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There's hope for the offshore wind industry - yes, really
After taking a beating for the first year of the Trump administration, the beleaguered wind energy industry may finally see a glimmer of hope. Trump and Interior Department chief Doug Burgum have spent months in an all-out assault against the…
2015: Weather at its weirdest
The number of natural disasters in 2015 spiked above the global average, with storms, flooding, earthquakes and forest fires making for a grim year. Global events like winter storms, windstorms and flooding culminated for a 2015 chock-full of…
10 Best-Paying Jobs in Energy (Most Over $100K Per Year)
The best-paying jobs in energy span everything from oil and gas engineering to renewable energy project management. As the global energy sector expands and the energy transition accelerates, companies are hiring professionals who can design energy…
Whether oil and gas, or green tech, India depends on imports
The conflict in the Middle East is pushing India, which imports 80% of its oil and gas, to accelerate its shift to renewables, but the country is also dependent on imports for the minerals and rare earth metals needed to power its green transition.
Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis
Turkey has given the green light to more batteries to buffer its electricity grid than any EU member state, a report has found, in a further sign of rich countries losing steam in the race to a clean economy. More than 33GW of battery capacity have…
Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election
Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key issue in the election for Wales's parliament, the Senedd, on May 7. Proposals for new infrastructure, including windfarms and pylon lines, required to meet targets for low carbon energy are…
Institutions Over Innovation - Confluence
Over the past several decades, renewable energy has moved from a marginal policy concern to a central issue in economic analysis. Technologies such as solar and wind, once dismissed as too expensive and technologically un-advanced, have experienced…
Cameco: An Expensive Must-Have (NYSE:CCJ)
Cameco remains a strategic asset in the nuclear supply chain, but its current valuation is fully reflective of growth and profitability prospects. I maintain a Hold rating on CCJ with a $120 price target, citing premium valuation (65x P/CE, PEG…
British Energy Policy Is Self-Defeating and Suicidal
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... It is sometimes called “suicidal empathy”: a compulsion to damage one's own wellbeing in pursuit of an ideal or a moral dogma. The UK government's response to what is being…
China's Wasting Too Much Renewable Power as Curtailments Rise
China is wasting renewable power at an alarming rate, approaching limits that the government had relaxed only two years ago to accelerate solar and wind usage. The amount of solar power generated without being delivered to customers rose to 9.2% in…
UK's largest power-generating solar farm approved amid energy crisis
The government has approved a solar energy project in Lincolnshire, poised to become the UK's largest by power generation. The Springwell Solar Farm, an 800-megawatt development, will feature battery storage and grid connection infrastructure in…
Beijing Is Winning the Energy Race
This article is brought to you by American Purpose, the magazine and community founded by Francis Fukuyama in 2020, which is proudly part of the Persuasion family. On February 14, 2025, President Donald Trump established the National Energy…
Diablo Canyon Cleared to Operate Through 2045
The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant just received federal approval to keep the lights on for another two decades. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued utility company PG&E, the plant's operator, a 20-year operating license on Thursday.
Kathy Hochul Has One Last Chance to Do the Right Thing on Climate
In recent weeks, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has indicated that she wants to roll back the state's landmark Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act—to the horror of everyday New Yorkers and civil society organizations, who have…
Spark secures Australian approval for massive solar and battery project
The New South Wales (NSW) Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has granted approval for the Dinawan Solar Farm and battery project being developed by Spark Renewables near Coleambally in the state's southwest. Spark Renewables, owned by Malaysian…
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