The Middle East war has damaged as much as $58 billion worth of energy infrastructure, according to an estimate published by consulting firm Rystad Energy on Wednesday. Iran has attacked the oil […]
Norway’s Oil Export Earnings Surge 68% Amid Iran War
Norway’s crude oil export earnings surged 67.9% year-on-year in March to a record 57.4 billion kroner ($6.1 billion), primarily driven by soaring global energy prices following the outbreak of the Iran war […]
Solid-State Batteries Could Shatter China’s Grip on Global Energy Storage
The global battery sector is on fire – and we’re not just talking about lithium-ion battery explosions. In 2025, the global lithium-ion battery market topped USD $150 billion in 2025, marking a […]
U.S. Is Most Resilient to the Energy Shock, Until It Isn’t
The seven-week-long war in Iran has shown that the regions are not equally hurt by the worst oil and gas disruption in history. Asian countries, which are most dependent on oil and […]
LNG Shock Hits Supply Chains as War Disrupts Global Flows
The war in the Middle East has hurt the global LNG industry and promoted a supply chain crisis that will leave global scars. The warning comes from the head of the International […]
Renewable energy sets new US record, beating gas on the grid for the first time in month of March
It’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the US is headed as renewable energy – namely solar – surges onto the grid, despite Trump. The post Renewable energy sets […]
“100 pct renewable, 74 pct of the time:” How Australia’s most advanced grid plans to be an energy powerhouse
State’s transmission network says the long-term plan is to become a clean energy powerhouse, able to meet peak demand around eight times greater than current levels with firmed solar and wind. The […]
“Birds avoid turbines:” Two new studies suggest wind farms are not “killing machines” after all
Two new studies demonstrate that wind turbines might not be the "bird killing machines" they are often accused of being – and that birds are good at adapting. The post “Birds avoid turbines:” […]
U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retired in 2025 was the least in 15 years
During 2025, the U.S. electric power sector retired 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, the least since 2010. At the beginning of 2025, coal plant operators had […]
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Exposes a Fatal Flaw in Economic Thinking
A priest, an engineer, and an economist are stranded on a desert island. The first order of business is to get some food. The priest suggests that they all pray. The practical-minded […]
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