The deep freeze that afflicted the center of the US last week caused massive power outages in Texas and surrounding states. The plight of millions without power and heat captured …
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The Inherent Risks In President Biden’s Energy Plan
You may count me among those who want to see society move beyond fossil fuels. We all know there are negative consequences associated with fossil fuel usage, such as the …
Read More »We Need To Talk About An Energy Label For AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) can distinguish a dog from a cat, but the billions of calculations needed to do so demand quite a lot of energy. The human brain can do …
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Read More »Hydrogen’s Critical Role In The Energy Transition
Low-carbon hydrogen has a tiny share of the global energy market today. Investors, though, are betting on the long-term potential of this super-versatile energy carrier. Shares with meaningful exposure to …
Read More »IEA Head: The World isn’t Moving Fast Enough on Clean Energy
The global race to net-zero emissions has begun. But the world has much further to run. The European Union, Japan, the UK and many other major world economies have set …
Read More »Corporate Electricity Purchases Will Drive Clean Energy Growth
Following recent news that Amazon AMZN -2% had become the world’s largest purchaser of renewable electricity, growing focus on the need for sustainable operations continues to drive the market in …
Read More »Hydrogen Is The Energy of The Future, Up To A Point
Hydrogen has swept onto the world’s energy stage as the solution to decarbonization. As the clock ticks fast towards the 2050 carbon neutrality deadline and as global warming accelerates, the …
Read More »Battery Storage Is Delivering Value for Solar Developers and Energy Consumers. But What About Cost?
COVID-19 has led to lock-downs. That, in turn, has led to less energy use, creating an opportunity for renewables to shine. They are becoming the lowest-cost energy source on sunny …
Read More »Could Rising US-China Tensions Change Global Energy Markets?
The widening rift between the world’s two largest economies – the United States and China – has had analysts and market observers using the phrase ‘Cold War’ to describe how …
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