Clean energy, grid technology, storage solutions, and tech-related policy, regulation, and opinion.
On January 1, 2026, China choked the global silver supply with new export controls. But the real story isn't the hoard-it's the 'Vaporization Rate.' Unlike solar panels or iPhones, modern munitions consume silver and destroy it permanently. As global conflicts heat up, nations aren't just using silver; they are deleting it from the periodic table.
In 1950, massive dams were built to smelt aluminum. In 2026, it is happening for token generation. But as AI bids electricity prices to $115/MWh, the American industrial base is being priced out of existence.
China's new 'GB 38031-2025' safety standard mandates a 'no fire' rule that effectively bans high-nickel NCM batteries. Here is why the West's favorite chemistry is now illegal in the world's biggest market.
The US intervention in Venezuela wasn't about democracy - it was about chemistry. Why Gulf Coast refineries, purpose-built for heavy sour crude, made the return of Maduro's oil an industrial necessity.
While tech giants pledge 'Net Zero', they are quietly becoming the world's largest buyers of industrial diesel generators. We analyze the 2026 backup power boom, the EPA loopholes allowing it, and the 'diesel alley' logistical nightmare.
Meta isn't just buying chips anymore; it's buying nations' worth of power. With a 6.6GW nuclear portfolio across Vistra, Oklo, and TerraPower, Big Tech is effectively seceding from the public grid.
While we focus on AI's energy consumption, a more physical bottleneck is emerging: copper. Data centers are outbidding EV infrastructure for the same red-metal supply chain, creating a hidden tax on the green transition.
An analysis of the 'Great Unplugging' and the Greenland annexation as the final signals of the American exit from global democracy.
The US government is quietly nationalizing the AI energy supply chain, creating a 21st-century version of state-managed infrastructure that clashes violently with the administration's anti-socialist rhetoric.
Shell is divesting its retail charging assets, signaling the death of the ad-supported electric dream. Here is why 'free' charging failed and why drivers are ready to pay for dependability.
As Trump announces the U.S. will 'run' Venezuela, the technical decay of the Orinoco Belt suggests that administrative 'control' of the oil fields comes with a $20 billion reconstruction liability.
The U.S. grid is being haunted by 'Zombie' coal plants as the DOE uses emergency powers to bail out legacy energy interests and override state-level climate goals.
The 'Hydrogen Economy' promised a revolution, but the physics of trans-oceanic cargo had other plans. In 2026, the pivot to liquid ammonia (NH3) is no longer theoretical: it is a $50 billion infrastructure mandate. Industry experts break down the MJ/L math that won the war for the waves.
Starting January 1, 2026, China will implement a strict licensing mandate on silver exports, signaling a new front in the global clean energy trade war.
The NHTSA's December 2025 proposal to retroactively reset fuel economy standards for 2022-2031 serves as a massive subsidy to the fossil fuel status quo, trading long-term atmospheric health for short-term legacy profits.
FERC’s unanimous December 18 ruling shuts the door on Big Tech’s "behind-the-meter" interconnection loophole. AI data centers must now pay their fair share for grid reliability.
Saudi Arabia has officially connected the world's largest battery storage system, a 7.8 GWh behemoth that signals a massive shift in global energy infrastructure.
As the Section 25D tax credit prepares to expire on December 31, homeowners are racing to secure 30% savings on battery storage. This analysis breaks down the math of the 'Storage Cliff' and why 2026 will be the year of the prosumer.
In a historic shift, the EU has officially revised its 2035 combustion engine ban, moving from 100% to 90%. Recent analysis explores the '10% Logical Gap' and the chemistry behind synthetic fuels.
Executive Order 14120 freezes 4GW of New York wind power citing missile defense gaps. But a review of radar physics and 2024 Pentagon studies suggests the 'security threat' may be a political phantom.
Big Tech is bypassing the grid to buy entire nuclear power plants, sparking a federal regulatory war over who pays for the nation's infrastructure.
Planting trees is nice, but it's too slow. To hit Net Zero, we need industrial machines that suck CO2 out of thin air. We analyze the thermodynamics, the energy penalty, and the battle between Solid Sorbents and Liquid Solvents.
The grid can't handle 500 electric semi-trucks charging at once. The solution? Embedding Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) directly into logistics hubs. This analysis explores the engineering reality of the 'Megawatt Hub'.
While the world fights over lithium, Europe just produced its first fully domestic sodium-ion cell. It charges faster, works in the cold, and doesn't need a single ounce of critical rare earth metal.
The math for 2030 lithium supply is broken. Mines take too long to build. The only bridge to the electric future might be the 'Urban Mine'—but can recycling economics actually beat digging?
Green Hydrogen has been stuck at 75% efficiency for decades. Hysata's new Capillary-Fed Electrolysis breaks the laws of physics, hitting 98% efficiency and slashing costs to $1.50/kg.
Lithium's reign is ending. Sodium-ion batteries are cheaper, safer, and use materials found in the ocean. Here is why the bottom of the battery market is about to crash.
The AI revolution has a hardware problem, and it isn't GPUs. A critical shortage of Large Power Transformers (LPTs) and Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel (GOES) is threatening to derail data center expansion in 2026.
The US seizure of 'The Skipper' isn't just law enforcement—it's a definitive statement that the economy remains anchored to the fossil fuel status quo, rejecting a rapid pivot to renewables.
Despite political headwinds and anti-ESG sentiment, renewable energy is winning for one simple reason: it is now undeniably cheaper. We analyze the 2025 LCOE data, the Vineyard Wind legal victory, and China's peak coal.
Traditional fusion (ITER) relies on massive steam turbines. Helion and Zap Energy are trying 'Pulsed Magnetic Fusion' to generate electricity directly via induction, skipping the steam cycle entirely.
We have infinite clean energy 10 miles down, but drills melt before they get there. A fusion spinoff is using 'millimeter waves' to vaporize rock into glass, turning the entire planet into a power plant.
Silicon solar panels are hitting their physical limit. A new 'spray-on' crystal called Perovskite is breaking records by capturing the light silicon misses. Here is the physics behind the revolution.
Lithium-ion wins the sprint. Rust batteries win the marathon. We explore how 'reversible rusting' is solving the hardest problem in renewable energy.
The IAEA has issued a dire warning: Chornobyl's €2.1 billion New Safe Confinement has 'lost its primary safety functions' after a drone strike destroyed six containment panels.
Finding geothermal energy usually requires seeing steam on the surface. Zanskar just proved they can find 'blind' systems using AI, unlocking a massive new energy source.
Thousands of Tesla Powerwall 2 units are being recalled due to critical fire hazards, with Tesla remotely disabling units and leaving customers in the dark. Here's what you need to know about the disaster and the ensuing class action lawsuit.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has issued an executive order to accelerate the permitting process for clean energy projects, aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions faster.
A leading Virtual Power Plant platform reports delivering 38 GWh of load relief in the first nine months of 2025, more than doubling the previous year's impact.
AI is solving problems, but it's creating a massive one: Power. Data centers now consume more energy than entire nations. Is nuclear the only answer?
The IEA says it's happened. In 2025, the world's thirst for oil, gas, and coal stopped growing. Here is what the 'Peak' looks like.
Global battery energy storage deployments reached 156 GWh through October 2025, marking a 38% increase year-over-year as the market accelerates toward a projected $100 billion valuation by 2033.
Solar and wind renewable energy overtook coal as the world's top source of electricity generation in the first half of 2025, marking a historic turning point in the energy transition.
The US is expected to add 18.2 gigawatts of battery storage to the grid in 2025, setting a new record as energy demand surges and renewable adoption accelerates.