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07Dec

Sailing into the Dark Doldrums

Europe’s energy crisis is finally getting its first real test. Winter has arrived and despite full gas inventories and aggressive action to slash energy demand, there’s a palpable sense across the continent that the lights staying on will come down to the weather. As Bloomberg’s commodities columnist, Javier Blas, recently observed, “The problem is, energy […]
  • On December 7, 2022
  • Bloomberg, Europe, Germany, Javier Blas, renewable energy, United Kingdom, wind
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12Oct

Transatlantic Energy Negligence

The months of warnings about energy rationing and the threat of blackouts in Europe are about to be put to the test. Winter is quickly approaching and there’s growing discomfort from policymakers that while much was done to prepare for a winter without Russian energy perhaps it was too little, too late. The European Union […]
  • On October 12, 2022
  • blackouts, energy security, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Europe, European Union, Germany, Kadri Simson, Russia, United Kingdom
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24Aug

Europe’s Energy Crisis Underscores the Need for Fuel Diversity

The energy crisis in Europe keeps getting worse. Months of warnings are now becoming grim reality. European power prices are now equivalent to more than $1,000 per barrel of oil. The price of natural gas is 13 times its normal seasonal price. As winter draws nearer, so does the pain of crushing energy costs. Britain […]
  • On August 24, 2022
  • Austria, electricity prices, Europe, France, Germany, inflation, Italy, natural gas, Russia, the Netherlands, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vladimir Putin
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10Aug

Global Coal Use is on the Rise  

While domestic energy policy continues to dominate headlines, it’s important policymakers don’t lose perspective on global energy reality. For all the talk of energy transition, the global story is one of energy addition where renewable sources of power are largely being added in addition to existing infrastructure and fuels. The world can’t pump enough oil, […]
  • On August 10, 2022
  • Bloomberg, China, energy addition, energy transition, Europe, Germany, International Energy Agency (IEA), Javier Blas, Russia, The Washington Post, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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13Jul

European Energy Independence with U.S. Coal

This week, Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, warned that the global energy crisis is likely to get worse before it gets better, adding the coming winter for Europe, “will be very, very difficult.” His remarks reflect the increasing likelihood that Russia will completely cut off the flow of its natural gas […]
  • On July 13, 2022
  • coal exports, Europe, European Commission, Fatih Birol, Federation of German Industries, Germany, International Energy Agency (IEA), National Mining Association (NMA), natural gas, polling, Rich Nolan, ZERO Lab at Princeton University
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22Jun

Voters Want Action on Grid Reliability

Americans are deeply concerned about the reliability of the nation’s power grid and the affordability of their electricity supply. They’re so concerned, even frustrated, with warnings over the potential for rolling blackouts – or worse – they now want government action to fix the problem. According to national polling from Morning Consult, nearly 8 in […]
  • On June 22, 2022
  • Alexander Bethe, electricity prices, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), German Association of Coal Importers, Germany, grid reliability, John Bear, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Morning Consult, National Mining Association (NMA), North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), polling, Rich Nolan, Robert Habeck, Texas
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05Apr

Innovation as a Path Forward on Energy and Climate Includes all Fuels

Just when you think the global energy crisis has reached rock bottom, it seems to find new depths. March will go down in the record books as the most expensive month for power prices in European history. And while the acute nature of the current pain stems from Russia’s weaponization of its energy resources, it’s […]
  • On April 5, 2022
  • carbon capture utilization and storage, electricity grid, electricity prices, Ember, energy addition, Europe, Fatih Birol, Germany, innovation, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), International Energy Agency (IEA), renewable energy, Reuters, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
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02Mar

Reembrace American Energy Abundance

It has taken the rumble of Russian tanks to remind us of the importance of energy security. While economic sanctions have touched nearly every dimension of the Russian economy, Russia’s energy sector remains largely a bridge too far, a testament to the importance of Russian oil, gas, uranium and coal to global energy markets, and […]
  • On March 2, 2022
  • Argus, Belgium, Bloomberg, Europe, Germany, grid reliability, Javier Blas, Joe Biden, natural gas, Russia, State of the Union, the Netherlands
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26Jan

Europe’s Self-Made Energy Crisis

The European energy crisis is poised to go from very bad to unimaginably worse. While all eyes are on Ukraine and Russia, Europe’s energy woes are largely self-made, not due to outside forces. Europe has made its own bed, disassembling dispatchable fuel diversity by closing well-operating coal and nuclear power plants. In doing so it […]
  • On January 26, 2022
  • Bloomberg, electricity prices, Europe, fuel diversity, Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard University's Kennedy School, Germany, International Energy Agency (IEA), Meghan O'Sullivan, natural gas, plant retirements, Spain, United Kingdom, Wall Street Journal
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06Oct

Energy-Driven Inflation is Here

Europe’s energy crisis is threatening to jump across the Atlantic with affordable and reliable energy, the very foundation for economic recovery, hanging in the balance. Supply chain disruptions have already provided troubling inflationary pressure on the economy; now, rising energy prices threaten to push a tenuous situation over the edge. The world – especially Europe […]
  • On October 6, 2021
  • Bloomberg, Center for Strategic and International Studies, electricity prices, energy transition, Europe, Germany, Italy, natural gas, Nikos Tsafos, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom
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