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The world is in the midst of an energy transition; however, the complete transition from fossil fuels to renewables won't be realized anytime soon. Natural…
Electricity grid capacity available in the world isn't keeping pace with the rapid growth of "clean energy" technologies, possibly putting governments' climate goals at risk,…
The renewable energy meltdown continues as solar power company stocks tumbled on Friday morning after solar equipment maker SolarEdge Technologies warned of sliding European demand. …
Over the past few months, gold prices have completely detached from our model-predicted prices. While we have seen deviations between actual and predicted prices in…
TSLA shares were holding up, higher from the close, until CEO Elon Musk showed some uncertainty about the cybertruck's launch (which had been picked up…
In hosting its third Belt and Road Initiative Forum on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, China is welcoming representatives from around 130 countries for…
Many investors are warning of the risk of a debt crisis, but governments are ignoring all the signals. In an inflationary crisis, the government should…
Since global shipping peaked during the Covid pandemic, A.P. Moller-Maersk has warned about an emerging downturn in the container shipping market. Goldman now forecasts a…
The ban on gas and diesel vehicles is officially making its way across the globe, with Stockholm the next city in the queue. The Swedish…
The second-largest US producer of lab-grown diamonds has filed for bankruptcy amid a massive glut of fabricated gemstones and plunging prices. Financial Times reports that…
Bitcoin miners use an estimated 348 terawatt hours of electricity per year, and with the world increasingly moving to renewables, some are asking the question:…
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Moscow's "weaponization" of energy have placed the diversification of energy supplies high on the agenda of European countries. However, as Statista's…
During a wide-ranging interview with The Epoch Times, the leadership of Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. predicted they would win the race to commercialize a reactor…
Finland and other Baltic countries are on high alert as a natural gas undersea pipeline leak was detected on Sunday from Finland to Estonia. EU…
Today, Volcano Energy and Luxor Technology Corporation have officially unveiled Lava Pool, El Salvador's inaugural Bitcoin mining pool powered by abundant renewable geothermal energy. Volcano…
Since the beginning of the year we have been closely monitoring Tesla's strategy of using price cuts to stoke demand. Through most of 2023, the…
A new report from BloombergNEF reveals the ten states with electric vehicle sales at or above 10% of all new passenger car sales in the…
One day after the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) warned central banks are at risk of triggering a full-blown global recession in…
Via SchiffGold.com, Central bank gold buying continues to sizzle. Central banks globally added a net 77 tons to their reserves in August, according to the…
Shares of the French train maker Alstom crashed as much as 38%, and its bonds fell the most on record on Thursday, following the company's…