For the past two years, the conversation around AI infrastructure has focused on chips, models, and capital. In practice, that isn’t what’s slowing projects down. What matters is electricity–where it comes from, […]
“Landmark moment:” Prices plunge as renewables supply half of grid, batteries surge and coal hits new low
Record renewables and storage, falling prices and emissions, lowest coal and plunging gas delivers much needed boost for federal government’s energy transition. The post “Landmark moment:” Prices plunge as renewables supply half […]
Even for eight-hour storage, lithium-ion is still the tech to beat
In late 2023, investor optimism about long-duration energy storage hinged largely on the success of the solar and EV markets, an influx of Biden-era federal funding — and a widespread assumption that […]
European EV sales overtake petrol for first time in December
Sales reached a record high last year despite a fall at Tesla and pressure to soften EU targets via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/mARuG9K
Coal-fired generation rose to meet demand during Winter Storm Fern
In the week ending January 25, 2026, as Winter Storm Fern affected significant portions of the country, coal-fired electricity generation in the Lower 48 states increased 31% from the previous week. The […]
BloombergNEF Finds Global Energy Transition Investment Reached Record $2.3 Trillion in 2025, Up 8% from 2024
London and New York, January 26, 2026 – BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) annual Energy Transition Investment Trends (ETIT) finds that global investment into the energy transition hit a record $2.3 trillion in 2025, up […]
Ukraine deploys 1.5 GW of solar in 2025
The Solar Energy Association of Ukraine estimates around 1.5 GW of solar was added in the country last year, driven by growing interest in projects co-located with battery energy storage systems across […]
European Countries Pledge 100 GW of Interconnected Wind Capacity
A dozen European countries made a pledge today to build 100 GW of new wind power capacity as a means of reducing the consumption of oil and gas. For the first time, […]
US Oil Industry Busted For “One Of The Most Successful Antitrust Conspiracies” In US History
The Michigan State Attorney General has filed an antitrust lawsuit against BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, and oil industry organizations, citing a 50-year effort to illegally restrain competition from renewable energy. The […]
World oil and natural gas consumption vs discoveries: Diverging trends mean trouble
Herbert Stein was an American economist who served in both the Nixon and Ford administrations. He is probably most famous for formulating Stein’s Law, namely, "If something cannot go on forever, it […]
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