Global power systems are entering a new phase of transformation. Power demand is accelerating, driven by electrification across transport and industry as well as the expansion of digital infrastructure. At the same time, intermittent clean energy like wind and solar are scaling rapidly, making flexibility solutions essential to balance supply and demand and maintain grid stability.

This is why energy storage is no longer just a benefit but a necessity.

In this episode, we explore the global storage market's outlook, where growth is happening, the risks and new wave of innovation on the horizon, featuring insights from GlobalData's director of power industry research and analysis, Harminder Singh, and energy transition analyst and author of GlobalData's 2026 Emerging Energy Storage Technologies report, Clarice Brambilla.

Jackie Park, editor-in-chief of GlobalData's energy titles, is the host and producer of this episode.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:41) Energy storage market outlook

(04:50) Batteries: potential and risks

(08:07) Emerging technologies

(11:33) Challenges ahead

Resources from this episode:

• 2026 Emerging Energy Storage Technologies
• 2026 Battery Energy Storage Market Size, Share and Trends Analysis

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Electric vehicle adoption is happening, curbing emissions and improving transport’s environmental profile. In recognition of Earth Day, the Energy Technology editors get together to discuss the implications of the shift for the power, oil and gas and mining sectors.

Join us to assess the EV market landscape and associated infrastructure, as we unpick emerging trends in battery technologies, changing mineral demand and the future-proofing strategies of oil and gas operators.

This episode includes thoughts from editor-in-chief Jackie Park, oil and gas editor Eve Thomas and mining editor Alejandro Gonzalez.

Jackie Park is the producer of this episode of Energy Technology: Industry Insights.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:13) EV market landscape and combustionvehicles

(03:18) EV adoption in mining

(06:31) EV infrastructure: innovation andexpansion

(07:32) Oil and gas: competitor strategy

(08:59) Battery technology and materials

(10:03) Battery materials

Resources from this episode:

• Strategic Intelligence: Electric Vehicles in Power
• Strategic Intelligence: Electric Vehicles in Oil & Gas
• Development of Electric Vehicles in Surface & Underground Mining
• GlobalData briefing: US electric vehicle market amid trade and policy uncertainty

The conflict between the US/Israel and Iran has put pressure on global oil supply chains. Major producers in the Middle East include Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; with the Strait of Hormuz still closed and the US now blockading Iranian vessels, exports have been choked, and production has had to scale down rapidly.

Markets have felt the ramifications, although security of supply looks different across the world. In this week’s episode, we consider how events since February 28 have transformed Middle Eastern exports, who the winners and losers are in oil, and whether normal supply chains can ever resume.

Speaking on the unpredictable picture are four academics, analysts and experts: Dr Babatunde Anifowose, from the CEES School of the Environment at Coventry University; Daniela Hathorn, senior market analyst at Capital.com; Rinaldo Brutoco, founder and president of the World Business Academy think tank and Paul Hasselbrinck, senior oil and gas analyst at GlobalData.

Eve Thomas, editor of Offshore Technology, is the host and producer of this episode of Energy Technology: Industry Insights.

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:27) The war and energy infrastructure

(02:01) Iran’s oil position pre-war compared to now

(02:38) The Middle Eastern export picture now

(04:15) How supply chains are readjusting

(05:35) The importers and what has changed for them

(06:37) Who are the winners and losers in oil?

(07:28) Are the non-Hormuz producers the biggest winners?

(08:56) Winners on the import side

(09:47) The China question

(10:31) Can supply chains pick up where they left off?

(10:57) What lies ahead for global oil supply chains?

(11:38) Outro