The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused a global energy crisis, but Europe is stuck in reaction mode. Without strategic foresight, the EU will stay dependent on fossil fuels and will never be truly secure, argue @milomcbride.bsky.social & Pauline Gerard. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

How the EU Can Become Energy Independent

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a global energy crisis, but Europe is stuck in reaction mode. Without more strategic foresight, the EU will remain dependent on fossil fuels and will ...

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How is the clean energy transformation taking shape around the world? A new @economist.com article explains, with the help of @milomcbride.bsky.social and Carnegie’s Clean Energy Tracker. Read here: www.economist.com/science-and-...

Old fossil-fuel plants are becoming green-energy hubs

The dirtiest parts of the energy system could help build the cleanest

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@milomcbride.bsky.social, Daniel Helmeci, Debbra Goh, and Daevan Mangalmurti explain in their latest Carnegie paper, produced with data from Project InnerSpace’s GeoMap tool. Read here: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Unlocking Global Geothermal Energy: Pathways to Scaling International Deployment of Next-Generation Geothermal

Dozens of countries are positioning themselves to take advantage of this developing technology. Some are better suited to it than others

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Europe should leverage the US climate policy shift. To safeguard its green transition goals, Europe should build cooperation on geothermal energy and focus on technologies that enhance security & decarbonization, argues @milomcbride.bsky.social. His latest 👇 carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Europe’s Playbook for Climate Engagement with the United States

Europe should leverage the U.S. climate policy shift and safeguard its green transition goals by building cooperation on geothermal energy among other things and focusing on technologies that enhance ...

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Critical minerals took the spotlight in U.S.-China trade talks this week. But how has China become so dominant in the sector – and are businesses banking on conflict? @milomcbride.bsky.social weighed in ⬇️

Despite President Trump's withdrawal from the global climate stage, can the U.S. and Europe still cooperate on climate? @rmomtaz.bsky.social‬, @olazard.bsky.social‬, and @milomcbride.bsky.social discuss on @carnegieeurope.bsky.social‬’s Europe Inside Out: buff.ly/jJpZtTZ

🎧 | Trump's cuts to climate funding complicate the clean energy transition. In a new episode of #EuropeInsideOut, @rmomtaz.bsky.social, @olazard.bsky.social, & @milomcbride.bsky.social explore the avenues left for EU-US clean energy cooperation. 👉 europe-inside-out.simplecast.com/episodes/can...

Latest w/ @milomcbride.bsky.social: “The U.S. is at a strategic crossroads on whether it can compete in the global EV market, innovate next-gen batteries, and secure mineral supply chains. The first step is recognizing that all three imperatives are intertwined.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/05/e...

America’s Electric Vehicle Surrender

If Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passes, the entire supply chain could be ceded to China.

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As the green hydrogen industry collapses in real time, some incredible developments are underway in geologic hydrogen production. This is still a 2030s moonshot, but recent USGS data, wildcatter results, and the literature on its ultra-low production costs could be a gamechanger. #H2 #EnergySky

'Some of the highest natural hydrogen concentrations ever seen' | Hyterra finds 96.1% H2 in samples at newly spudded well

The natural hydrogen exploration firm plans to begin drilling second well in mid-May

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Carnegie’s Carbon to Clean Tracker is now live! As legacy fossil-fired plants across the world transition to clean energy hubs, @milomcbride.bsky.social and Daniel Helmeci keep you up to date with their new, interactive tracker. Check it out here: carnegieendowment.org/features/cle...

Rare earths are top of mind with yesterday’s mineral deal in Ukraine. Elsewhere, Pres. Trump’s development cuts hamper opportunities for the U.S. to challenge China’s dominance in critical minerals. @milomcbride.bsky.social explained for @washingtonpost.com 👇 www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump’s feud with South Africa could hinder hunt for critical minerals

The U.S. had planned to support a critical minerals project in South Africa. Current and former officials say it’s now in question.

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CPE also has a proposal for a Mountain West EGS consortium! @publicenterprise.bsky.social is soliciting input on its geothermal deployment research from governments, developers, utilities, and other interested parties. If you're in this space, talk to us! publicenterprise.org/report/enhan...

Enhanced Geothermal Consortium for the Mountain West

Read the full report here. Next-generation geothermal technologies are at the frontier of energy development in the United States. Drawing on drilling techniques developed during the shale boom, en...

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advait@advaitarun.bsky.social · last yr.

Everyone says enhanced geothermal is the next fracking. That's only a little "bit" true. The shale fracking boom was a product of its unique market structure. Enhanced geothermal is very different. Latest from me and @buddyyakov.bsky.social at CPE—here's what a geothermal boom *really* requires:

Across the world, legacy fossil fuel plants are being retrofitted as "clean energy hubs"—150+ examples and counting. Here's a database that tracks them.

Carbon to Clean Tracker: Repurposing Fossil Fuel Power Stations into Clean Energy Hubs

The Carbon to Clean Tracker catalogs where and how fossil fuel power stations are being repurposed into clean alternatives.

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Exciting developments via Africa's clean energy giant: After installing about 50% of Kenya's power generation from geothermal resources, KenGen has already begun projects Ethiopia, with new exploration now underway in Zambia and Tanzania. #Kenya #EnergySky #Geothermal

KenGen secures geothermal exploration rights in Zambia and Tanzania

KenGen has secured geothermal exploration rights in Zambia and Tanzania, further strengthening its leading position for geothermal in East Africa.

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An incredible graphic on the scale of uncertainty in US data center forecasts and its impact on load growth. Don Draper: "So we scare everyone into thinking exponential power demand is inevitable and the grid will break without more coal and gas-fired generation" #AI #Data #EnergySky

The U.S.’s reliance on China for rare earth minerals is nearly total. In a U.S.-China trade war, American manufacturers are under critical threat. But so far, policymakers haven’t taken the threat seriously, says @milomcbride.bsky.social 👇 Full article in @nytimes.com ➡️ buff.ly/EpyJIk9

Great speaking with the @washingtonpost.com about China's role in the current clean energy and industrial landscape: “It is difficult to overstate China’s singular lead across clean energy technologies. The gaps are both enormous and historically unprecedented.” #China #GreenSky

How China came to dominate the world in renewable energy

China now eclipses every other country in the world — including the United States — in the green technologies of the future. Here’s how it achieved this lead.

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All this talk of mineral security is missing point. In my latest for Cipher News, I argue that developing a domestic mineral supply chain will require long-term demand, an area that clean tech manufacturing is strategically positioned. Big thanks to @amyaharder.bsky.social for this opportunity.

Clean energy manufacturing is the path to mineral security - Cipher News

To build their own supply chains for critical minerals, the EU and U.S. will need to first ensure there is large and ongoing mineral demand from the clean technology industry.

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Proud of my team’s deeply researched and timely publication, released yesterday, making the case that the United States should care deeply about winning the global race for clean energy technology. But first, we have to stop losing it. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

How the U.S. Can Stop Losing the Race for Clean Energy

The United States lags far behind China in the race for clean energy technologies and critical minerals. It needs a robust domestic industrial policy and international partnerships to make up ground.

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🚨For the past year, Carnegie has convened a bipartisan taskforce of past and future policymakers and industry leaders to explore the clean energy supply chain and develop a roadmap for the future. 📝Today, the taskforce released its final report and recommendations: t.co/yQtyxNDLPT

The U.S. Foreign Policy for Clean Energy Taskforce

Clean energy and associated products are increasingly essential for the security and prosperity of the United States. But if the United States is to decarbonize its own economy and do its part to cut…

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📝"Revolutionary shifts are underway in energy and mineral geopolitics," write @milomcbride.bsky.social and Daniel Helmeci. To stay on top in the mineral market, the U.S. must focus on diplomatic engagement, inter-agency collaboration, and immediate results. ��More here: t.co/85eYlOIG6z

Minerals, Manufacturing, and Markets: Foreign Policy for U.S. Energy Technology and Minerals

The United States has deployed varying degrees of diplomacy, foreign financing, and trade for new energy technologies—but a pragmatic, holistic strategy is in order.

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Costa Rica is apparently positioning itself as a new semiconductor manufacturing hub as the U.S. looks to diversify away from Taiwan. Energy must play a part. As Taiwan loses its nuclear, Costa Rica is like 70% hydroelectricity followed by geothermal — both clean firm sources.

How and where does the U.S. allocate funding for disaster relief? Check out this novel analysis provided in the Disaster Dollar Database on these timely trends. Some stellar work from my colleagues @sarahlabo.bsky.social and @debbragoh.bsky.social at @carnegieendowment.org #ClimateSky #GreenSky

Tracking U.S. Federal Disaster Spending: The Disaster Dollar Database

The Disaster Dollar Database is a tool that tracks the major sources of grant-based federal funding for disaster recovery in the United States.

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Tectonic shifts are underway in the global wind market: China’s OEMs are exporting turbines across Asia, Africa, and even Europe at record pace and low cost. Expect Xi’s “new three” (EVs, PV, batteries) to become the “new four” in due time. Great podcast from BNEF #Wind #EnergySky

Global Wind Market Shifts as Chinese Exports Expand

Podcast Episode · Switched On · 02/06/2025 · 31m

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The oil & gas majors know the EV revolution is here and they are hedging on more plastic production to cushion the blow to crude demand. In a world where microplastics are found everywhere - from our blood to the deep sea - it’s a tragic and harmful use of resources. #EnergySky #ClimateSky

Grist@grist.org · last yr.

Exxon is quietly planning a new $8.6 billion plastics plant in Texas. Exxon's proposal for a plastics factory on the Gulf Coast raises alarms for a community already dealing with pollution. grist.org/accountabili... #Texas #Exxon #Plastic #Climate

My @bruegel.bsky.social colleagues put together the continuously growing EUROPEAN CLEAN TECH TRACKER. www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro... A great resource for a quick overview on trends in innovation, manufacturing & deployment Here they show how much of the innovation fund money was spent on hydrogen:

France is an undervalued European EV leader. They've mandated parking lots be 50% solar-covered to power EV chargers (among other innovations). They lead the EU in solid-state battery manufacturing - the only tech that will compete with China in the long-term. #EVs #Europe #EnergySky

Felix Hamer • electricfelix@electricfelix.eurosky.social · 2y ago

the guys at La Chaine EV deserve a follow futureproofing France! #alwaysbecharging www.linkedin.com/posts/jclach...

India's solar installations have far outpaced grid storage (over a 100 GW PV to ~200 *MWh* BESS in 2024). This novel, 12 hr storage system a the second-of-a-kind project and uses compressed CO2. Nice momentum in LDES sector and for India's renewable build out! #India #EnergySky

India’s NTPC to deploy Energy Dome CO2 Battery at 160MWh long-duration energy storage project

Power producer NTPC will deploy Energy Dome’s CO2 Battery technology at a power plant in Karnataka, India.

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China keeps surging ahead in the global clean energy race. Without a rapid change in US policy, it will leave American firms in the dust. Proposals from our team on how Washington can turn this around are coming soon. Watch this space.

China surpasses 2030 renewables target six years early

Analysts believe China’s emissions may have already peaked, as the country surges ahead in the global green energy race.

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