Ben McWilliams

Competitiveness and opportunities for European clean tech

EU green value chains are losing competitiveness, but strong regional specialisation means support should target regions with the best industrial fit

The European Union’s automotive sector needs a plan, not undue protection

European automotive policy should prioritise affordable competitiveness over protectionism, using resilience criteria and temporary safeguards

European clean tech tracker

This tracker provides an overview of the main innovation, manufacturing and deployment trends in clean tech in Europe

European natural gas imports

This dataset aggregates daily data on European natural gas import flows and storage levels.

European Clean Tech Atlas

The Atlas tracks Europe's clean-tech transformation, showing how adoption, investment and industrial change are unfolding across the continent

European natural gas demand tracker

Tracking monthly natural gas demand by country and the EU as a whole, with a breakdown of the power, industry and household sectors where possible

Energy Security amid Geopolitical Instability: Lessons from the 2026 Strait of Hormuz Shock

ETS Tracker

This tracker maps the EU ETS through data on emissions, compliance, allowances, auction revenues, prices and installations

2026 European energy crisis fiscal response tracker

This dataset provides an overview of the fiscal measures implemented by European governments to mitigate the 2026 energy shock in Europe

Tracking the EU Clean Industrialisation Process: A Focus on Batteries and Electric Vehicles

The flaws in the European Union’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act and how to fix them

IAA provisions should rest on clear sector choices, WTO-safe criteria and FDI screening that welcomes value-adding investment

Understanding the global clean tech manufacturing slowdown

Europe’s electric vehicle conundrum

What to do about Chinese overcapacity, EU subsidies and the electric transition

How Europe should respond to the Iran gas shock – and how it shouldn’t

The European Union should act now to head off growing impacts from the Iran conflict on gas prices and availability

Dependence on fossil fuels, not on the United States, is Europe’s worry

The US has replaced Russia to a great extent as an energy supplier to the European Union, but this has not so far created a new vulnerability

A new European energy policy paradigm revealed by changes in hydrogen strategies

‘Made with Europe’ not ‘Made in Europe’ should guide EU industrial policy

The European Union should not go down the path of local-content requirements to protect industry but should remain open to international cooperation

How can Europe make CBAM a decarbonisation success story?

All about CBAM, the cross-border carbon levy

The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism is live! What happens next?

Europe has a solid basis for battery and electric vehicle manufacturing growth

Europe is successfully building up battery and EV manufacturing capacity, though mainly thanks to foreign investment