Kelly is an experienced writer with 15 years of experience exploring the big stories that shape our world, from tech breakthroughs and space exploration to climate, energy, and the fascinating quirks of science. She has a talent for turning complex ideas into sharp, memorable insights that stay with readers long after they’ve finished reading.
By almost every metric, North Carolina’s rooftop solar market entered 2026 in full-blown crisis. The federal 30% residential tax credit—long the financial engine of home solar—was…
Fred. Olsen Renewables has filed a Section 36 application with Scottish ministers for a wind farm at Invercassley in Sutherland. The proposed development would place 20…
Near Squamish, B.C., construction crews are still building Woodfibre LNG—and yet, almost every week, someone is already calling to ask if there’s room in the project’s…
SpaceX isn’t waiting on the Texas grid to power its next big bet. At a public meeting in Grimes County on Wednesday, Riley Trettel, SpaceX’s director…
Electricity costs across the United States have steadily climbed, placing immense financial strain on families and local businesses alike. For millions of renters, apartment dwellers, and…
Murphy Oil Corp pulled in $225.8 million in adjusted net income for Q2 2026—nearly six times the $37.9 million it posted in the same quarter a…
Harbour Energy posted record production of 509,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the first half of 2026—a 4% increase over the same period a…
The UK’s North Sea Transition Authority has approved a six-month extension to the second term of Jersey Oil & Gas’s P2170 Verbier license, pushing its deadline…
Oil traders are doubling down on bets that a new U.S.-Iran agreement will reopen the Strait of Hormuz—but the market conditions surrounding any potential deal look…
Shell Catalysts & Technologies has agreed to sell its Environmental Catalysts and Systems (ECS) business to Lummus Technology. The companies announced the deal in August 2026.…
A single energy project in Abu Dhabi just secured $6.1 billion in financing to deliver 1 gigawatt of continuous clean power around the clock. A single…
Canadian Natural Resources posted adjusted earnings of C$2.19 per share for the second quarter ended June 30, beating the analyst consensus of C$1.90, according to LSEG…
Saudi Aramco set its official selling price for Arab Light crude to Asia at $2 a barrel below the Oman/Dubai average for September—the lowest level since…
Ørsted has announced that its Old 300 Storage project—a 250 MW/500 MWh battery energy storage system in Needville, Texas, roughly 42 miles southwest of Houston—has reached…
Floating solar panels have long been restricted to quiet, undisturbed settings—tranquil reservoirs, sheltered lakes, and glass-like ponds where ripples are rare. The prospect of anchoring sensitive…
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (Japex) has agreed to acquire U.S. tight oil and gas assets from the Fundare companies for $320 million, with the deal expected…
Sasol has formally commissioned Envision Energy to carry out a design study for a green hydrogen system at its Sasolburg operations in South Africa. The collaboration…
Twenty off-grid islands in the Philippines still run almost entirely on diesel—expensive to ship, vulnerable to price swings, and increasingly costly to subsidize. The Philippine Department…
California reached a solar milestone no major economy had ever achieved, and the numbers recorded throughout May reveal how far the grid has changed. Power grids…
Cheniere Energy nearly doubled its second-quarter net income on Thursday, reporting $3.07 billion in profit for the quarter ended June 30—up from $1.63 billion a year…
Nordex Group just landed a 525 MW wind turbine order from Türkerler Holding in Turkey—reportedly the largest single turbine deal the country’s wind energy market has…
Saudi Aramco cut its Arab Light crude price for Asian customers by 50 cents per barrel on August 6, setting the September delivery price at $2…
Decades of drought and overuse pushed the Colorado River toward a breaking point, and Washington is now forcing seven states to confront who gets less water.…
Calgary-based Paramount Resources (TSX: POU) reported its second-quarter 2026 results on August 6, posting sales volumes of 47,279 Boe/d and adjusted funds flow of CAD $176…
Bloom Energy says its fuel cell systems can power AI data centers while using a fraction of the water consumed by conventional generation—and the company is…
GE Vernova announced on August 4, 2026, that it signed an agreement with Enfinity Global to supply 43 onshore wind turbines for the Fatehgarh Wind Farm…
With August marking Florida’s historically hottest month—and recent summers running 10% to 15% above long-term averages—Duke Energy Florida is stepping up with guidance for the more…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and fusion company Type One Energy signed a licensing agreement on August 5 at the Nuclear Opportunities Workshop in Knoxville, Tennessee. The…
AI data centers are projected to consume 1,200 terawatt-hours of electricity per year by 2035, driven by a quadrupling demand for AI-optimized computing. With onshore land…
The United States will host the ministerial launch of the IAEA’s new maritime nuclear initiative—Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea, or ATLAS—in Washington, D.C., on…
In the span of a single week, Holtec made two announcements that capture the dual nature of the nuclear industry right now. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
Someone just broke ground on a 1.2-gigawatt solar farm in the middle of an active Texas coal mine and plans to keep the coal burning. In…
China, the world’s largest crude oil importer, sharply pulled back on purchases in the second quarter of 2026—averaging just 8.1 million barrels per day, a 32%…
ARC Clean Technology has signed a Strategic Partnership Project agreement with Battelle Energy Alliance, the contractor that manages Idaho National Laboratory, setting up a multiyear framework…
Qualitas Energy broke ground on the Ingstetten wind farm repowering project on July 29, marking the start of construction at a site roughly 22 miles southwest…
PTTEP reported a net income of THB 39,032 million (USD 1,209 million) for the first half of 2026, as total revenue reached THB 176,756 million ($5.495…
Across county fairs, state legislatures, and social media feeds, clean energy opponents frequently raise alarms that solar installations consume valuable American agricultural land. This argument resonates…
Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has awarded eight new LNG bunkering licenses to major energy companies, effective 1 September 2026. The five-year licenses—running through 31…
Larsen & Toubro’s Energy Hydrocarbon Onshore division just landed a major EPC contract from Kuwait Oil Company. The job: engineer, procure, and construct six crude oil…
Uzbekneftegaz just made a significant structural move. The state energy company has formally created UNG Burg’ilash LLC—a new, fully state-owned drilling subsidiary—to expand oil and gas…
Wind energy expansion has sparked ongoing debate over bird safety. Traditional research tracks mortality by counting carcasses near turbine bases. However, this leaves the underlying aerodynamic…
Enel just wrapped up the purchase of Campo Eolico Ariano, an 84 MW wind farm in Italy’s Campania region. The seller was WEB Ariano—a subsidiary of…
Kazakhstan’s Black Sea crude export terminal near Novorossiysk reopened on July 27, ending a roughly week-long halt that had cut the country’s oil output nearly in…
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the Power NJ Act on July 13, putting the state on a formal path toward building advanced nuclear energy facilities.…
Fugro just signed an agreement to become a minority shareholder in DTACT, a Netherlands-based software company specializing in data fusion and intelligence solutions. The deal is…
Hydrogen fuel cells run on clean chemistry. Hydrogen meets oxygen, electricity flows, and only pure water leaves the exhaust pipe. For decades, one major obstacle blocked…
Nine Illinois communities have filed responses to a state notice of intent signaling interest in hosting a new nuclear facility, according to submissions made to the…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday announced a feasibility study for a new oil refinery in Karratha, Western Australia — a project that would be the…
The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics announced on July 27, 2025, that it’s developing 2-megawatt gyrotrons intended to become the primary plasma heating system for…
Most homeowners focus on panel costs, installation fees, and payback periods when going solar. That math feels complete. But it ignores a hidden timeline ticking right…
