Prometheus Institute

The true engine of America’s economy might surprise you. It’s not tech. It’s not artificial intelligence, finance, or manufacturing. It’s energy. Energy accounts for just 7% of America’s gross domestic product (GDP), […]

One of the biggest mistakes we made about electrification is that we assumed that the new technologies embracing electricity, like electric vehicles for example, would embrace decarbonization at the same time. We […]

Lithium-ion batteries power the world. You probably have at least one – but probably two or three – within reach right this very moment. Lithium-ion batteries power a whopping 70 percent of […]

Big battery projects currently being rolled out in Australia are more than ten times bigger than the first installed eight years ago at Hornsdale. Here are the 10 biggest. The post Australia’s […]

The biggest battery project in Australia is about to get bigger, with the expected addition of an eight-hour fourth stage that will take total storage to 5 GWh. The post Australia’s biggest […]

For the first time in years, the US federal government has leased every parcel of public land it has opened for geothermal development — and at record prices.  Average prices for public […]

As the September 30 deadline for federal tax incentive for new electric vehicles neared, buyers eager to claim the $7,500 credit streamed into dealerships across the country. “It’s been bonkers,” Matt Jones, […]

Renewable share records hit new high just below 80 per cent on Saturday, even after heavy curtailment, thanks to strong winds and coal units switching off in midday heat. The post Wind […]

September saw plugin EVs at 31.1% share in Germany, up from 23.7% share year-on-year. BEV volume increased by 32% YoY, while PHEVs grew 85%. Overall auto volume was 235,528 units, up some […]

Energy companies are exploring alternative ways to access less conventional clean energy sources in a bid to support a global green transition and accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels. One of […]