Why energy markets fluctuate during an international crisis
Fears about supply, demand, profits and supply chains all combine into a volatile mix that delivers prices that are often higher in a crisis, but also change more rapidly and by larger amounts.
June 27, 2025 • ~8 min
What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values
The White House proposal represents a dramatic retreat from the national goals of clean air and clean water enacted in federal laws over the past 55 years.
June 27, 2025 • ~12 min
UK plan to cut energy bills for industrial firms threatens to leave small businesses out in the cold
The government wants to motivate manufacturers to electrify their energy use.
June 24, 2025 • ~7 min
Federal energy office illustrates the perils of fluctuating budgets and priorities
When presidential administrations turn over, funding levels and project priorities change. A look at one specific government office demonstrates how these shifts in direction waste time and money.
June 24, 2025 • ~11 min
Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient
Chemical manufacturing is an energy-intensive industry. A team of chemists is designing a technique that could power the necessary reactions with sunlight or LEDs.
June 19, 2025 • ~7 min
The UK’s warm homes plan has been saved – here’s how Labour can learn from a decade of failed insulation schemes
Labour will not cut the £13.2 billion warm homes plan, as some expected. But issues remain.
June 18, 2025 • ~9 min
Closing in on superconducting semiconductors
Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers created a superconducting circuit that could one day replace semiconductor components in quantum and high-performance computing systems.
June 17, 2025 • ~5 min
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