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WELCOME TO THE MAY EDITION

OUR CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR’S LETTER

HARI ‘ENERGY SECURITY’ IS the phrase on everyone’s lips at
VAMADEVAN the moment as the conflict in Ukraine has brought into
Senior Vice sharp relief how our reliance on foreign imports makes
President, DNV – us and our European neighbours vulnerable to
Energy Systems international turmoil.
Hari has 30 As countries around the world scramble to accelerate
years’ experience goals for net zero emissions and energy independence,
in leadership rising fossil fuel prices are making life harder for ordinary
positions and now leads a people and businesses here and around the world.
700-strong team helping In light of this, the UK government has released its
customers make the transition to Energy Security Strategy, which it hopes will speed up the process of achieving net
a decarbonised energy future. He zero emissions, while also allowing the country to break free from the ties that
is currently head of the Energy bind it to fluctuations on the global energy market.
Systems operations in the UK and In this edition, we take a look at some of the details of the strategy, which include
Ireland and also chairs all DNV’s a goal to double the previous target for hydrogen production, and we examine
UK entities. He is an authority on some of the reactions from around the industry.
the complex facets of the whole Speaking of good ideas on paper, IGEM CEO Ollie Lancaster asks whether solar
systems approach to the energy panels and heat pumps can work together to support greener homes for a low
transition. carbon future. Spoiler alert: probably not.
Experts from S&P Global Ratings look at the major shift in energy policy
PIERRE recently unveiled by the EU as part of the plan to slash imports of fossil fuels
GEORGES from Russia. However, with alternatives still few and far between, utilities face
Global Head of a difficult path ahead.
ESG in Credit And DNV’s Hari Vamadevan brings us the latest research from the international
for Corporate & energy community, for which the conflict and ongoing sanctions have led to deeply
Infrastructure concerning supply issues.
Ratings at S&P This edition is also packed with news from our Gas Utilisation conference,
Global Ratings our Sir Denis Rooke Memorial Lecture, and our upcoming Gas Industry Awards.
based in Paris, France We hope you enjoy the May edition,

CLAIRE
MAUDUIT-LE
CLERCQ Director
within the EMEA
Utilities team SHARON BAKER-HALLAM
EDITOR
at S&P Global BA (HONS) AIGEM
Ratings based in INSTITUTION OF GAS ENGINEERS AND MANAGERS (IGEM)
Paris, France

SEE YOUR WORK IN Gas international We are always seeking to share the latest research
and ground-breaking industry developments in
IGEM’s journal. If you would like to see your work featured in the pages of Gi, contact the Editor by emailing sharon@igem.org.
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