Energy, Power and Utilities
The risks and opportunities of cross-border energy sharing
Damage to deep-sea cables - such as those servicing offshore wind projects - has been a major driver of losses within the renewable sector. As grids seek to import and export more of their power via interconnectors, there is an opportunity to learn from these losses
Could energy storage resolve grid volatility?
As power grids seek to adapt to the transition to renewable power generation, energy storage solutions, including battery storage, gas peaking plants and hydroelectricity, are touted as one solution to grid volatility
Managing natural disaster to renewable energy projects: an Asia-Pacific case study
Asia-Pacific’s renewable energy sector is poised for growth, placing greater pressure on finding the best risk management solutions to prevent and mitigate the risks
Risk-managing renewable energy projects: what Hurricane Maria taught us
Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s worst natural disaster on record, highlights the impact major natural catastrophes can have on renewable energy projects and what can be learnt
Expert view: the future of renewable energy
Renewable energy projects are experiencing unprecedented growth. Andrew Norris, senior engineering underwriter at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, tells of the opportunities, the risks and how the industry is responding
Australia’s first and biggest wind risk hedge: the Infigen Energy case study
Wind risk hedging can protect vital revenue streams when the wind doesn’t blow. Here’s how one energy company did it
Wind hedging can safeguard revenues when the wind doesn’t blow
No one can control the wind and the wrong kind of weather can place revenue streams under real pressure. But here’s the solution…
Renewable energy investment is on the rise but there are some major risks to look out for
Renewables are the fastest-growing source of energy, backed by huge investment, but the sector is not without its risks and new threats are emerging all the time
These are the 9 factors driving ERM for energy firms
Willis Towers Watson focuses on enterprise risk management in its latest Energy Market Review, listing nine factors driving an ERM focus