2025 was the year the US doubled down on critical minerals. But…why? And did it pay off? (Grist) Roll the tape: Washington expanded its “critical minerals” list, fast-tracked permits, and poured gobs ...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2025/12/29/the-energy-transition-stories-that-will-matter-most-in-2026/. What follows is not a greatest-hits list, nor a ...

Recent news about Donald J. Trump’s business venture into fusion power raises a key question: is LSD back in fashion? Or could it be just another Trump-orchestrated con job to enrich his family and ...

Dealmaking is heating up—big time. Energy sector M&A totaled almost $142B last year, up from just under $28B the year before. (Utility Dive) The back-of-the-napkin analysis from PwC: more deals with ...

CanaryMedia: “Chart: EVs are ascendant — and gas cars are past their prime.” Many Americans suffer from a misapprehension about the surging success of electric vehicles globally, because of our ...

While four East Coast governors unite to fight President Trump’s offshore wind ban, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is conspicuously MIA. (Clean Technica) Youngkin—a Republican weeks away from leaving ...

2026 will be defined by three converging realities that no politician can control, Forbes energy vet Ken Silverstein argues. (Forbes) Technology is ready: The debate over "intermittency" is officially ...

In the face of escalating climate change effects and global food security concerns, innovative solutions in agriculture are more critical than ever. Agrivoltaics, which integrates solar energy ...

A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reveals that, during the first ten months of 2025, solar and battery storage have ...

I am pleased to share my new article, "Cross-Domain Cyber-Physical Attack Propagation in Digital Grids: A Global Attack Surface Grid Analysis." The article applies Gartner's cross-industry Global ...