July 2026

The Summer issue of 2026 is out now! The new issue starts with a regional report on Latin America and the Caribbean, considering the benefits and challenges of renewable energy development in the region. The issue also covers topics such as lubricants, digitalisation, the importance of ports, battery storage technology, and more! With contributors from industry leaders including ABB, WindEurope, Sungrow, among others, this is an issue not to miss.

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Renewables as a safeguard for energy security in Latin America and the Caribbean
Wilmar Suárez, Latin America Energy Analyst, Ember, highlights the benefits and challenges of renewable energy development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

At peak season: Stabilising power systems in Europe's summer heat
James Li, Vice President Sungrow Europe, Sungrow, emphasises how grid-forming battery systems actively help to define grid behaviour and power system stabilisation across Europe.

The EU regulatory wave hits BESS: Why contracts could be updated now
Claire Dietz-Polte and Wouter Vandorpe, Baker McKenzie, explore how new safety, sustainability, and due diligence requirements reshape supplier obligations, developer risk allocation, and long-term operational responsibilities.

Creating grid resilience in a majority renewable future
Ricardo Wigman, Chief Delivery Officer, Power Factors, examines the need for upgrades to the grid in order to support the global energy transition towards renewables.

Discovering a thermal management solution for BESS fires
Mike Kendall, Fike Director of the Fire Solutions Group UK & Europe, and Tom Farrell, Principal Engineer of Test and Validation Engineering, Fike Labs, explain the importance of developing solutions to the risks associated with battery energy storage systems, and explore a new thermal management solution to mitigate fires at energy storage sites.

From capacity to controllability
Marie-Hélène Westholm-Knebel, Head of Sustainability, ABB's Energy Industries division, looks at the importance of controllability in the future of solar growth.

When minutes matter: How AI-driven weather intelligence is reshaping short-term power markets
Minxian Le, Product Manager Fundamentals, Volue Data and Forecasts, discusses why accurate weather intelligence is indispensable and highlights the transformative role artificial intelligence can play within short-term power markets.

Ports: Key enablers for wind energy deployment
Europe is racing to expand offshore wind, but its ports are struggling to keep up. They face high investment needs and cumbersome permitting, which increasingly stands at odds with the pressure from growing offshore wind pipelines. WindEurope outlines how, without action from the EU and the European Investment Bank, Europe risks creating a bottleneck that could slow down its energy transition.

Managing the decision window: Stabilising wind turbine main bearings
Balasubramaniam Vengudusamy, Senior Expert Tribology – Global Product Innovation, and Daniel Narnhammer, Head of Global Business Team – Wind Energy, Klüber Lubrication, investigate the critical role lubrication plays as an operational control lever, stabilising wind turbine main bearings between detection and replacement.

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