The U.S. Departments of Energy (DOE) and Defense (DoD) have transported a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah on a cargo plane in a bid to demonstrate the potential to rapidly […]
The project finance vacuum left by the Catalyst fund’s demise
Breakthrough Energy has decided to cease new investments from Catalyst, its first-of-a-kind project finance arm, marking the latest setback for climate tech start ups trying to scale up in an already difficult […]
After Years of Buybacks, Big Oil is Drilling Again
After years of prioritizing returning cash to shareholders, oil supermajors are about to do something few expected: turning to growth as a top priority. The reason: contrary to dominant expectations, oil and […]
Argentina’s Shale Boom Is Rewriting South America’s Energy Map
The massive unconventional oil boom underway in Argentina continues to gain momentum. During late 2024, Argentina, which is South America’s second largest economy after Brazil, overtook Colombia to become the continent’s fourth […]
Rolls-Royce Is Leading Europe’s Small Nuclear Reactor Race
British aviation company Rolls-Royce has big plans for nuclear power, as well as other major energy projects, having been selected as the United Kingdom’s preferred bidder to build the country’s first small […]
Can the U.K. Still Save Its Oil and Gas Industry?
When the UK’s government slapped a 25% windfall tax on oil and gas producers in 2022, the industry warned this could be the death knell for local oil and gas production. Four […]
India solar PV additions reach 36.6GW, up 43% YoY – Mercom
Installation figures from Mercom sit between figures shared earlier this year by JMK Research and the Indian government, which registered 37.9GW and 35GW of solar PV additions in 2025, respectively. Large-scale solar […]
How the Energy Transition Is Rewiring Global Trade: 2050 Scenarios
EV, battery trade more than triples as that of ICE vehicles plummets The value of EV and battery trade surges to $880 billion by 2035 up from $234 billion in 2024 under BNEF’s core Economic Transition Scenario, which assumes that clean-technology cost declines continue advancing at the pace they […]
Germany contracts 2.4GW of ground-mount solar capacity in 2X oversubscribed auction
Today, the agency announced that 262 projects with a combined capacity of 2,341MW were successful in the auction. The prices of successful bids ranged between 4.4 euro cents/kWh (5.2 US dollar cents/kWh) […]
Two Birds, One Stone – Efforts to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Can Help Cut Methane Emissions Too
The U.S. has been drilling for oil and gas for more than 160 years, and what to do with those wells once they are no longer productive has long been an issue, […]
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