Listen to the episode on: Everyone loves to talk about the “broken grid.” But if you look inside a utility’s planning and operations functions, a different picture emerges: infrastructure that is remarkably […]
How Solar Panel Prices Fell 90 Percent In 15 Years
Solar power is far and away the world’s fastest-growing form of energy production, beating out every other form of energy on Earth in 2025. Despite a recent political pivot away from renewable […]
Batteries have flattened the solar duck curve, and their profit margins at the same time
It is now well established that the combination of new renewables and the huge growth of grid and household batteries has contributed to a significant fall in wholesale electricity prices in Australia’s […]
India Builds Clean Power Faster Than It Can Use It
Numbers Report – August 21, 2026 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we will take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the […]
The Race to Unlock the World’s Hidden Hydrogen Reserves
Countries around the globe are racing to become the world’s first geologic hydrogen hotspot. A few years ago, the United States Department of Energy released a bombshell report that estimated that there […]
The Gas Turbine Shortage Just Became AI’s Biggest Constraint
Order a heavy-duty gas turbine from GE Vernova today and it won’t arrive until 2031. That’s the company’s actual production schedule, confirmed on its July 22 earnings call, and it’s the fact […]
“It’s not a big deal:” How these wind turbine hosts manage decommissioning and maintenance issues
Farming group hosting one of Australia’s newest wind farm says decommissioning not an issue, but have secured an escrow fund to deal with intermediate concerns. The post “It’s not a big deal:” […]
Super El Niño Threatens Food, Water and Trade Worldwide
The world is set to experience an extremely intense El Niño weather event this year, with warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific. This could disrupt typical weather patterns and lead […]
Diesel Crisis Threatens to Outlast the Middle East War
The outlook for the Middle East war remains grim, the U.S. just threatened Iran with the “toughest sanctions in history,” and the world is running out of stored fuels. To make matters […]
Solar Power Passes 3 Terawatts!
Solar power has passed another big milestone. Solar has reached and quickly surpassed the 3-terawatt — yes, terawatt — marker globally. That’s how much solar power is installed across the world. Naturally, […]
