Archive for the 'Energy' Category
The U.S. Added a Record 20.2 GWh of Battery Storage in Just 3 Months
October 29th, 2026Via: Electrek: The US battery storage market just posted its biggest quarter ever, adding 20.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new capacity in Q2 2026. The record quarter brought total battery storage installations for the first half of 2026 to 30.8 GWh – up 23% year over year – according to the new “US Energy Storage Market […]
The FORTRESS Initiative: “The Pentagon’s Doomsday Plan to Keep America Fighting if Global War Erupts”
October 25th, 2026Via: Fox: The Pentagon is preparing U.S. military bases to keep operating for at least 90 days without outside support as it prepares for the possibility of a major war that could cripple power grids, disrupt supply chains and threaten critical infrastructure on American soil. The new requirement is part of FORTRESS, a broader military […]
SpaceX Attempting to Solve Shortage of Gas Turbine Components
October 25th, 2026Via: Farzad: Related: Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Worth of AI Data Center Hardware Sitting in Warehouses… Depreciating…
Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Worth of AI Data Center Hardware Sitting in Warehouses… Depreciating…
October 22nd, 2026Via: The Tech Report: More: Jays Two Cents: Related: Where’re All The AI Chips? “The artificial intelligence (AI) boom represents one of the largest speculative frenzies in history.”
44% of Americans Have Trouble Paying for Basic Necessities, 20% Got Food from a Food Bank or Food Pantry in the Last Year
October 19th, 2026Via: Pew Research: As the 2026 midterms approach, economic issues are top of mind for voters. Many specifically mention prices and affordability as key concerns, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted this fall. … More than four-in-ten Americans (44%) indicate they have had trouble paying for at least one of these basic necessities […]
Zelenskyy Resumes Russian Refinery Drone Strikes
October 15th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: A defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Financial Times on Thursday morning that Ukrainian forces will resume attacks on Russian refineries. The move certainly seems more political than anything else. Such attacks have been described as one of the drivers behind the global refining crisis, which has collided with Strait of Hormuz disruptions. […]
Power Grid Emergency Declared Across 13 U.S. States
October 13th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: A power grid emergency affecting more than 60 million Americans has been declared as the US government scrambles to prevent outages across several states. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a short-term emergency order under the Federal Power Act, allowing regional power grid operator PJM Interconnection to push past normal […]
Russia Will Sell Small Amount of Diesel Fuel Into Global Markets
October 9th, 2026Ukraine Strikes Major Russian Oil Hub Hours After Trump’s Deal With Putin Via: Newsweek: The loading terminal of Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery caught fire overnight following reports of a Ukrainian drone strike just hours after President Trump announced a deal to supply millions of tons of Russian diesel fuel to the global market. The incident […]
Trump Allows Farm Diesel for Vehicles Used on Public Roads
October 6th, 2026Via: CNBC: President Donald Trump has allowed the use of cheaper red-dyed diesel, typically reserved for farm operations, to be used more broadly in an attempt to bring down record-high fuel costs. Trump signed an executive order Monday evening stateside to temporarily allow truckers and farmers to use red-dyed diesel — which is exempt from […]
Pentagon Wants On Demand Solar Power from Orbit
October 5th, 2026Via: Interesting Engineering: A solar power startup has received backing from US authorities to design, build, and test a homing beacon that will enable its space-based solar energy system accurately beam power from orbit to receiving solar arrays on Earth. Overview Energy secured the contract through the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund (OECIF). The company […]
