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Watch: Why Coal’s Days Are Numbered

June 19, 2020

Yuan-Sheng Yu, senior analyst with Lux Research, explains why coal is no longer an economically viable source of energy in the U.S.

Can the U.S. End China’s Control of the Global Supply Chain?

June 15, 2020

Bloomberg

The trade war amplified calls in the U.S. and elsewhere for reducing dependence on China for strategic goods. Now, the pandemic has politicians vowing to take action.

Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand

Pandemic Shows a Low-Carbon Future in Dire Need of Batteries

June 8, 2020

Bloomberg

Coronavirus has exposed a lack of investment in the big batteries crucial to unlocking solar and wind power.

Oil Traders Ask Why U.S. Inventory Math Isn’t Adding Up

June 5, 2020

Bloomberg

Oil traders and analysts scrutinizing U.S. inventory data for signs of a market recovery are being confronted by an odd situation: the math just doesn’t add up.

Oil Tankers Are Queuing Off China's Coast in Rapid Rebound

June 2, 2020

Bloomberg

Queues of tankers have formed off China’s busiest oil ports as the vessels wait to offload crude for refineries that are quickly ramping up production amid a rapid rebound in fuel demand.

Another Attempt to Produce Rare-Earth Minerals in the U.S.

June 1, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

American companies across the board are striving to reduce their dependence on China as a source of manufacturing, but one industry sector is especially keen to bring production back to the U.S.

China’s Great Energy Shift Sets Mega Hybrid Projects in Motion

May 13, 2020

Bloomberg

In China’s latest efforts to pit renewable energy against fossil fuels, it is again betting on size.

Carmakers Urged to Invest in Mines to Avoid Battery Metal Pinch

May 11, 2020

Bloomberg

Mine developers scrambling to fund projects to meet forecast demand for battery metals see the threat of looming supply crunches as a trigger for electric-vehicle makers to step in with investments.

Mobile Power Plants Are Taking to the High Seas

May 5, 2020

Bloomberg

As economic lockdowns complicate efforts to bring electricity to every corner of the planet, one company is putting generation units on ships that can sit offshore and plug into local grids at short notice.

Renewables Are the Only Winners in Historic Decline in Energy Demand

May 1, 2020

Bloomberg

The coronavirus lockdown will cause the biggest drop in energy demand in history, with only renewables managing to increase output through the crisis.