Depending on whom you talk to, the Colorado River serves either 35 million or 40 million people, all of whom are having to reconsider how much water they use and how they […]
Iran War Strengthens the Case for Renewables and Storage
Let’s say that the Iran war has ended. Being investors, not political pundits or military strategists, we won’t opine on who won. Major events, however, have investment consequences. The incontrovertible winners, on […]
As power shortfalls loom, Trump’s permitting blockade risks 92 GW of clean energy
More than $121 billion worth of early-stage renewable energy projects are at risk of getting caught up in the Interior Department’s permitting blockade, according to a Wood Mackenzie analysis. That total represents […]
The Grid, Not Just Generation, Has Become the Central Climate Story
For much of the past decade, the climate and energy debate has been fixated on how electricity is generated: which technologies are cheapest on paper, how renewables can scale fastest, which breakthrough […]
EU Industry Splits Over Emissions Trading Scheme Overhaul
European companies are concerned – in various ways – about the upcoming revamping of the EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS), the key instrument the bloc has been implementing since 2005 to curb […]
Swimming Against The Anti-EV Tide, BMW Will Build Electric Cars In The US
BMW this week officially introduced its revitalized factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina where it will manufacture the new X5. The post Swimming Against The Anti-EV Tide, BMW Will Build Electric Cars In […]
The Hydrogen Industry’s Efficiency Problem May Have Just Met Its Fix
A team of researchers in Germany has discovered a highly efficient way to convert sunlight into hydrogen fuel, potentially solving some of the most critical challenges facing the green hydrogen sector and […]
Wall Street Is Pivoting From Solar To Solar Plus Storage
The global solar energy boom is showing no signs of slowing down, with falling costs and ambitious clean energy targets continuing to drive rapid adoption. Last year, solar capacity additions surged 11% […]
Oil Glut Calls May Be Getting Ahead of Reality
Crude oil prices are crashing on reports that flows out of the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, and analysts are back to predicting oversupply, even though Iran just said it will not […]
Europe Isn’t Anti-Air Conditioning. It’s Just Calling It Heat Pumps
Europe Isn’t Anti-Air Conditioning. It’s Just Calling It Something Else. The recent heatwaves across Europe have reignited a familiar debate in parts of the American media. Articles in publications including The Washington […]
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