Energy War 2020
In the face of the demand-destroying COVID19 crisis, an alliance of OPEC members plus Russia is making efforts to...

The Economics of Shale Trounces Conventional Oil
Whether it comes from Alaska’s ANWR or the sands of the Persian Gulf, conventional petroleum is still the...

Eliminating the Achilles’ Heel of Green Energy
Contrary to what “green energy” advocates would have you believe, wind and solar technology, as currently...

The Future of American Energy Dominance
The North American Energy Revolution has become the greatest economic comeback story in human history. But already,...


The Renewable Energy Party Is Over
published on: Oct 15, 2018
After dramatic growth in the early 2000s, global investment in renewable energy plateaued in 2011. What caused the turnaround? What’s ahead for the...

The Great North American Energy Export Boom
published on: Aug 15, 2018
The North American Energy Revolution is reshaping global economic relationships, as growing U.S. exports of petroleum, petrochemicals, natural gas...

Cooling Without Electricity
published on: Apr 15, 2018
Today, it’s estimated that worldwide electricity costs total roughly $2.5 trillion a year and that cooling systems consume 15% of that electricity....

U. S. Energy Dominance Emerges
published on: Mar 15, 2018
The average completely new drug costs over $2.5 billion and requires 12 years to bring to market. But that’s all about to change as new...

The Beginning of the End for Wind and Solar
published on: Aug 15, 2017
Even as the North American Energy Revolution reshapes the global economy, near-term fantasies of renewable energy are quickly evaporating. What’s...

The New Era of American Energy Dominance
published on: Aug 15, 2017
Almost overnight, the United States has gone from a policy of insisting, “we can’t drill our way to energy independence” to one of targeting...

Battery-Electric Cars, Less Than Meets the Eye
published on: Jul 30, 2017
If you listen to the mainstream-media, you’ve certainly heard that a surge in battery-electric cars will transform the automobile industry and even...

The Death of Old King Coal Is Greatly Exaggerated
published on: Jul 30, 2017
Despite the rise of cheap natural gas and the wailing of environmentalists, coal consumption is positioned to grow steadily through at least 2040. ...

A Bright New Day for American Energy
published on: Jan 16, 2017
As we explained in the December issue, a dark windless night is ahead for the solar and wind industries. But it’s certainly not the best of time...

The Road Back from Oilmegeddon
published on: Mar 16, 2016
Many in the “Panic Du Jour crowd” have embraced the 19-month downward spiral in petroleum prices as their latest reason to anticipate the...

Beyond Fossil Fuels
published on: Dec 19, 2015
Long-time subscribers know that the Trends editors have been some of the most enthusiastic supporters of the accelerating North American Energy...

America’s Unstoppable Energy Infrastructure Boom
published on: Oct 19, 2015
The explosive growth of oil and gas from U.S. shale deposits has already fundamentally transformed energy economics. However, today’s American...

The Flawed Economics of Green Energy
published on: May 13, 2015
Wind, water, and solar energy have been championed for decades by environmentalists, government regulators, and some venture capitalists as the...

Fossil Fuels Are the Future
published on: Apr 11, 2015
Contrary to the hopes and wishes of green entrepreneurs, investors, and zealots everywhere, fossil fuels will dominate the global economy for at...

Disrupting the Global Energy Industry
published on: Jan 17, 2015
We expect to see disruptive innovation transform the economics of industries that depend directly on infotech and biotech breakthroughs. However,...

The Emerging World of Cheap Energy
published on: Dec 21, 2014
Expensive energy controlled by OPEC has been the norm since the 1970s. Even when prices were somewhat contained during the ‘80s and ‘90s, OECD...