Alex Irwin-Hunt

Foreign investment job creation growth is highest in renewables industry
Planned green energy employment has risen more than in any other sector since 2010
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October 9, 2023
Europe’s solar industry faces ‘perfect storm’
SolarPower Europe calls for industrial strategy for local supply chain development
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August 31, 2023
In Charts: Energy transition brings back strong mining investment
Soaring demand for critical minerals drives more capital deployment by the world’s largest miners. Global mining investment rose to its highest level for almost a...
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August 16, 2023
Inside the $220bn American cleantech project boom
One year after the IRA and Chips Act became law, FT research shows who is winning the investment race. A year ago, President Joe Biden...
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June 22, 2023
Vattenfall hopes two-for-one ‘agrivoltaic’ project makes best use of land
Swedish renewables company has developed a way for solar farms and agricultural farms to co-exist to their mutual benefit. Swedish energy company Vattenfall is investing...
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April 27, 2023
Offshore wind: Scotland’s bold ambitions on tenterhooks
Time is of the essence to develop the supply chain for the world’s largest floating wind programme. In 2000, the Port of Nigg on Scotland’s...
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April 4, 2023
Energy majors fall short on renewables investment
Less than a quarter of 2022 capex by each major was committed to renewable energy, according to a Reclaim Finance study. The world’s largest producers of oil and gas are...
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September 2, 2022
How deriving energy from fusion could give nuclear a good name
First Light Fusion CEO Nicholas Hawker discusses the challenges of reaching commercial scale. While many entrepreneurs metaphorically ‘shoot for the stars’ when addressing complex problems, the phrase has a much...
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August 8, 2022
BP and Iberdrola’s €1bn EV charging bet
The energy companies partner on green transition initiatives. Spanish utility Iberdrola and British oil and gas major BP will invest up to €1bn into electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and...
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March 14, 2022
Ukraine war: are foreign firms taking care of their local staff?
Companies face a moral dilemma in helping expats over local national staff in conflict zones. As the world watches Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine and its humanitarian implications, the response...
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March 9, 2022
Guyana’s oil-fuelled future
President Irfaan Ali aims to use massive oil windfall to accelerate the country's strategic priorities. When Irfaan Ali was eventually sworn in as Guyana’s president in August 2020, following a...
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