The YouTube channel “Corridor Crew” has shared an awesome video demonstrating just how many solar panels it would take to power the world. The video starts off with the host showing us […]
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Things do not have to run out for their scarcity to become destabilizing
Economic cornucopians who believe "innovation" and "substitution" will solve every constraint on the resources needed for modern civilization use a clever piece of misdirection to deflect the arguments of those concerned about […]
Top 20 Plugin Electric Vehicles in the World — August 2021
Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 114% in August 2021 compared to August 2020, scoring 516,000 units (or 7.7% share of the overall auto market). That made it the plugin market’s third […]
The Sources and Uses of Climate Finance
The Sources and Uses of Climate Finance This story was published as part of our Climate Week NYC coverage. Learn more about Climate Week, read our other stories, and check out our […]
German Coal Plant Runs Completely Out Of Coal
German utility Steag halted its coal-fired power plant Bergkamen-A after it ran out of hard coal supplies amid an energy crunch globally and logistics challenges domestically, the company told Bloomberg on Friday. […]
MISO, ISO-NE execs stress need for new power supply planning framework at FERC reliability meeting
Dive Brief: Grid operators, states and utilities need to change planning processes to allocate power supplies for the whole year, not just their annual peak demand points, panelists said on Wednesday at […]
Ford’s Big Bet on EVs
Image: Ford Ford announced that it would spend $11.5 billion to build four new factories to produce electric trucks and the batteries that go into them. The investment is the company’s largest […]
What you need to know about China’s power crunch
Image copyright: Reuters/Brendan McDermid Here’s what you need to know Warby Parker’s debut was a real spectacle. All eyes were on the brand’s good-looking direct listing, though don’t lose sight of […]
Charging Infrastructure Isn’t Just About The Hardware
By Jeff Allen, Executive Director, Forth The federal bipartisan infrastructure bill would dedicate as much as $7.5 billion to electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the first major national investment in this important area. […]
Wave on Wave – For Its Proponents, Wave Energy Is More Than Just Another Fish In The Sea
You may not have noticed it, but in news that feels cosmically reflective of life on Earth recently, the moon began to wobble this year — a natural phenomenon that occurs every […]