America's New Era of Home-Grown Energ...
Since the '60s, North American energy demand has outstripped supply, forcing the United States into dependence on...
Thorium - a Rare (Earth) Energy Oppor...
Of all the technologies currently available to curb greenhouse gases, the only cost-effective and scalable solution...
The Pro-Growth Energy Economy Begins ...
A major factor stunting America's recovery has been the high price of energy. However, those prices are the result of...
The Quest for Cheap, Reliable Solar E...
The Trends editors have long argued that government subsidies and regulations aimed at forcing deployment of today’s...
Natural Gas: America's Medium-Term Energy Sol...
published on: May 11, 2011
Natural Gas: America's Medium-Term Energy SolutionOngoing geopolitical crises remind us just how vulnerable the United States remains to energy...
Recycling the Petrodollar Tsunami
published on: Apr 7, 2011
As discussed in prior issues, oil prices have risen dramatically in recent years as real demand growth has outstripped new supplies. Also, in...
Cellulosic Ethanol: The Bio-Fuel that Really ...
published on: Mar 15, 2011
For decades, those who want to move away from a dependence on fossil fuels have been advocating the use of bio-fuels. A decade ago, an unholy...
Harvesting Energy from the Environment: an Un...
published on: Nov 15, 2010
Throughout history, only a fraction of the potential energy we've tapped has been converted into useful work. The rest has been wasted. Over the...
The Unexpected Crisis in Coal
published on: Nov 15, 2010
Little noticed by most economists, the price of coal — the source of most of our electricity — has sky-rocketed since the financial crisis in...
Nuclear Power Is Getting Ready for a Comeback
published on: Oct 15, 2010
Although the percentage of global energy supplied by nuclear fission continues to slowly decline, the ground work has been laid for a major...
Fuel Cells and the Distributed Power Paradigm
published on: Apr 15, 2010
Since the dawn of the electric power industry in the late 19th century, economies of scale in generation and operational costs have made centralized...
Let There Be Cheap, Abundant Light
published on: Mar 15, 2010
In just the past 36 months, light-emitting diode technology has made major strides in terms of energy efficiency, production costs, and useful...
Nuclear Renaissance, Update 2010
published on: Feb 15, 2010
The only clean, reliable, cost-effective large-scale substitute for fossil fuels between now and 2030 appears to be nuclear fission. Why is this the...
The Future of Oil and Gas
published on: Feb 15, 2010
How has the Great Recession changed the behavior of the American consumer? Which changes are temporary, and which are effectively permanent? What...
Renewable Energy - the Next 20 Years
published on: Dec 15, 2009
Astonishingly, new research developed at Stanford University claims that it will be possible to meet all of the world's energy needs with a...
Nuclear Fusion: The Inexhaustible Energy Sour...
published on: Sep 15, 2009
Today, we obsess over our "carbon footprints," the world's finite supply of clean fresh water, and meeting the other needs of the world's growing...
Rebuilding the North American Electrical Grid
published on: May 15, 2009
Whether it's making wind or solar power economically viable or simply reducing waste, nothing could be more important to our energy future than...
Wave Power
published on: Dec 15, 2008
Clean, renewable alternative energy sources like wind, solar, and geothermal get a lot of play. But, wave power and its cousin, tidal power, seem to...
Oil Prices and Their Implications
published on: Dec 15, 2008
OPEC and Russia have enjoyed an unprecedented influx of cash since oil prices began to rise sharply in 2005. But after peaking at $147 a barrel,...
Energy Crisis 2.0
published on: Aug 15, 2008
Since the middle of this decade, the world has been plunged into an energy crisis reminiscent of the one we faced in the 1970s. However, the...