Wired for the Future: Reinventing the US Power Grid
The US power grid is under mounting strain from aging infrastructure, slow interconnections and regional bottlenecks, while demand, complexity and variability are on the rise. Building a future-ready ...
1 Okt 202536min
How Data Centers Are Fueling a Global Copper Crunch
Copper is a cornerstone of the world’s infrastructure. From transportation to the energy transition to massive new data centers, demand for the metal is everywhere, and supply is feeling the crunch. C...
24 Sep 202529min
Global Investment in Clean Energy Outpaces US Slump
Despite the gloomy headlines in the US, global investment into clean energy technologies is still rising. The first half 2025 saw a record $386 billion flowing towards clean tech, a 10% rise from the ...
18 Sep 202530min
Data Centers Could Supercharge US Gas Demand
Artificial intelligence needs power, and lots of it. If all the data centers in the current US pipeline get built, they could suck up the electricity from 100 nuclear power plants and still be left wa...
10 Sep 202531min
Renewables Bruised, Not Broken, by US Policy Shift
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has reshaped the US clean energy landscape. Designed to scale back major US decarbonization programs while promoting fossil fuels, the OBBBA has severely restricted the ...
4 Sep 202535min
Direct Air Capture’s Cost Curve Conundrum
Right now, there are technologies that can pull carbon dioxide directly out of the air. That could be a critical tool in a world where climate change is rampant. Yet to fulfill this carbon removal pot...
28 Aug 202531min
Reshaping Trade Flows in a Fragmented World
The Trump administration’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are reshaping global trade flows. With the US currently renegotiating its trade positions with traditional partners and rivals alike, the tariffs’ t...
21 Aug 202533min
BNEF Pioneers: Making Light Industry More Sustainable
Cutting industrial emissions has long been one of the most intractable hurdles in the energy transition. That may finally be changing, as a new generation of smart technologies not only paves the way ...
14 Aug 202555min
