Trump Didn’t Save Coal or Steel. To Be Fair, No One Could.

Wanna revive coal and steel in the US? Thats actually not so…

BP’s new Azeri gas flow will add to Europe’s already glutted supply

Pipelines have economic lives of many decades. A lifespan of…

Boris Johnson Announces 200% Rise in Electricity Prices

I have a feeling that COVID did something to Boris. But on the…

Real Power, Real Jobs: Unions Demand Nuclear Power and End to Offshore Wind

People that are afraid of their jobs are likely to vote for political…

FRANCE IS SUFFERING ITS COLDEST START TO FALL SINCE 1998, WITH ADDITIONAL ARCTIC BLASTS FORECAST

France is not alone with this. I hear cold stories from all over…

The Great Energy Non-Transition

When I was a schoolkid, I learned that millions of years ago,…

E. Antarctica Was Up To 6°C Warmer 1,000 To 2,000 Years Ago

Antarctica was up to 6 degrees warmer than today? And this without…

The Arctic “Death Spiral”: Lamenting the Collapse of a 4000 Year Old Ice Shelf

Bad news - according to Hansen the Arctic must be ice-free by…

The deep sea is slowly warming

0,02 degrees Celsius - over a decade. If you asked me to establish…

Wallenius Marine Joins International Windship Association

Shipping companies are for-profit companies. If wind propulsion…

Trump Hits Biden on Fracking in Appeal to Pennsylvania Voters

Every person with half a brain knows that all politicians lie.…

EU considers binding methane emissions standards for gas

How do they verify that? Methane concentration in the ambient…

Solar Power Costs 2-3 Times As Much As Wind, Fossil Fuels and Nuclear

Just minutes ago I commented on an article that claims solar…

Solar energy reaches historically low costs

Thats why we can observe that any region, state, or country that…

Mozambique Outlines Fund Plan for $96 Billion Gas Windfall

Because that worked out so well in other African countries. Mozambique…

China’s reported ban on Australian coal escalates dispute beyond mere nuisance – Russell

That could be an opportunity for Australia to rekindle the entrepreneurial…

Gazprom Unveils New Gas Deposit

More gas from Yamal - not really surprising at the resource base…

Amid Challenges, Natural Gas Remains Growing Part of Energy Mix

Some folks start to find out an uncomfortable truth. They despise…

Washington State blows away wind fantasies

You can sugarcoat a turd and if you mask the smell it might even…

Fusion energy ‘four times cheaper than nuclear’

Could be, would be - another one of those statements affirming…

The West Intends Energy Suicide: Will It Succeed?

Aia seems to not be part of the west as they go fully coal and…

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approves First Ever Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Design

This is great news. I am no expert on nuclear so I cannot make…

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Resist Governor’s Executive Actions on Climate Change

The pain from the action on CO2 must become discernable. Because…

LNG goes from doghouse to podium as weather fears stoke rally

How fast things can change. Just a week o so ago everybody still…

Gazprom sees European gas glut in 2021, blames U.S. LNG

Don't worry Gazprom. More renewables destroy your real competitor…

Gas Market Buys Merkel and Putin Time on Nord Stream 2

As if they would be concerned about the gas market. Because Putin…

Opec rejects projection that global demand for oil has peaked

For once I do agree with OPEC. Yes, I know why they say that…

Nigeria pushes gas into fast lane

I cannot count anymore how many times I have heard such things…

Shrinking U.S. Oil Stocks Point to Market Rebalancing

This obsession with a balanced market flies in the face of everything…

Study: “mitigation costs of limiting global warming … are higher than … avoided damages this century”

You may call it mitigation if it does anything at all to redress…

As China And Russia Grow Closer, America’s Energy Sector Loses

Let them do it - America should not be dependent on a customer…

Media Finally Wakes Up To The Problems With Wind Power

We have a saying here in Austria: "a turd will eventually float…

What the pandemic has taught us about science

When I worked for big corporations I had a rule. Every team of…

Permian Enters Uncharted Waters in Better Shape than Most Regions

The oil and gas industries are still longterm plays. Yes, I know…

Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar power

They know that their contraptions are money munching, value-destroying…

It’s Past Time to Bring Critical Supply Chains Home From China

China has become a malignant player in the world's trade system…

What China’s climate push means for Australia

Australia has much worse problems than a phony marketing stunt…

Climate Change: The Facts 2020

People are suffering, people are dying - true words. What was…

‘The Weaponization of Weather in the Phony Climate War’

One of the reasons why we sometimes have the impression that…

Allowing LNG to boost liquidity

Oh no, its the other way around. Not LNG shall provide liquidity…

Choose Hydrogen for Shipping Because Other Industries Will Pay for Infrastructure: Shell

As if this would take care of the fundamental economic problems…

Spreading Asbestos Fibres and Running Fans Might Help Combat Climate Change

This sounds like a great idea. Let's spay cancer-inducing fibers…

Renewable Natural Gas Challenges “One-Size Fits All” Vision of Electrification

The terminology in energy has never been the smartest one. If…

Surprising science – There’s no such thing as clean energy

I think we need a new term - zero impact energy. I said it many…

Russia and India plan to join forces to encourage LNG as vehicle fuel

Common sense - something that has gone awry in the more developed…

“Zimbabwe and Puerto Rico … provide models” for our Renewable Energy Future

No average European or American can even start to imagine what…

Polish watchdog fines Gazprom $7.6 billion over Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

Poland has fined Gazprom for having broken what law? I never…

NextDecade Targets Carbon-Neutrality at Rio Grande LNG

Do we also get a price for this mythical LNG? Because CCS is…

Qatar is winning the last great fossil fuel gold rush

The moment when everyone wakes up with a huge headache and the…

The dimmest state of the Sun: TSI and Global warming

Since I was a little boy I had known that eventually, the Sun…

Hydrogen Hyperbole: Debunking Overblown Claims That Hydrogen Can Save Intermittent Wind & Solar

A couple of years ago I was invited to come and see a wind park…

Aussie Government: “we don’t need a [carbon] price because renewables are too cheap”

Its true - if renewables are the cheapest form of electricity…

Boris’ Wind Power Speech

What did we expect - Boris is a career politician and those go…

GAZ Group launches first bus in Russia certified to run on LNG

Russia has a lot of gas it sends to China without really making…

Earth’s Optimal Temperature?

The oceans are full of hydrothermal vents, so-called black smokers,…

Full stream ahead! Denmark removes final hurdle for Russian gas pipeline to Europe

The real question is if this still matters? Because the US sanction…

Saudi Arabia Pegs Budget to Oil at Around $50, Goldman Says

OK, thats good for the figures but does it solve the real problem?…

What Would A Biden Presidency Mean For Coal?

There will be a day when we come to rue the day when we stopped…