
Reality Check? Global Fossil Fuel Consumption Grows
After a multi-year decline, global carbon emissions are on the upswing.The International Energy Agency now says that emissions grew in 2017 -- caused by an increase oil, natural gas and coal demand. N...
5 Apr 201848min

Trouble at Silicon Valley Car Companies
It’s been a bad couple of weeks for two of Silicon Valley’s top car companies.After a pedestrian was killed by one of Uber’s autonomous cars in Arizona, the company’s AV operations were suspended. Oth...
29 Mar 201835min

The SunEdison Origin Story
In the early 2000s, investors weren't very interested in SunEdison's business plan to finance solar with power purchase agreements."No one wanted to hear about physical infrastructure," said Jigar Sha...
26 Mar 201855min

EVs, AVs and Sharing: Don't Screw Up the Transportation Revolution
There are three forces coming together in the transportation sector: vehicle autonomy, vehicle sharing, and vehicle electrification.On their own, app-based sharing and electric vehicles are powerful a...
16 Mar 201858min
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What Utilities Can Learn From Amazon [Original Content From Tendril]
Amazon's analytical approach to understanding the customer allowed it to move beyond books and dominate the retail space. Entire industries are getting upended and transformed as a result.This story a...
6 Mar 201837min

The Coal Boss, the Comedian and the Squirrel
Last June, comedian John Oliver devoted a long segment to the struggling coal industry on his HBO show Last Week Tonight. He turned his attention to Robert Murray, the CEO of Murray Energy, one of the...
1 Mar 201848min

A Historic Moment for Energy Storage
If storage is the Swiss Army Knife of the electric grid, then U.S. energy regulators are breaking out their tool belts.Last week brought a historic ruling at FERC. Commissioners told regional grid ope...
23 Feb 201847min

Are Trump's Solar Tariffs Working?
Since the White House slapped penalties on solar panels made outside America, a handful of companies say they’re likely to ramp up production in the U.S.In recent weeks, two Asian producers -- Jinko S...
7 Feb 201845min





















