Why Portugal and Spain Dodge Europe’s Energy Price Shock
There is a persistent belief in energy debates that refuses to die: renewables and electrification are necessary, but…
Renewables May Break the Century-Old Utility Rulebook
Renewable sources of power generation, such as solar, wind, and batteries, are displacing fossil fired power generation. The…
What the Fall of the Telegraph Says About Fossil Fuels
The global electric power business is changing. The economic hegemony of fossil fuels (and perhaps nuclear as well)…
Solar Set to Surpass Coal in China, But There’s a Catch
China’s solar generating capacity is poised to exceed coal for the time this year, the China Electricity Council…
What the Market Gets Wrong about Renewables
US power markets are still underestimating the economically disruptive role of renewables in power generation. According to a…
Google ex-CEO Eric Schmidt jumps into the AI data center business with a failed, 150-year-old Texas railroad turned oil giant
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is getting into the AI and data center race with his new startup,…
AI Becomes a Boost for Global Oil Demand, Not a Bridge to Net Zero
Artificial intelligence could help the energy industry tap an additional one trillion barrels of oil by making more…
Scientists Generate Power At Night By Passively Beaming Heat into Outer Space. It’s “Like Solar Cells in Reverse”
UC Davis engineering professor Jeremy Munday has developed an experimental engine that can generate mechanical power from the…