The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) says that battery storage capacity grew by 13,809 MW in the past 12 months and is projected to expand by another 22,053 MW as solar continues […]
Global Supply Woes Push Copper Past $11,400 Per Ton
Soaring copper orders from South Korea and Taiwan led to the biggest rise in requests for withdrawals from London Metal Exchange warehouses since 2013, pushing copper prices to a new record high […]
Saudi Arabia Starts Natural Gas Production at Giant Jafurah Project
Saudi Arabia has launched production at the giant Jafurah natural gas field, the largest non-associated gas development in the Kingdom, which is key to the Saudi goal to significantly boost its gas […]
How families could get stuck with higher electric bills if the AI data center boom goes bust
Homes near a data center in Ashburn, Virginia, US, on Friday, July 25, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Data centers that haven’t been built yet are driving up electricity prices […]
Argentina’s Shale Boom Is Offsetting Falling Conventional Production
The Vaca Muerta shale play in southern Argentina continues delivering strong production growth. In a mere decade, shale oil and gas production have regularly soared to all-time highs, boosting Argentina’s hydrocarbon output […]
As ChatGPT turns three, something is amiss at the AI-energy nexus
Something is starting to feel off at the AI-energy nexus. Certainly, any tech market in the midst of exponential ascendancy will experience growing pains. Most previous tech cycles have had their booms, […]
U.S. Eyes Warehouse Generators for Massive Grid Capacity Boost
Energy Secretary Chris Wright has floated an unusual but very creative plan to quickly expand U.S. grid capacity: tapping the industrial diesel generators already sitting at data centers, big-box retailers, and other […]
U.S. data center power demand could reach 106 GW by 2035: BloombergNEF
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: U.S. data center power demand could reach 106 GW in 2035, BloombergNEF said Monday in one of the […]
Trump embraces gas guzzlers and air pollution by weakening fuel economy standards
Motorists drive on Interstate 210 during the morning commute on December 03, 2025 in Pasadena, California. President Donald Trump announced a new plan that lets carmakers pollute more by making less fuel […]
‘Drill, Baby, Drill’: Europe Aims To Reduce Reliance on US LNG
Notions of renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gases are nice, but costly energy prices are forcing a shift in Europe’s priorities. Reuters reported this week that two members of the European Union […]
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