Hedge Funds Push Back on China-Driven Green Future
Sheryl Lee, Ishika Mookerjee, and Christopher Udemans of Bloomberg report that hedge funds are betting against the green future. The $5 trillion industry's move...
Drone Footage Shows Destruction of Florida Solar Farm
Mary Walrath-Holdridge of USA TODAY reports that drone footage taken after tornados spawned by Hurricane Milton hit the U.S. last week captured a prime...
Oil Exporters Underestimating China’s Rapid Electrification
Clyde Russell of Reuters reports that working hard to cut its reliance on imported oil by ramping up electric vehicle adoption. OPEC countries, suggests...
U.K. Shipbroker Sold Nine Vessels into Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Tom Wilson of the Financial Times reports that Moscow is using nine vessels sold by a U.K. shipbroker to move oil beyond the reach...
Big Tech and Utilities Look for New Ways to Power Data Centers
Big tech companies have proposed new power-rate terms in Ohio after utility companies there recently requested prepayment for data center costs. The industries are...
American Ethanol Exports Hit Record Highs
Karen Braun of Reuters reports that August marked the fifth consecutive month in which a new monthly ethanol export record was set. Braun writes:
Despite...
U.S. and EU Struggle to Scale Up Battery Manufacturing
Yusuf Khan and H. Claire Brown of The Wall Street Journal report that Sweden’s Northvolt is in trouble as technical difficulties, slowing demand for...
North Africa-Europe Subsea Interconnectors Could Deliver 24GW of Clean Energy
Nivedh Das Thaikoottathil and Kartik Selvaraju of RystadEnergy report that North Africa-Europe interconnectors could deliver 24 GW of clean energy. They write:
Europe’s transition to...
American Grid Evolution Needs Massive Transmission Buildout
Emily Mercer of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory reports that the nation's electric grid will have to grow even larger to enable an affordable, sustainable,...
US Utility-Scale Solar Electricity Generation Continues to Grow
Kimberly Peterson and Chris Peterson of the US Energy Information Administration report that utility-scale U.S. solar electricity generation continues to grow in 2024. They...