BMW this week officially introduced its revitalized factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina where it will manufacture the new X5. The post Swimming Against The Anti-EV Tide, BMW Will Build Electric Cars In […]
The Hydrogen Industry’s Efficiency Problem May Have Just Met Its Fix
A team of researchers in Germany has discovered a highly efficient way to convert sunlight into hydrogen fuel, potentially solving some of the most critical challenges facing the green hydrogen sector and […]
Wall Street Is Pivoting From Solar To Solar Plus Storage
The global solar energy boom is showing no signs of slowing down, with falling costs and ambitious clean energy targets continuing to drive rapid adoption. Last year, solar capacity additions surged 11% […]
Oil Glut Calls May Be Getting Ahead of Reality
Crude oil prices are crashing on reports that flows out of the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, and analysts are back to predicting oversupply, even though Iran just said it will not […]
Europe Isn’t Anti-Air Conditioning. It’s Just Calling It Heat Pumps
Europe Isn’t Anti-Air Conditioning. It’s Just Calling It Something Else. The recent heatwaves across Europe have reignited a familiar debate in parts of the American media. Articles in publications including The Washington […]
Why the true cost of new gas plants is much higher than the sticker price
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Cassady Craighill is technical education director at GridLab, a nonprofit technical consulting organization focused on the electric grid. As energy demand […]
Strange Days Indeed, Encore Edition – In a Year of Change, Market Fundamentals Are Key to Understanding What Comes Next
It’s been quite a year already, with energy markets roiled by the Iran war. To survive such swings, you need a deep understanding of market fundamentals so that you can anticipate their […]
Residential Batteries Are Becoming An Active Grid Management Tool
Residential storage batteries are soaring in popularity in the US and other countries as their use in virtual power plants increases. The post Residential Batteries Are Becoming An Active Grid Management Tool […]
Colombia’s Oil and Gas Reserves Keep Shrinking
For a decade, Colombia’s economically vital oil industry has been caught in a death spiral. A combination of sharply weaker oil prices, rising geopolitical risk and anti-petroleum industry reforms implemented by Colombia’s […]
Asia Bets on Biofuels to Dodge Middle East Oil Shortages
Interest in developing biofuels has fluctuated and has been strongly driven by global energy trends. In 2024, following the COVID-19 pandemic, the international call for a green transition, and the increased focus […]
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