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Can legacy industries help accelerate the energy transition? I met Simon Renwick at West Tech Fest in Perth in December. Simon founded WaveX: Wave Powered Generators after more than two decades working on offshore LNG structures in Western Australia. What stayed with me wasn't the hype about wave energy, but his practical and commercial thinking around the engineering design. His team is made up largely of former oil and gas engineers who have designed systems that sit in the ocean for decades, under constant stress, where failures are financially destructible. That experience and knowledge shows up in the design - fewer moving parts, no underwater mechanical or electrical systems. A focus on maintenance and durability from day one. Wave energy has had strong academic foundations for years. The harder question is whether it can be built, financed, and maintained at commercial scale. That is where field experience from the legacy industry plays a critical role. The same theme came up when I spent time with May Liew at the TPC (Tsao Pao Chee) House in Davos this year. Along with OCTAVE Capital, shipping dynasties and executives Odfjell SE and Motion Ventures are backing bound4blue, where technologies like wind-assisted propulsion deliver the operational case firsthand: lower fuel use / emissions, real cost savings, and systems that integrate with existing vessels. As clean technologies move from research environments into real infrastructure, the skill set shifts. Commercial viability depends on cost discipline, risk management, and understanding how assets behave over long lifetimes. Legacy industries are often criticized in climate discussions. Yet their operational knowledge and capital are likely to play a role in whether new technologies actually scale. Full article in Climate & Capital Media in link below. Kari Huus Barclay Palmer Michael Sheldrick Kali Norman Brianna Peake Government of Western Australia CERI - Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation

Wendy Chen always manages to combine the nuts and bolts of climate innovation with the potential for finance and scale. We love that this article brings together engineering know-how from the oil industry to increase the potential for success of a truly perennial source of energy from the ocean's motion. #CleanTech #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #WestTechFest Wendy Chen Kari Huus Barclay Palmer Peter McKillop West Tech Fest WaveX: Wave Powered Generators Climate & Capital Media

The Ocean Is the Largest Untapped Energy Source on Earth. 😀 Over 70% of our planet is covered by water — yet marine energy remains one of the least developed renewable resources in the global energy mix. At Blue Grid, we believe the ocean is not just a frontier — it is infrastructure waiting to be built. Wave energy carries extraordinary power density. Unlike solar and wind, ocean waves operate with high predictability and continuous kinetic motion. The resource is vast, naturally replenishing, and located near many of the world’s largest coastal economies. The opportunity is not incremental — it is structural. Our mission is clear: To engineer high-efficiency, fully submersible wave energy systems designed for durability, scalability, and long-term offshore deployment. We are starting with advanced wave energy capture technology. We are building toward integrated offshore renewable platforms. And long term, we see ocean-based power supporting green hydrogen production, heavy industry decarbonization, and resilient coastal infrastructure. The energy transition will not be solved by one technology alone. It requires diversification, resilience, and bold infrastructure thinking. The ocean can — and should — play a major role in the next century of global clean energy. We are currently developing our early-stage prototype and building a team passionate about marine engineering, renewable systems, and long-duration offshore infrastructure.

This Gulf war showed the ENERGY is the most important factor for a sustainable world. All of us should concentrate our efforts to conserve energy & push for Renewable energy means within our means..

Energy infrastructure is no longer just about keeping the lights on, it’s about building systems that are cleaner, smarter, and future-ready. At Royal Power and Energy Limited, we engineer hybrid and renewable power solutions that reduce diesel dependence, cut emissions, and strengthen operational resilience for environments. Sustainability isn’t a buzzword. It’s an engineering decision. #RoyalPowerAndEnergy #EnergyInfrastructure #HybridPower #SustainableEnergy #ESG #RPE

“Fossil fuel energy is stunningly inefficient” as shown by Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transissions Commission who’s currently delivering remarks at Arup’s offices in Melbourne for Energy Efficiency Council members and partners about why the future is all electric. In short, with electric motors powered using renewable electricity, we cut out the huge thermal losses associated with burning fossil fuels to get “useful energy” (ie kinetic energy to move a car). It’s why we can easily replace fossil fuel burning appliances, vehicles and industrial equipment with electric equivalents without causing the global energy system (or economy) to collapse, because renewables + electrification = huge gains in efficiency.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) published The State of Energy Innovation 2026, highlighting key breakthroughs shaping the global energy transition - including major progress in #CCS. The report highlight several milestones such as the Northern Lights JV project beginning operating the world’s first commercial CO₂ transport and storage hub, receiving captured CO₂ from a cement plant and storing it deep beneath the seabed. Momentum is also building for large-scale CO₂ transport and storage networks. In the UK, construction has started on major infrastructure hubs designed to store millions of tonnes of CO₂ in offshore geological formations, creating the backbone needed to scale CCS deployment across multiple industries. As the report highlights, CCS will remain essential for reducing emissions in hard-to-abate sectors where alternatives are limited, making continued investment and supportive policy frameworks critical. 🔗Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e8Kb9nvt Image: ©International Energy Agency

Energy Transition Is an Economic Transformation The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is not only an environmental shift — it is an economic transformation Industries such as electric vehicles, energy storage, and renewable infrastructure are rapidly expanding Energy transitions historically reshape capital allocation and geopolitical influence

The UK's energy transition is continuing, but more needs to be done. See DNV's UK Energy Transition Outlook report for the latest insights. See what is happening with flexibility, homes, transport and more https://dnv.social/7av

This is going to be a big year for Powerhouse. Not because we’re talking about transition. But because we’re delivering it — commercially, practically, and in some of the toughest operating environments in Australia. Our latest feature in Green Review Review highlights the philosophy that underpins everything we do: Efficiency must come before generation. In remote and mining environments, you don’t compromise uptime. You don’t chase ideology. You align sustainability with commercial reality — or it doesn’t happen. Over the past year we’ve: • Delivered 30%+ energy reductions through advanced thermal insulation • Rolled out large-scale HFC-free refrigerant upgrades • Avoided thousands of tonnes of carbon annually across single sites • Designed hybrid systems built for Cyclone Region D conditions And we’re only just getting started. Behind the scenes, we’re working on some significant projects that will reshape how remote operators think about energy, refrigerants, hybrid systems and commercial alignment in the transition. We’re also developing an AI Renewable Design Engine to ensure hybrid systems in high-cost environments are precisely sized — because overcapitalisation can be just as damaging as underperformance. If you’re interested in: ✔ Commercially aligned decarbonisation ✔ Remote and regional energy systems ✔ Practical sustainability in mining ✔ The future of refrigerant transition ✔ Or building energy strategy that actually protects operations Follow Powerhouse Renewables Group and follow me. This year is about scale, precision and impact. And we’re building something important. #EnergyTransition #Mining #RemoteEnergy #Decarbonisation #Leadership #Renewables #Pilbara