Energy Digital

18/02/2025

🔋 Powering a Greener Future! 🔋Sammy Zoghlami, SVP EMEA at Nutanix, shares game-changing strategies to cut data centre energy use by 2030.

💡 How can businesses adopt smarter, more efficient energy solutions?

Find out in the February edition of Energy Digital 👉 https://publication.energydigital.com/raMd/p46

17/02/2025

Is Morocco set to become a green hydrogen leader? 🌍

Mitsubishi Power, The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water, and China Energy Engineering Corporation are launching the Al Wahda Power Plant, a hydrogen-ready facility adding 990MW to the grid. Javier Cavada (Mitsubishi Power), Tarik Hamane (ONEE), and Lyu Zexiang (CEIG) highlight its role in Morocco’s clean energy future.

Discover more here: https://ow.ly/ymzC50V1fut

14/02/2025

Is fossil fuel advertising on its way out? 🚫🛢️ NGOS Adfree Cities and the New Weather Institute have reported WPP to the OECD - OCDE, alleging its work for oil giants like Shell and ExxonMobil violates climate and human rights standards.

Veronica Wignall (Adfree Cities) and barrister Harj Narulla (Doughty Street Chambers) argue it's time for ad agencies to stop promoting polluters. But industry leaders, including Stephen Woodford (Advertising Association), defend the practice.

Should agencies cut ties with fossil fuel clients?

Two NGOs have reported advertising firm WPP to the OECD for alleged breaches of climate and human rights through advertising for polluters

12/02/2025

How is India Energy Week 2025 shaping the global energy landscape? 🌍⚡

At IEW 2025, key leaders like Anant Maheshwari (Honeywell), James Forrest (Capgemini), Saravan Penubarthi (AIQ), Hardeep Singh Puri (India’s Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas), and Magda Chambriard (Petrobras) are driving discussions on AI, digitalisation, and clean energy innovations.

Hosted in New Delhi by the Ministry of Petroleum and Gas and Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry, IEW opens a portal into the future of energy globally

12/02/2025

🌟 A Lifetime of Achievement: Anna Borg 🌟 As CEO of Vattenfall, Anna is a driving force behind the global energy transition, championing sustainability and reshaping the construction industry’s role in a greener future.

💡 How is she leading the charge toward a fossil-free future? Discover her vision and impact here 👉 https://publication.energydigital.com/raMd/p36

07/02/2025

Inside the Fast-Track to Decarbonisation! Kelly Meissner, Vice President of corporate ESG & Sustainability at Ventas Inc., reveals how she developed decarbonisation roadmaps for 800 properties in just eight weeks.

💡 How did she do it? What key insights can businesses apply? Read the full interview in our February edition of Energy Digital to find out! 👉 https://publication.energydigital.com/raMd/p90

06/02/2025

Can the pharmaceutical industry lead the way in renewable energy? Thermo Fisher Scientific is taking a bold step by partnering with X-ELIO to power its European sites with 100% renewable electricity! Initiatives like the Energise programme, are also helping industry partners reduce emissions.

Find out more about this game-changing move below. 👇

Thanks to a solar power agreement with X-ELIO, Thermo Fisher Scientific is closer to its goal of powering its European sites with 100% renewable energy

05/02/2025

Could Trump's tariffs ignite a global trade war and disrupt the clean energy transition?

Experts like David Victor (UC San Diego), Gernot Wagner (Columbia Business School), and Dr. Aurélien Saussay (Grantham ResearchResearch Institute) warn that rising costs and supply chain chaos could slow renewable energy growth.

With China retaliating and the EU on high alert, the stakes are high. What’s next?

Read more now: https://ow.ly/aUvI50UUfNf

Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports and suspended duties on Canada and Mexico raise fears of a global trade war, with climate tech supply chains at risk

04/02/2025

What does the EU Competitiveness Compass mean for energy and sustainability? With decarbonisation at its core, this strategy—backed by leaders like Ursula von der Leyen (European Commission), Christina Deligianni (CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency), and Gwenaelle Avice Huet (Schneider Electric)—could reshape Europe’s green transition.

Read more to find out more about its impact.

The European Commission has launched its EU Competitiveness Compass with decarbonisation at its core to support a growth in productivity in the union

03/02/2025

The first Energy Digital issue of 2025 is here! The February edition is officially OUT NOW! ⚡ READ IT HERE ⚡ - https://energydigital.com/magazine/energy-digital-february-2025

This month’s issue is filled with exclusive interviews, innovations, and expert insights shaping the future of sustainable energy!

Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside:

🔸Lifetime of Achievement: Anna Borg
👉 As CEO of Vattenfall, he is a key advocate for sustainability in the energy transition and the construction industry's role in it.

🔸Exclusive Insight with: Roger Martella
👉 Off the back of its spinoff, GE Vernova's Executive Vice President & CHIEF Corporate Officer, Roger discusses its inaugural sustainability report.

🔸Tech & AI - AI's impact from the perspective of a CSO & CTO
👉 CSO, Sophie Graham and CTO Kevin Miller on how IFS is bolstering the efficiency and sustainability of the energy industry with AI.

🔸Infrascuture - Sammy Zoghlami on reducing data centre energy use by 2030.
👉 Nutanix's SVP EMA, Sammy Zoghlami explains the new ways of adopting measures that could help the cata centres improve their energy efficiency.

🔸Exclusive Insight with: Kelly Meissner
👉 Vice President, Corporate ESG & Sustainability at Ventas, Inc. Kelly, discusses creating decarbonisation roadmaps for 800 properties in eight weeks.

🔸Event Preview: Sustainability LIVE
👉 Sustaianabiliy LIVE is back for 2025, Lonodn's biggest sustainability event series dedicated to sustainable innovation and transformative change.

🔸Top 10: Energy Consulting Firms
👉We’re rounding up the top forms supporting the energy and utilities industries featuring names such as Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company and Arthur D. Little...and so much more!

Don't miss this essential guide for anyone passionate about the future of energy. Dive into the full edition today: https://energydigital.com/magazine/energy-digital-february-2025

31/01/2025

Why does SBTi validation matter for sustainability? 🌍 NetApp’s Nicola Acutt, Ph.D., CSO, highlights how SBTi approval strengthens carbon reduction goals & builds trust. With a 50.8% Scope 1 & 2 emissions cut by 2030, NetApp aligns innovation with sustainability—helping customers manage data & reduce energy costs.

Is SBTi the gold standard for corporate sustainability?

Energy solutions leader NetApp has set ambitious carbon reduction targets validated by the SBTi & CSO Nicola Acutt shares why this milestone is significant

30/01/2025

Are sustainability collaborations becoming too much of a good thing? 🤔 LSEG suggests that competition and over-convening may be stalling real progress.

Chris Turner, Executive Director at B Lab UK, and Jane Goodland, Group Head of Sustainability at LSEG, share insights on making collaborations more effective.

How can leaders strike the right balance?

https://energydigital.com/sustainability/lseg-are-there-too-many-sustainability-collaborations

Sustainability professionals face over-convening, with competition hindering effective collaborations and stalling meaningful progress, LSEG says

28/01/2025

sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) help decarbonise the aviation industry? ✈️ Airbus and OMV are joining forces to expand SAF adoption, aiming for an 80% reduction in emissions compared to traditional jet fuel. Julie Kitcher (Chief Sustainability Officer, Airbus) and Martijn A. van Koten (EVP Fuels & Feedstock, OMV) highlight the power of cross-industry collaboration in driving sustainability.

Airbus has partnered with OMV to explore ways to increase sustainable aviation fuel adoption and production as part of efforts to decarbonise air...

27/01/2025

How is Morocco positioning itself as a leader in sustainable energy? ⚡🌍

Ahmed Chebak, Director of the Green Tech Institute (GTI) & Professor at UM6P - University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, is driving innovation in smart grids, digital twins & green hydrogen. With strategic industry partnerships and cutting-edge research, UM6P is preparing future leaders for the global energy transition. Could Morocco become a key hub for clean energy technology?

Ahmed Chebak, Professor at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic and Director of the Green Tech Institute, on advancing sustainable energy solutions

27/01/2025

How will Apollo and Standard Chartered’s US$3bn partnership accelerate the global shift to renewable energy? 🌍⚡Jim Zelter, President of Apollo Global Management, Inc., and Bill Winters, Group Chief Executive at SC, highlight how this collaboration will drive sustainable infrastructure and clean energy investments worldwide.

Apollo and Standard Chartered's US$3bn partnership will invest in global renewable energy, marking a significant step towards sustainable infrastructure

25/01/2025

How will China’s proposed battery tech restrictions reshape the EV and energy storage industries? ⚡🔋 With John Passalacqua (First Phosphate Corp CSE: PHOS – FSE: KD0 – OTCQB: FRSPF), Behnam Hormozi (Integrals Power), and Dr Tara Lindstedt (InoBat) weighing in, the global race to secure alternative battery solutions is accelerating. Will this drive innovation or disrupt supply chains?

China's new export bans could reshape the global battery sector, impacting electric vehicles and renewable energy storage

24/01/2025

How is AI reshaping the energy sector? ⚡Gary Wong, Global Segment Leader at AVEVA, highlights how digital tech is revolutionising utilities—enhancing smart grids, predictive maintenance, and sustainable operations. With AI-driven industrial intelligence, the energy transition is accelerating, improving efficiency and resilience.

Will 2025 be the year AI transforms energy for good?

AVEVA’s Gary Wong says digital tech & AI are revolutionising utilities, enabling smarter grid management, predictive maintenance & sustainable operations

23/01/2025

Can Direct Air Capture (DAC) scale up fast enough to meet global net-zero goals? 🌍💨RepAir Carbon Capture, led by Yehuda Borenstein, CEO, and Amir Shiner, CEO, is teaming up with Shell and Mitsubishi Corporation on the Pelican DAC hub in Louisiana. With 70% less energy use than traditional methods, this project is a major leap toward gigaton-scale carbon removal.

Shell and Mitsubishi pioneer carbon capture tech with RepAir Carbon in Louisiana’s Pelican DAC hub project