10Nov

Coal’s Importance is Clearer than Ever

It’s a good thing for American energy consumers that John Kerry doesn’t set domestic energy policy. While he believes the U.S. won’t be using coal by 2030, coal is proving just how essential it remains to the nation’s energy security as well as the reliability and the affordability of our energy supply Not only are […]

On November 10, 2021
China, electricity grid, electricity prices, Europe, fuel diversity, Helen Thompson, John Kerry, Mark Wolfe, natural gas, New England, Texas, The New York Times, U.S. Energy Information Administration, United Kingdom, University of Cambridge, University of Houston, Wall Street Journal

22Sep

Europe’s Energy Crisis is all the Warning We Need

The past few weeks have seen Europe drift into an energy crisis of its own making – a perfect storm of bad policy. As wind generation has collapsed across Europe, overreliance on natural gas as a bridge fuel and backstop to renewable intermittency has come home to roost. Tight natural gas supplies, soaring prices and […]

On September 22, 2021
Bloomberg, energy transition, Europe, Financial Times, fuel security, Goldman Sachs, grid reliability, Helen Thompson, natural gas, United Kingdom, Wall Street Journal, wind

Helen Thompson

Coal’s Importance is Clearer than Ever

Europe’s Energy Crisis is all the Warning We Need