Writing

Speeding Up Grid Connections to Lower Bills and Deliver Growth
Centre for British Progress

Speeding Up Grid Connections to Lower Bills and Deliver Growth

8 April 2026
This isn't a comeback: coal never left
Slow Burn

This isn't a comeback: coal never left

8 April 2026
Why don't we hedge more if we want predictable energy bills?
Slow Burn

Why don't we hedge more if we want predictable energy bills?

3 April 2026
The Iran War is Britain's opening for bold energy reforms
Slow Burn

The Iran War is Britain's opening for bold energy reforms

21 March 2026
Electrification is security — if you have domestic generation fuels
Slow Burn

Electrification is security — if you have domestic generation fuels

11 March 2026
What local government can learn from the demise of Zipcar
LCEF

What local government can learn from the demise of Zipcar

3 March 2026
The myth of flexible coal and the flextech that works instead
Slow Burn

The myth of flexible coal and the flextech that works instead

23 February 2026
Britain's rooftop solar could be cheaper. Here's how.
Slow Burn

Britain's rooftop solar could be cheaper. Here's how.

16 February 2026
Coal's second life: how to turn liabilities into infrastructure for the future
Slow Burn

Coal's second life: how to turn liabilities into infrastructure for the future

9 February 2026
Off-Grid AI: what data centre developers can learn from Africa
Slow Burn

Off-Grid AI: what data centre developers can learn from Africa

2 February 2026
This Week's Energy: undervalued coal privatisations, off-grid data centres, collapsing power prices and more
Slow Burn

This Week's Energy: undervalued coal privatisations, off-grid data centres, collapsing power prices and more

30 January 2026
Cheap solar and batteries still can't match India's $11b+ coal rents
Slow Burn

Cheap solar and batteries still can't match India's $11b+ coal rents

26 January 2026
Offshore wind is protecting us from price shocks – not cutting energy bills
LabourList

Offshore wind is protecting us from price shocks – not cutting energy bills

22 January 2026
Death by a thousand cuts: is there any hope for lower electricity bills in Britain?
Slow Burn

Death by a thousand cuts: is there any hope for lower electricity bills in Britain?

19 January 2026
If renewable energy is cheap, why would we contract above traded prices?
Slow Burn

If renewable energy is cheap, why would we contract above traded prices?

12 January 2026
What 2025 prices really tell us about 'gas setting the price of electricity'
Slow Burn

What 2025 prices really tell us about 'gas setting the price of electricity'

5 January 2026
Labour must offer pride, not just employment, to former coal communities
LabourList

Labour must offer pride, not just employment, to former coal communities

1 November 2025
Cut to the quick - the government must invest more in short-term solutions to our energy crisis
The Fabian Society

Cut to the quick - the government must invest more in short-term solutions to our energy crisis

29 October 2025
Clouded Thinking on Business Class Passengers
The Financial Times

Clouded Thinking on Business Class Passengers

2 May 2025
Market Reform is Energy Transition's Forgotten Pillar
The Financial Times

Market Reform is Energy Transition's Forgotten Pillar

18 October 2024
Pet Food Carbon Pawprint
The Financial Times

Pet Food Carbon Pawprint

2 August 2024
Let Solar Shine
The Economist

Let Solar Shine

4 July 2024
Labour's energy policy will not solve the real problems with the grid
Infrastructure Investor

Labour's energy policy will not solve the real problems with the grid

25 June 2024
Critique of Great British Energy
The Financial Times

Critique of Great British Energy

7 June 2024
Who's to blame for carbon credits manipulation?
The Financial Times

Who's to blame for carbon credits manipulation?

17 May 2024
A look inside Itaipú Dam
Hydro Review

A look inside Itaipú Dam

15 October 2024
When missing an emissions target makes your sustainability bonds more valuable
Substack

When missing an emissions target makes your sustainability bonds more valuable

24 May 2024
Biomass power: when burning trees is 'net zero'
Substack

Biomass power: when burning trees is 'net zero'

28 May 2024
The proliferation of voluntary carbon market intermediaries
Substack

The proliferation of voluntary carbon market intermediaries

13 June 2024
A Strict Immigration Policy
The Economist

A Strict Immigration Policy

7 May 2022
A Roadmap for Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Island Nations
Next Billion

A Roadmap for Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Island Nations

2020
More people than ever now have electricity in Africa, but 600 million people are still in the dark
Quartz

More people than ever now have electricity in Africa, but 600 million people are still in the dark

20 July 2022
Can blended finance solutions fund distributed infrastructure in conflict zones?
Essays from the Leaders of Tomorrow

Can blended finance solutions fund distributed infrastructure in conflict zones?

29 May 2019
After all these headline grabbing reforms, is Ethiopia really open for business?
Harvard Africa Policy Journal

After all these headline grabbing reforms, is Ethiopia really open for business?

8 March 2019

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Lucy Shaw
Lucy Shaw

Energy expert: investor, writer, convenor, speaker

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