The industrial sector accounts for more than one-third of global energy consumption, most of which goes toward the industrial heating required to manufacture the products and materials that line our store shelves and build our cities. Now, a California-based company has developed a solution that could allow the industrial sector to cut costs while powering industrial heating with clean energy.
This week, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, members of Congress, representatives from OpenAI, NVIDIA, and other energy and technology leaders will gather in Washington to tackle the United States’ energy challenge: How can we quickly and cheaply deploy the energy America needs to support our economy and win the AI race with China? Hosted by American Affairs,...
A nuclear power generating capacity of 200 GWe would reap widespread economic benefits throughout the EU, sustaining almost two million jobs and hundreds of billions in additional economic output, tax revenues and household income, according to a report commissioned by Brussels-based nuclear trade body Nucleareurope. Nucleareurope commissioned Deloitte to analyse the contribution of the nuclear power...
Millions of people in the Global South still lack access to electricity or clean water, yet the world is demanding a rapid global shift away from fossil fuels.
Researchers at the University of Sharjah have developed a new technology that can produce clean hydrogen fuel directly from seawater, and at an industrial scale. In a study published in the journal Small, the team reported that they were able to extract hydrogen without removing the mineral salts found in seawater or adding any chemicals. The...
Washington, D.C. – With the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office facing potential cuts, Rainey Center sought to understand voter attitudes about the Department of Energy. The latest polling found that voters are broadly supportive of the Department of Energy, though many were undecided, suggesting a lack of public attention to the topic. Voters supported common...
South Australian wine producer Nepenthe Wines has rolled out a packaging overhaul aimed at addressing a long-standing recycling issue in the industry. The initiative—timed with World Environment Day 2025—focuses on fully removable aluminum capsules, developed in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Interpack. The move seeks to resolve the bottleneck in recycling processes caused by traditional wine sleeves, which...
Just days after I was sworn into Congress in 2017, I found myself in the thick of negotiations over the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Republicans passed the bill within a month, and I returned to Utah eager to tell small-business owners and manufacturers about the historic tax relief they could expect. As I shared...
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released text for its portion of the Trump legislative agenda policy bill that Republicans are trying to get across the finish line, becoming the first Senate panel to do so. The committee’s text appears similar to provisions passed by the House. It’s not one of the committees that...
If international trade is a game of chess, China has the U.S. in check — with few good options for the next move. Why it matters: The trade war has exposed just how deeply the U.S. economy is at the mercy of an accident of geology — China’s supply of the rare earth minerals that power our modern...
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