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Energy Security Starts at Home: More Countries Are Building Refineries and Drilling Programs
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (481+ words) The Intersection Between Energy and Finance As Stu Turley on the Energy News Beat Podcast says quite often, Energy Security starts at home, but your Energy Dominance is displayed through your Exports, and it would be fantastic if the US…...
Tesla's Battery Business Stalls, but Don't Count Them Out
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (646+ words) The Intersection Between Energy and Finance Tesla's energy storage division'once a quiet, high-margin moneymaker that outpaced the company's slowing EV sales'has hit an unexpected bump. Bloomberg's latest report highlights how the battery business, which fueled rapid revenue growth amid softening…...
Wind and solar focus threaten America's and South Africa's economy
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (487+ words) The Intersection Between Energy and Finance ENB Pub Note: This article is from America Outloud, and'Ronald Stein, P. E. , and'Dr. Lars Schernikau'have been on the Energy News Beat podcast!'They are fantastic, and we recommend reading'America Outloud.' Electricity is a service, not…...
The World Has Spent $10 Trillion on Green Energy " and Only Reached 3% of Global Energy
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (748+ words) The Intersection Between Energy and Finance This claim cuts to the heart of two decades of massive investment in wind, solar, battery storage, and hydrogen. Has the return on that capital been worth it? And is it time to fundamentally…...
U. S. Planning First New Coal Power Plant Since 2013 in Alaska
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (260+ words) Studies from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and others show that new firm generation is essential to avoid rate spikes and blackouts. A coal+CCS plant fits neatly: it delivers 24/7 power while preserving dwindling Cook Inlet gas for heating rather…...
Tesla and LG Energy Solution to Build a $4. 3 Billion Lithium Battery Manufacturing Facility in Michigan
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (484+ words) In a major boost for U. S. energy independence and domestic manufacturing, the U. S. Department of the Interior has officially confirmed that Tesla and LG Energy Solution have signed an agreement to establish a $4. 3 billion LFP (lithium iron phosphate) prismatic battery cell manufacturing…...
California Dreaming - Solar by Day, Imports by Night
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (498+ words) ENB Pub Note: This is an outstanding article from Climate Change Conundrum Substack, and I have reached out to Ed Reid and will get him scheduled on the podcast. We recommend following and subscribing to his Substack." California state government…...
Bloomberg Green Writes: US utilities generated a record amount of energy from renewable sources last year
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (660+ words) ENB Pub Note: This article was published on Linked In by Doug Sheridan, and he covers exactly what we have been talking about on the Energy News Beat Podcast. We need a national discussion around the pricing for all energy…...
Net Zero Is Dead, but How Long Will Renewables Get Subsidies? Energy News Beat Exclusive Analysis
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1046+ words) Just yesterday, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Javier Blas dropped a bombshell: "Net Zero Is Dead. Long Live Renewable Energy." In his February 24 piece, Blas chronicles the quiet burial of the 2050 net-zero fantasy at the latest IEA ministerial meeting in Paris. Mentions…...
Solar's Land Use Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1265+ words) ENB Pub Note: This is an outstanding article from the Energy Bad Boys Substack. Isaac Orr and Mitch Rolling are in the National Treasure status. This is an outstanding article, and we highly recommend subscribing to their Substack. We will…...