The Solar Coaster: Troubles at Yingli Solar and the Flatlining Global PV Market

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America’s new gas boom. Can the industry meet soaring demand to power AI and export LNG while keeping energy affordable at home?

Gas is back at the center of the energy debate. Surging demand for electricity to power new data centres, and growing fears about global energy security resulting from the conflict in the Middle East, are raising some urgent questions for the US gas industry. Consumers want to kn ...  Show more

Is the competitive power market model broken? Why changing the rules around generation could be an answer to rising electricity prices.

US electricity prices are rising at well above the general rate of inflation. The data center investment boom, by adding to electricity demand, points to further upward pressure in the future. Consumers are feeling the strain, and they want politicians and regulators to do someth ...  Show more

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