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-...

@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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

“If you want rare earths, you want to get that online to incubate an industry and process materials, offshore wind is probably the best thing you can do to give a demand signal,” he said. “Electric vehicles as well. That’s the rare earth market.” 🔌💡

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...

🚨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

📝"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

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

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

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

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

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

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's solar exports to 140 BRI countries skyrocketed to 8 GW in 2024. Expect this trend to accelerate: by 2030, Chinese renewables will be 80% of new power installations across the top BRI countries. Good for climate, bad for US LNG. #China #BRICs #EnergySky Data via Wood Mackenzie

Replacing coal combustion with 24/7 clean heat from the earth's crust? A solution with energy security and decarbonization rewards. Fantastic to see the German government funding this type of research for fuel swapping with deep geothermal. #Europe #Geothermal #EnergySky

Australia's green aluminum production tax credit begins. - More strategic positioning from Canberra to capture low-carbon production across the metallurgy sector - An example of how impactful the IRA has been as a policy regime: vive les tax credit! #EnergySky

In pure energy security terms, building 50 new gas power plants exacerbates Germany's already severe exposure to future fuel shocks, price volatility, and coercion. Lessons learned from Ostpolitik and the Russian energy crisis seem negligible lol. #Geopolitics #EnergySky

US climate/clean energy folks: Focus everything on helping unlock next-gen geothermal. - Unique bipartisanship opportunity w/ DJT2 - Enormous potential market (TWh/$trillions) - The US’ only chance at clean tech dominance - Perfect just transition for our hydrocarbon workers #EnergySky

An exciting development: ARPA-E's first funding for supercritical geothermal resources. $30 million is small, but it's an important first step to unlocking this untapped, high-reward resource. Hope to see more this. #Geothermal #EnergySky

For the Carnegie Endowment, I wrote about the flawed premise of Biden’s “Partnership for Global Infrastructure,” its first big project in Angola, and what U.S. leadership in global development really requires beyond this. Here’s some holiday reading: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

We are firmly entering an era of *firming* renewables thanks to the BESS revolution. Important to consider the gargantuan scale of storage that this UAE hybrid plant is installing: 1 GW PV + 19 GWh BESS (that is the equivalent to over 1 million Tesla Powerwalls!). #UAE #EnergySky #Renewables

The U.S. lags China across clean energy technologies—but new, disruptive tech could offer unexpected opportunities. On The World Unpacked, I explore where and how the U.S. might compete, as well as what the incoming administration could mean for this emerging industrial landscape. #EnergySky

The global race for clean energy technologies is on, and the U.S. is behind. My team member @milomcbride.bsky.social explains what Washington needs to do to catch up: the-world-unpacked.simplecast.com/episodes/can...

Europe's battery sector sees a post-Northvolt haze of cancellations + pauses. When the US imposes higher tariffs on Chinese batteries, it will prompt a glut in the European market and further stress manufacturers. (It happened with PV ~2018) #Europe #Geopolitics #EnergySky via BNEF

A poignant story in clean tech geopolitics: China's Goldwind secures its first deal in Brazil from SPIC (a Chinese SOE developer) amid a bearish domestic market. The Goldwind turbine factory in Camacari belonged to GE until earlier this year. #Brazil #BRICs #EnergySky

FOAK Alert: Energy Dome’s CO2-battery secures off-take from Engie. It offers a 10-hr discharge duration and is set to be online next year. A win for the EU’s clean tech sector (and Sardinia!), great to see European LDES making it to market. #Draghi #EnergySky energydome.com/energy-dome-...

“920% tarrifs” lol. An incredible acknowledgement of the severe cost differentials for upstream Gr production in the US vs PRC. #Trade #Minerals #EnergySky www.mining.com/web/us-graph...

Exciting times for perovskite solar cells - Qcells announces record tandem cell efficiencies at 28.6%! Big congrats to Qcells and @dwmerfeld.bsky.social #Solar #EnergySky www.pv-tech.org/qcells-boast...

There's been significant Chinese R&D on electrolytic H2 via seawater - Sinopec's pilot is the *first* of its kind. Pros: - Abates GH2's freshwater use - Supplies ports (H2 hubs) - Co-locates with offshore wind - here, its floating PV! #EnergySky #Hydrogen www.hydrogeninsight.com/innovation/s...

Exciting times for game-changing, lithium-sulfur battery tech: Lyten nears $650 million EXIM loan (and claims commercial batteries later next year). A space to watch, especially via tariffs on Chinese minerals (Li-S only needs lithium) #Lithium #EnergySky www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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"It's an absolutely shit situation" - Norway's Energy Minister European power prices clash with politics. Following Germany's dunkelflaute, Norway + Sweden prompt re-negotiating interconnection rules. Reminder of how little battery storage the EU has built... #Geopolitics #EnergySky

Top @rhodiumgroup.bsky.social analysis on IRA repeal. Among many important points for the new admin to consider - rollback being inflationary to reducing US O&G exports - the most salient is the scale of investment at risk, *$435 billion* #EnergySky rhg.com/research/tru...

An exciting clean iron ore project to watch: Rio + BHP are advancing the *first* electric smelting furnace. Unlike EAF or H2-DRI, it could use abundant, lower-grade ores for low-carbon steel, making its production more scalable. #Australia #EnergySky www.mining.com/rio-tinto-bh...