In the United States, President Trump aims to expand the country’s nuclear power capacity by developing new projects and restoring old reactors. However, restarting disused reactors is not as simple as just […]
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Trump says oil supermajors are making too much money. What will they do with it?
The ExxonMobil and Chevron company logos are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 24, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | […]
Hydrogen Trains Get Headlines. Battery Trains Get Used.
India’s first hydrogen passenger train arrived with an impressive label attached: the world’s most powerful hydrogen train. That’s a genuine engineering accomplishment, but it isn’t the competition railway operators are trying to […]
Battery storage capacity averaged 70% growth over the last three years
Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States increased significantly during the last three years, with an annual average growth rate of 70%. By the end of 2025, the U.S. power system […]
The utility billing system is preventing rate and program innovation
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Scott Engstrom is chief commercial officer at GridX, where he works with utilities on rate design, modeling and complex billing […]
Data centers have a Texas-sized energy problem
The showdown over data centers is taking a new turn. This week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a data center pause in order to audit how they’ll impact water supplies and the […]
EU Locks In Plan To Triple Energy Storage Capacity By 2030
Europe desperately needs an energy storage revolution. As the region gets rocked by the third energy crisis in four years, the continent’s insufficient indigenous energy systems, and backups to those systems, has […]
Philippines Could Become the World’s First Geologic Hydrogen Hub
The Philippines is shaping up to be ground zero for the global geologic hydrogen revolution. The Southeast Asian nation reportedly has the largest natural hydrogen seeps anywhere on Earth, indicating that huge […]
China Coal: The cheap tonnes are running out, and the bigger they are, the harder they fall
China makes the most solar panels, most of the batteries and many of the wind turbines. But it also burns lots of coal and is by far the largest contributor to global […]
Europe’s Gas Storage Hits Lowest Level Since 2011 as Winter Looms
Europe faces spiking natural gas prices this winter amid the lowest gas storage levels in more than a decade and tightening LNG markets amid the Middle East crisis. EU storage sites were […]