Category Archives: Energy markets

Energy Destinies – Part 2: Renewable Energy – Character Shortcomings

Satyajit Das provides another deep dive into the realities of the so-called energy transition.

A Majority Of Americans Are Against Banning Gas Stoves

Even Americans who don’t have gas stoves oppose a ban.

The Ironies of Neal Stephenson: Thoughts on His Thriller, Termination Shock

Neal Stephenson’s geo-engineered world

Energy Destinies – Part 1: Power Needs and Sources – Balancing Barrels

Satyajit Das provides a series on the energy transition, starting with the historical role of energy and supply and demand patterns.

“Properly Measured Inflation Is No Longer a Significant Issue . . .”

The data say many meaures of inflation have moderated and energy prices are down. Readers?

The EU Looks to “Jungle” Sacrifice Zones to Help It Out of Energy Crisis: North Africa Edition

Low wages and dirty energy make North Africa an attractive options for the EU to keep the “garden” green and profitable.

The EU Looks to “Jungle” Sacrifice Zones to Help It Out of Energy Crisis

Low wages and dirty energy make the Balkans and North Africa attractive options for the EU to keep the “garden” green and profitable.

Is Russia’s Least Bad Option Now the Maximalist Stance of Taking Control of Western Ukraine?

Is Russia moving towards the perceived necessity of subduing western Ukraine? And how might that work?

Booming Solar Industry Has An Unresolved Waste Problem

Solar panels have a roughly 15 year life. Where do they go to die? The answers now are not very good.

Insurers Signal Fallout From Sanctions On Russia

UK maritime insurers are daring to speak up about the way they have become Russian sanctions collateral damage.

The Grid Needs A $20 Trillion Upgrade To Support Energy Transition

Inadequate grid capacity all over the globe raises doubts about the viability of green energy plans, at least at scale.

The West Continues to Devour Its Own

The knives are increasingly coming out for Hungary, which is the only country in the EU willing to speak up about the ongoing insanity of the bloc’s positions regarding Russia and China.

How Declining Population Growth Might Portend a Future of Increasing Resource Scarcity

Slowing and stallling population growth could actually increase resource demands.

Here’s Why Oil Flows Can Only Be Redirected, Not Stopped

At least over the time frame of the sanctions against Russia, oil demand had looked inelastic.