress made and yet to be made, and how we can move forward...

The rising adoption of electric vehicles is changing the picture of fuel demand worldwide. As the transport sector becomes a diminishing custom base, oil operators are looking to plug the gap, and charging infrastructure offers a logical solution. Charging infrastructure in APAC’s rapidly growing market offers an even better one. Join us as we look at Big Oil’s pivot to the EV charging space, and...

Despite accounting for nearly half of global final energy consumption and 37% of energy-related emissions, heat is frequently overlooked in conversations around decarbonisation, mainly due to the complexity of the problem. As with the power sector, electrification is often touted as the solution – but is it that simple? Join us as we tackle the question: is electrification really the answer to dec...

Soon after the start of Trump’s second term, the pitfalls of the US’ reliance on China’s rare earths and other critical minerals were laid bare. The trade war between the two countries last year further underscored the precarity of the US’ position, when China, where roughly 70% of global rare earths are mined and around 90% is processed, restricted the US’ access to its supply and related technol...

Autonomous robotics offer an attractive solution to oil and gas operators navigating the four Ds, which define the bulk of the sector’s roles: dull, distant, dirty and dangerous. Robots can remove humans from risky situations, and provide high level insight in the most remote environments, but deployment isn’t plain sailing. Join us to discuss one adopter’s experience and the innovation behind it,...

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025 marked a decisive shift in energy policy for the US, with climate ambition deprioritised in favour of speed, reliability and national security. The administration's approach has revealed many contradictions: with record demand growth colliding with trade barriers, fossil fuel support rubbing up against entrenched clean energy e...