Don’t Worry, US Investors Can Still Make Offshore Wind Happen … Somewhere
US offshore wind investors are still alive, kicking, and hopping on new offshore partnerships with other nations eager to pick up the ball dropped by President Trump.
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Don’t Worry, China Will Help Build US Offshore Wind Farms
An offshore wind service vessel built in a Chinese shipyard is on its way to the US, but what will it do once it gets there?
Geothermal Is Having A Moment In The Sun, But Black Swans Are Casting Shade
For several years now, people have been asking me about enhanced or deep geothermal energy. I’ve fielded questions from readers, investors, policymakers, and fellow analysts, and it’s clear there’s renewed enthusiasm for geothermal’s potential role in our energy future. It’s time I delved into this topic comprehensively, and this article … [continued]
Trump’s Tariffs Are Wrecking America’s Supply Chain for Critical Minerals
The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs is drawing scrutiny, but the real concern isn’t just the cost of Chinese EVs—it’s the impact on the materials those tariffs affect. Nickel, cobalt, and platinum-group elements (PGEs) are indispensable to the U.S. economy, yet the country is overwhelmingly reliant on imports, often … [continued]
The US Is Losing The Clean Steel Race, Too
The Texas-based startup Utility Global is offering a reactor-based, non-electric, hydrogen-producing blast furnace waste gas conversion system to the global clean steel movement.
Cranky Stepdad vs Hydrogen For Energy: How To Respond To Enthusiasts
Hydrogen for energy has been the subject of extravagant claims for decades, and they keep being repeated. When you run into a hydrogen for energy enthusiast and they start saying things that make it seem as if hydrogen for energy is a slam dunk, have a look through this. Some … [continued]
Geothermal Energy Vs. Natural Gas: The Biggest Loser Is Trump
New geothermal energy technology is enabling reliable, 24/7 renewable energy to boldly go where no geothermal systems have gone before.
US Cultural Revolution: Gutting of National Science Foundation & Its Climate Research
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is a storied organization. Literally storied, as it’s integral to the setting, characters and plot points of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Science in the Capital trilogy, one of his many works of climate fiction. Instead of the triumph of science and peace he envisaged in … [continued]
China Electricity Expert Talks Wind, Solar, & Storage In The Country
Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the leading experts on electrical generation in China to discuss the absurd scales of all forms of electrical generation and storage. In the first half of our conversation, we talked coal, gas, and nuclear. In the second half — … [continued]
EV Transition Drives Apprentice Recruitment As Industry Skills Up For “Green Growth Decade”
While some leaders demonstrate bravery and perseverance in confronting a backward-thinking, money-soaked attack on the poor and the unconscious middle class. Across the Atlantic, people are thinking about current and future generations. Top UK automotive firms are putting resources into a significant skills drive that will boost apprenticeship numbers by … [continued]
