Germany Scrambles to Fill Gas Storage Ahead of Winter
Heading into the fall with unusually low gas reserves, the German government is abandoning its reliance on the market. Meanwhile, …
Germany’s Electric Car Future Is Being Built in Hungary
BMW and Mercedes are expanding in Hungary alongside Chinese battery giants. €26bn in battery investment shows where much of Europe…
Europe’s Answer to the Oil Shock Is Yet Another Tax
The Strait of Hormuz is barely functioning, diesel prices have surged and refineries are running at their limits. Europe is facing…
AI Is Taking Over the Battery Factories Built for the EV Boom
America built a battery industry for an electric-car revolution that arrived much more slowly than promised. Now the same factorie…
Decarbonization for Us Carbon-Based Life Forms
The taxation and regulation of CO2 have hit political snags in the US, Canada and Europe. New technology offers a third way to add…
Oil Prices Have Fallen, but the Crisis Is Far from Over
Oil prices fell sharply on news of the US-Iran agreement, yet the relief in the markets may prove premature. The Strait of Hormuz …
“Drill, baby, drill!” Natural Gas Fracking Has Saved Americans Trillions
New extraction methods turned the US into a net exporter of natural gas. They also lowered the costs of heating and cooking.
Germany’s Wrong-Way Energy Policy
Global energy demand is soaring, driven by the technologies of the future. Germany, meanwhile, is blowing up power plants and regu…
From Ruin to Relevance: Syria Tries to Sell Its Geography to the West
Syria shows how quickly the rhetoric around a country can change. Yet while Damascus now casts itself as a future energy hub, the …
Brussels Wants Citizens to Save Power for the AI Age
Brussels plans to make households adjust their electricity use to the availability of wind and solar power while energy-hungry dat…
The Wind Power Paradox of the Energy Transition
More wind turbines do not automatically mean more electricity. The expansion of wind and solar power is running into physical, eco…
Offshore Wind Starts to Falter
Energy giants TotalEnergies and BP are pulling back from several offshore wind sites in the North and Baltic Seas after openly que…
Why an Oil Shock May Mean More Coal, Not Less
Another oil shock, another promise of a green energy revolution. But as prices surge in the wake of the Iran conflict, the case fo…
Oil Windfall Tax Debate Exposes Central Europe’s Dilemma
Europe’s oil majors are posting bumper profits, prompting fresh calls for windfall taxes. Slovakia, however, shows why the debate …
Putin and Xi Agree on Construction of Second Siberian Gas Pipeline
Moscow and Beijing have discussed the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline for a decade. The project now appears to be gaining momentum…