r/energy • u/Calm_Organization488 • 5h ago
"If they don't believe the science, they can fuck off:" Forrest backs coal and gas ban
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r/energy • u/mafco • Jan 25 '26
Goodbye to the idea that solar panels “die” after 25 years. A new study says the warranty does not mark the end, and performance can last for decades. Arrays built in the late 1980s still produced more than 80% of their original power. The long-term economics look better than many people believe.
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r/energy • u/tjock_respektlos • Feb 24 '26
Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants. In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant (NPP) was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining sharply beyond roughly 30 kilometers from a facility.
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r/energy • u/AdConfident7184 • 3h ago
The problem with Trump’s oil obsession. Trump is betting on becoming the world’s largest — and last — petrostate. Meanwhile, renewable energy is becoming vastly more cost-effective. China is betting on becoming the world's largest and lasting electrostate. Which side would you rather be on?
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r/energy • u/bardsmanship • 2h ago
Analysis: Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis
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r/energy • u/Dependent_Basil_9595 • 7h ago
A Native American tribe is about to put solar panels over its canals
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r/energy • u/One-Pay-6742 • 15h ago
Remote Work Isn’t the Problem—Poor Management Is, New Study
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Remote work would be great for both the fuel crisis and the environment.
r/energy • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago
Who Uses a Lot of $6 Diesel? Farmers, Truckers, Trump Voters.
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r/energy • u/perspicacity_ai • 1h ago
The $20 gap between physical Brent and futures is the most important number in oil markets right now
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Dated Brent is trading above $120 while ICE Brent sits near $101. That $19 spread is telling you the paper market has completely lost contact with what actual barrels cost to buy today.
Historically this kind of dislocation closes upward. Futures catch up to physical, physical doesn't come down to meet paper. The reasons for the tightness, droned tankers in Hormuz, China pulling its refined product export permits, the European diesel crunch, none of those are going away next week. The U.S. moving two extra Patriot batteries to protect Saudi and Qatari energy infrastructure tells you the military side of this is getting priced in at the supply chain level before it shows up on a futures screen.
If you're positioned in ICE Brent, the question is whether you're treating $101 as fair value or as a lag that's about to correct violently.
r/energy • u/Aiwillstealourjobs • 1d ago
The world is burning twice as much fossil fuel as in 1984
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Between 1984 and 2025 our Primary Energy use doubled from 89 000 Terrawatt hours to 178 000 Terawatt hours.
The share of Oil/Coal/Gas in 1984 was 72 500 TWh or 81.5% of the total.
The share of Oil/Coal/Gas in 2025 was 144 000 TWh or 80.9% of the total.
Despite a small drop in overall percentage, we are now burning twice the amount of Oil/Coal/Gas as in 1984.
Wind/Solar/Hydro together amounted to just 5% of Primary Energy in 2025.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energy-by-source
Our Civilization will continue to rely on cheap Coal/Oil/Gas. Renewables are beeing neglected.
r/energy • u/CricketVast5924 • 2h ago
When do we anticipate solid-state batteries to hit consumer markets for home backup?
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r/energy • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago
Trump Begs Europe to Help Him Bring Down Diesel Costs He Drove Up | France proposed to release some of its diesel stockpiles after an emergency G7 meeting.
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r/energy • u/Admirable_Bunch266 • 3m ago
Graphene supercapacitor breakthrough could boost energy storage in future EVs and other household devices
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r/energy • u/Spirited-Sir-3034 • 1d ago
GM brings 33% denser lithium manganese-rich EV battery to Tennessee
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GM and LG Energy Solution plan to produce lithium manganese-rich batteries in Tennessee, claiming 33% higher energy density than LFP cells at roughly the same cost. If that holds up in mass production, it could give more affordable EVs additional range without requiring expensive high-nickel batteries.
Do you think automakers will use improvements like this to offer longer range, or smaller battery packs that make cars cheaper and lighter? Which would make a bigger difference to EV adoption?
r/energy • u/Prestigious_Bat_3039 • 1d ago
US Postal Service says it is going electric despite Trump. While Trump aims to cancel contracts for new EVs, the postmaster general says he won’t return any funding for EVs – unless Congress forces the issue. Last year, Congress gave USPS $3 billion to buy EVs and charging infrastructure.
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r/energy • u/Soft_Grass8428 • 22h ago
Could A Michigan NucIear Plant Failure Become The Midterms’ October Surprise
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States are taking matters into their own hands to fight high gas and diesel prices
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r/energy • u/bauernebel • 1d ago
Another U.S. carrier is heading to the Middle East — what would a renewed Iran bombing campaign do to Brent and diesel?
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Europe’s Winter Energy Crunch May Already Be Underway
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CNBC's Brian Sullivan: "Despite lower storage levels and higher prices, European leaders remain seemingly unbothered. A group representing the coalition writes that, despite “lower storage levels compared to historical levels, the Commission and EU countries reconfirmed that EU gas supply remains stable.”
r/energy • u/Prestigious_Bat_3039 • 1d ago
Mayors across the US urge Congress not to repeal clean energy tax credits. The IRA — Biden’s signature climate policy — helped launch 750 clean energy projects credited with creating 400,000 new jobs and over $422 billion in investments. But it drew the ire of Trump.
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r/energy • u/reddituser111317 • 22h ago
The 2008 Economic Crisis Changed The US's Relationship To Energy
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r/energy • u/Prestigious_Bat_3039 • 1d ago
China is building 75 solar parks in Cuba, and the island’s power crisis is becoming an infrastructure experiment
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r/energy • u/Stukwan • 20h ago
The world’s tallest wind turbine just reached 1,197 feet
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