Why megawatts, siting, firm generation, and power-aware design are becoming the real inner loop of the artificial intelligence (AI) race. “We are knocking on the door of these incredible capabilities. The ability […]
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High Gas Prices Are Just the Start of a Much Deeper Energy Crunch
When a major oil shock hits, most Americans notice it first at the pump. That’s exactly what’s happening now. Since the February 28 attack on Iran and the subsequent disruption of tanker […]
New England transmission owners ask FERC for increased ROE
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Eversource, Avangrid and other New England transmission owners on Thursday asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to increase their base […]
Trump’s Renewable Energy Crackdown Hits Legal Wall
Over the last year, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken aim at the renewable energy industry, in an attempt to scale back efforts to undergo a green transition. Trump has instead favoured […]
Maritime Decarbonization Is Closer, Cheaper, And More Practical Than It Looks
The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework came out of the latest Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting bruised, delayed, and still alive. For maritime climate policy, that matters. The International Maritime Organization has spent decades […]
Renewables growth cut Spain’s electricity bills by 24.2% over the past two years
Spain and Portugal are 53% less exposed to gas price volatility than they were three years ago, according to a new report from Positive Money. From pv magazine Spain The report Towards […]
California Refineries Max Out Jet Fuel While Gasoline Starves
California is one of the places where fuel prices have long traded above global averages, but the current crisis is pushing that premium into uncharted territory. A steadily shrinking refining base and […]
The Petroleum System Is Entering Its Volatile Decline Phase
The UAE’s decision to leave OPEC+ is not just another Gulf oil story. It is an early signal of what happens when a producer with low-cost barrels, spare capacity ambitions, and a […]
Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad – U.S. and European Refineries Thriving So Far, But Asian Ones Suffer
It’s been eight weeks since the steady flow of crude oil and refined product tankers out of the Persian Gulf ended, and the impacts on refineries and product suppliers in key parts […]
The Clean Energy Front Is Expanding Nicely, Thank You
At first glance, it seems the clean energy front isn’t going as well as we’d like. The Trump administration has used every tool in its power — and then some — to […]