The global energy system is entering a pivotal new phase. Rystad Energy’s latest scenario analysis shows that all net growth in global electricity supply in 2025 – around 1,070 terawatt-hours – will […]
China and India Keep Global Coal Demand Rising
Bloomberg Opinion columnist and chief energy correspondent Javier Blas posted a chart on X from the International Energy Agency’s new global coal report showing that coal demand jumped to an all-time high this year, despite […]
The Unbelievable Rise of Heat Pumps in the Coldest Places on Earth
For years, heat pumps were seen as the fragile heroes of mild climates, efficient in theory but unreliable when the mercury dropped. That narrative has now collapsed under the weight of experience. […]
Best of Intentions – One State’s Drive to Slash GHGs Slams Into Reality, and Sends a Warning to Others
Five years ago, Vermont enacted a law requiring steep reductions in GHG emissions and, in 2023, it directed regulators to develop a program to steer households and businesses away from heating oil […]
Big Oil Shuns Mexico as Pemex’s Struggles Continue
Mexico’s state oil giant Pemex is struggling to reverse a years-long decline in oil and gas production while trying not to incur additional liabilities on top of its already massive pile of […]
A New Solar Material Is Pushing Efficiency Beyond Theoretical Limits
For years, perovskites have been hailed as the "holy grail" of solar energy thanks to their promise of highly efficient and cheaper solar cells. Perovskites are a class of materials with similar […]
Renewable certificate prices “drop like a stone” and are headed even lower as corporate demand dries up
Renewable energy certificate prices – the currency that has underpinned of wind and solar in Australia – have plunged to record lows and could halve again. The post Renewable certificate prices “drop […]
Chinese Solar Firms Trim Losses as Beijing Tackles Overcapacity
China’s efforts to reduce overcapacity in the solar manufacturing sector looks to have yielded the first results as domestic firms narrowed their losses in the third quarter. The solar manufacturing industry in […]
Advanced Nuclear Developers Raise New Capital as 2025 Investment Hits Record Levels and Demonstrations Near
Three advanced nuclear developers—Radiant, Last Energy, and ARC Clean Technology—announced the closing of major private funding rounds in mid-December 2025, signaling renewed investor momentum behind microreactors and small modular reactors (SMRs) as […]
USA Emerges as World’s Hydrocarbon Superpower
The U.S. has emerged as the world’s hydrocarbon superpower, exemplified by its meteoric rise in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market. That’s what Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) said in a statement sent to Rigzone recently, […]
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