DOE's Julie Kozeracki on the Federal Role in US Nuclear Financing
The US may finally, after years of trying, be on the cusp of a nuclear renaissance. Commercial nuclear generation began in this country in 1...
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20 of 128 episodesDaniel Palken on the Bipartisan Senate Bill to Reform Energy Permitting
Permitting reform—to allow for faster approvals on new projects—is one thing that both climate advocates and energy developers have wanted f...
Gautam Jain and Ned Shell on the Promise of Carbon Credit Markets
Carbon credit markets have become one of the most hotly debated tools in the fight against climate change. Supporters call them essential to...
Global Gas Markets on Edge as Europe Braces for Winter
Global gas markets, especially in Europe, are approaching winter under serious pressure. With storage inventories lagging behind historical...
Iran Conflict Brief: Jan Stuart on What a US Diesel Export Ban Would Mean
Seven months into the largest oil supply disruption in history, there's still no resolution in sight. This week, on the sidelines of the UN...
Erica Downs and Michal Meidan on China's Oil Shock That Wasn't
This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Washington for a state visit with President Trump, their second face-to-face meeting this...
Six Months In: Iran War Widens as Energy Markets Feel the Shock
More than six months into the war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz crisis continues to cause turmoil in the Gulf region and global energy mar...
Luisa Palacios and Bob McNally on Why the US-Venezuela Oil Deal Matters
It's been a tumultuous year for Venezuela, marked by political upheaval and deadly earthquakes. Then, in late August, the Trump administrati...
DOE's Audrey Robertson on Growing US Critical Mineral Supply
Advanced technologies, a return to domestic manufacturing, and the race to control energy production while also confronting surging demand f...
Editor's Pick: Rajiv Shah on Delivering Universal Abundant Energy Access
Energy abundance means different things in today's global context than it did even a decade ago. It is about expanding electricity access wh...
Matthew Yglesias on Abundance and the Politics of Energy
Abundance and affordability have become buzzwords among policymakers, who often have sharply different interpretations of how to attain them...
Luisa Palacios on Rebuilding Venezuela's Oil Industry After the Quakes
It started last year as a pressure campaign at sea, with the United States seizing tankers as part of what President Trump called a "total a...
Javier Blas on Lessons from Closing Hormuz (So Far)
Over the past five months, the Strait of Hormuz has been closed for extended stretches of time, disrupting roughly 10 to 15 million barrels...
Senator Alan Armstrong on Building American Energy Infrastructure
As the demand for power surges across the US, the debate over how to build energy infrastructure has reached a fever pitch. And while both s...
Tom Moerenhout and Tomasz Nadrowski on Fixing the Mineral Supply Chain
Critical minerals sit at the intersection of energy technology, industrial competitiveness, and economic resilience. The issue has hit a fev...
Suzanne Maloney on Whether Perpetual Conflict is New Normal for the Gulf
Nearly a month after a ceasefire, the US-Iran deal seems to have all but collapsed as both nations have slipped back into active conflict. O...
Iran Conflict Brief: How Renewed Strikes Impact Global Energy
In the 23 days since the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, strikes have returned, following a familiar pattern: Iran attacks vessels using...
Alice Yake on Planning for a Reliable, Cleaner Grid
Grid operators sit at the center of many of the biggest forces reshaping the global energy system. They're navigating rising electricity dem...
Doug Arent and Robin Millican on What's Really Driving Electricity Prices
Concerns about the affordability of electricity in the US have been rising along with prices. And while the headlines have pointed to AI and...
Michael Cembalest Does the Math on the Energy Transition
The energy transition is in the midst of its own transition. Spiking electricity demand and geopolitical events are driving up energy prices...