Demand for power generation and grid equipment is booming. Can the industry keep up?
In the AI revolution, one of the critical constraints is how much additional electricity can be made available to power new data centers. And it is often argued that one of the key constraints on the ...
1 Sep 1h 8min
Built to last: Why insurers are helping design resilience into renewable energy and storage facilities
As the renewable energy and storage industries grow, and enter more hostile geographies, asset resilience is becoming an increasingly pressing concern. Developers, owners and lenders want to know how ...
25 Aug 44min
America’s new gas boom. Can the industry meet soaring demand to power AI and export LNG while keeping energy affordable at home?
Gas is back at the center of the energy debate. Surging demand for electricity to power new data centres, and growing fears about global energy security resulting from the conflict in the Middle East,...
18 Aug 1h 9min
Is the competitive power market model broken? Why changing the rules around generation could be an answer to rising electricity prices.
US electricity prices are rising at well above the general rate of inflation. The data center investment boom, by adding to electricity demand, points to further upward pressure in the future. Consume...
5 Aug 1h 8min
Is fusion power here at last? The imagined energy of the future is becoming very real right now
The old joke about nuclear fusion power is that commercial deployment is 30 years in the future: it always has been and it always will be. It may be time to retire that joke. Private fusion companies ...
20 Jul 1h 4min
Can the LA Olympics in 2028 be a catalyst for clean energy? How the games could remake transport, power and clean air in the car capital of America
Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, an event that poses formidable logistical challenges. To put it in terms that will be familiar to many Americans, it is the equivalent of s...
14 Jul 47min
Why is it so hard to build big energy projects? The barriers that obstruct new infrastructure development, and how to get past them
Whoever you ask, you are likely find broad agreement that the world needs more energy infrastructure. Whether you are worried about ensuring secure supplies, powering new data centres, or cutting gree...
7 Jul 1h 6min
The new politics of power: What's really driving up American electricity bills? And what can we do about it?
US residential electricity prices have risen by more than 40 per cent since the start of 2021, which is much faster than general inflation. Utilities requested a total of $31 billion in increased rate...
23 Jun 46min
