Darius McDermott: Electrification's second act

Electrification has become a national security question

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Darius McDermott explores electrification in his latest article for Professional Adviser

Sustainable power used to be considered a megatrend, but has become deeply unfashionable in recent years as Donald Trump rowed back on support for the sector and inflationary pressures weighed heavily on development costs.  However, two fossil fuel energy crises within five years and a summer of wildfires is prompting an understandable rethink on the part of governments and companies across the world.  Electrification is no longer just about cutting carbon emissions, it has become a national security question.  At the time of writing, the Strait of Hormuz is shut. The world's oil a...

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