The challenge posed by surging demand for electricity from data centers and high-performance computing facilities presents an ideal time for innovative energy solutions that efficiently improve grid reliability and increase the availability […]
Average distributed solar module price hits US$0.27/W in the US at the end of June
For instance, cells from the four countries now covered by AD/CVD tariffs – Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, upon which tariffs as high as 3,521.14% – cost close to US$0.3/W in May, […]
Governors seek more influence over PJM amid ‘crisis of confidence’
Facing an “unprecedented crisis of confidence,” the PJM Interconnection needs fundamental change and new leadership, according to nine governors representing the majority of electric customers in the grid operator’s footprint. “At a […]
Mexico’s Water Crisis Could Undermine Its Clean Energy Plans
Mexico’s new president is making a major play to reform the country’s energy industry for greater energy independence and sovereignty, as well as a cleaner energy future. While this bodes well for […]
Trump wants to use AI to prevent wildfires. Utilities are trying. Will it work?
The United States has already experienced more wildfires this year than it has over same period in any other year this decade, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. With the risk of […]
Natural Gas Dominance Unchallenged in Global Energy Landscape
With much of the world’s attention focused on wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehicles, natural gas has grown in importance as the backbone of modern energy systems. It fuels power plants, […]
OPEC Is Playing The Long Game
“There is no peak in oil demand on the horizon,” the head of OPEC, Haitham al Ghais, said last month in Canada. Demand will continue to increase as global population grows, he […]
Stocks only go up…until they don’t: A history lesson and a forecast
I remember years ago eating lunch with my father and his financial advisor. I stated what I thought was an indisputable fact. I said history suggests that stock markets can not only […]
Sanctions Are Crushing Russia’s Coal Industry
In 2022, the European Union slapped the Kremlin with sanctions on all coal exports, impacting a quarter of all Russian coal exports worldwide in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of […]
Big batteries push through 2 GW mark for first time, wind sets new milestone in South Australia
Battery storage passes a new milestone on Australia’s main grid, and wind hits a new peak in the country’s most advanced renewable state. The post Big batteries push through 2 GW mark […]
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