Archive - Robert Bryce

Big Wind faces “existential threat,” Ørsted and Shell book massive offshore losses, Enel files appeal on Osage County verdict.

Feb 2

January 2025

Frank Sprague: America’s Greatest, Least-Known Inventor

Sprague perfected the electric motor, electric streetcar, and electric elevator. In doing so, he changed the world. But he’s almost unknown among…

Jan 29

4 Reasons To Be Skeptical About OpenAI’s $500B Stargate Project

A sober look at one of the world’s newest and biggest infrastructure projects.

Jan 24

The Big Reversal

Donald Trump takes office and orders the biggest one-day turnaround in energy and climate policies in American history.

Jan 21

DOE Loan Office Defies Inspector General, Gives $7.2B In Loan Guarantees To Rivian & Plug Power

The Loan Program Office gave loan guarantees to the two companies, which have lost more than $24 billion since 2021.

Jan 19

Big Wind & Big Solar Are Trying To Sue Rural America Into Submission

In pursuit of massive federal subsidies, alt-energy companies, including a subsidiary of oil giant Shell, are suing rural communities to force them to…

Jan 16

Metals Analyst Lisa Reisman Talks Antimony, Steel, Copper, And China's "Strategic Competitive Advantage"

Reisman is the CEO of MetalMiner, a metal price forecasting company.

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Asleep At The Switch

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power aggressively touts sustainability, solar, EVs, hydrogen, and its pursuit of “100% clean power.” Did it…

Jan 11

Here's The Real Hockey Stick

New Treasury Department numbers show that soaring federal handouts for wind & solar dwarf all other energy-related provisions in the tax code and will…

Jan 5

December 2024

The 7 Biggest Energy Stories of 2024

And my 10 most-popular articles this year on Substack.

Dec 31, 2024

The Islamic country’s electric grid, gas sector, and currency, are all collapsing. Is the theocratic regime next?

Dec 29, 2024

Osage Tribe Wins Again, Federal Judge Orders “Ejectment” Of 84 Wind Turbines By Next December

Enel must spend $300 million to remove the turbines and pay $36 million in damages and attorney’s fees. Former head of Osage Minerals Council: “I’m so…

Dec 20, 2024

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