In the immediate aftermath of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that prompted the latter to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, most reports dealt with numbers—numbers showing the amount of […]
A New Coal Plant in the U.S.? Once Unthinkable, Now a Strong Maybe
A $350 million Department of Energy (DOE) coal-revival program has put $18.5 million toward the TerraSpark Energy Campus, a 1.6-GW greenfield project in West Virginia pairing Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) supercritical boilers […]
Chart of the Day: Farewell King Coal, long live King Solar (and wind and batteries)
In capacity-addition terms, fossil fuels are now just a thin orange strip at the bottom of a very tall green wall. The post Chart of the Day: Farewell King Coal, long live […]
Solar generation in CAISO surpassed natural gas in the first five months of 2026
In the first five months of 2026, utility-scale solar generation surpassed natural gas generation in CAISO. Solar electricity generation in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) over the first five months of […]
The Vanishing Spread — Houston vs. Midland Crude Oil Price Differential
The Midland-to-Houston crude oil differential has undergone a dramatic round trip over the past several months. via RBN Energy https://ift.tt/Z8LvEat
China Bets on Ultra-Deep Shale Gas to Boost Energy Security
China’s state-owned oil and gas major and top refiner Sinopec is ramping up exploration in the shale formations of the Sichuan basin with a view to increasing the country’s shale gas production […]
Taiwan’s Energy Crisis Shows the Cost of Import Dependence
The issue of energy dependence and its consequences has, in recent months, become a major topic of discussion. The Hormuz crisis has brought energy security to the political agenda with a vengeance […]
Zero interest loans launched to help lower income homes get off gas with solar, batteries, insulation
State government launches Home Energy Saver program offering zero-interest loans of up to $15,000 to help pay for upgrades including rooftop solar, batteries, electric appliances and insulation. The post Zero interest loans […]
Solar Manufacturing Capex in the USA Exploded from $150 Million in 2020 to $2.5 Billion in 2026
In another example of how much US solar manufacturing has gone from small potatoes to a giant industry since Joe Biden took office in 2021, here’s a whopper of a stat: solar […]
We’re targeting 35 pct electrification in less than 10 years – but 35 pct of what?
The COP31 co-presidents had the idea right on global electrification targets. They got the measurement wrong. The post We’re targeting 35 pct electrification in less than 10 years – but 35 pct […]
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