20-05-26.-El precio del dólar en el Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) se cotizó este martes 19 de mayo 2026 en Bs.520,...

Plastic is cheap, but it’s an ecological, environmental, and human health disaster that actually costs Americans over $1 trillion a year, according to some estimates. By 2040, plastic waste management alone will cost the United States nearly $37 billion a year. Plastic is everywhere. We built it to be durable. We built it to be forever, and without the advanced technology to break it back down into something usable, its unstoppable production momentum will bury us all alive. Breaking down something that was manufactured to last forever has…

For years now, China has been the world’s most generous sponsor of alternative energy systems and electric vehicles. This has not only made it the biggest market for such technologies but also the biggest exporter, and that has helped the country offset economic troubles in other sectors and cement its place as the top transition player globally. China’s economy is undergoing a seismic shift, where the previously dominant real estate sector has been hit by turmoil and is no longer the engine of the country’s growth, Reuters’…

El fiscal general interino Todd Blanche firmó una adenda de redacción amplia que parece poner fin a las prolongadas disputas del presidente con el IRS. 19 de mayo de 2026.-El Departamento de Justicia amplió el martes el acuerdo extrajudicial anunciad...

The massive energy needs of AI servers and hyperscale data centers are driving a boom in grid storage. Standalone battery systems are scaling at an unprecedented rate to pair with solar and wind power, enhancing grid stability and base-load capability. The global BESS market is experiencing explosive structural growth, driven by the integration of renewable energy and declining lithium-ion costs.  Global BESS capacity is projected to surge by up to 15x in the current decade, with market value expected to exceed $100 billion by 2030. …

Martes, 19 d2e mayo de 2026.- Hoy seguimos en vivo lo que está redefiniendo el equilibrio energético y financiero global: la respuesta silenciosa de Venezuela tras la intervención estadounidense que desencadenó un cambio de paradigma en el comercio petrolero y en las relaciones económicas internac...

19 de mayo de 2026.-Como parte del despliegue correspondiente a la segunda fase de la Gran Peregrinación Nacional por una Venezuela sin Sanciones y en Paz, el vicepresidente Sectorial de Política, Seguridad Ciudadana y Paz, capitán Diosdado Cabello, lideró una inspección técnica en las instala...

Hydropower is the quiet workhorse driving the global clean energy transition. Although it gets just a mere fraction of the media and political attention that solar and wind energy do, hydropower is by far the largest source of clean energy worldwide, and is the third-largest source of power overall, after coal and natural gas. In 2024, hydro provided nearly 15% of all the world’s electricity. However, hydropower has been declining in global energy systems. This could spell major trouble for global climate goals, not to mention energy security…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 9.1 million barrels in the week ending May 15. In the week prior, US crude oil inventories fell by 2.188 million barrels. Analysts had expected a 3.4 million-barrel draw for the current reporting period. US crude inventories have risen by 26 million barrels so far this year, according to API data. Inventories in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) continue to draw down in an attempt to alleviate the pressure on prices. For week ending May…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that crude oil inventories in the United States fell by 9.1 million barrels in the week ending May 15. In the week prior, US crude oil inventories fell by 2.188 million barrels. Analysts had expected a 3.4 million-barrel draw for the current reporting period. US crude inventories have risen by 26 million barrels so far this year, according to API data. Inventories in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) continue to draw down in an attempt to alleviate the pressure on prices. For week ending May…

19 de mayo de 2026.- Los médicos españoles realizaron este día una segunda jornada de huelga nacional para protestar contra el estatuto marco acordado por el Ministerio de Sanidad y los sindicatos mayoritarios, exigiendo la creación de un estatuto propio que reconozca las particularidades de su labo...

The second energy crisis in four years is further eroding Europe’s industrial competitiveness as energy costs are spiking again and undermining the European ambition to compete with the United States and China to attract AI and data center developments. Energy costs in Europe are so much higher than in the U.S. or Asia, and the grid stability is so fragile and in dire need of modernization and upgrades that many European countries are out of the competition for hosting new data/AI centers. In addition, Europe’s already congested grid…

Martes, 19 de mayo de 2026.- ¡Sin filtros ante la prensa! Tras el desfile, el presidente Vladimir Putin respondió a los medios en una sesión donde no quedó ningún tema espinoso fuera de la mesa. Desde las negociaciones secretas hasta la ausencia de aliados, Putin puso los puntos sobre las íes. L...

U.S. natural gas exporters are asking Europe for something increasingly common in global energy markets these days: a timeout. American LNG suppliers want the European Union to push back enforcement of its methane emissions rules until at least 2028, arguing the regulations are already creating enough uncertainty to freeze long-term gas deals at exactly the wrong moment. Charlie Riedl, senior vice president of the Natural Gas Supply Association, said Tuesday that some U.S. companies have gone as far as telling commercial teams not to sign long-term…

U.S. natural gas exporters are asking Europe for something increasingly common in global energy markets these days: a timeout. American LNG suppliers want the European Union to push back enforcement of its methane emissions rules until at least 2028, arguing the regulations are already creating enough uncertainty to freeze long-term gas deals at exactly the wrong moment. Charlie Riedl, senior vice president of the Natural Gas Supply Association, said Tuesday that some U.S. companies have gone as far as telling commercial teams not to sign long-term…

19 de mayo de 2026.- El periódico comunitario La Vega Dice, que lleva funcionando más de 47 años en la populosa parroquia homónima, organizó un taller de capacitación en nuevas tecnologías aplicadas a la comunicación popular. La jornada busca ofrecer herramientas a los vecinos para que mejoren la di...

If we think of electricity purely as a commodity, then we should apply to it the one financial rule that dominates all commodity markets everywhere: the lowest cost producer always wins. The logic behind this is simple. Why would anyone pay more for an identical product, scarcity concerns notwithstanding? If a pound (or kilo) of say sugar was $5 at store A and $10 at store B, it’s no mystery whose inventory will sell out first. The same logic applies to the production of electricity. And, to us, that’s why industry leaders have been…

19 de mayo de 2026.- Las fuerzas israelíes interceptaron el martes seis embarcaciones restantes de una flotilla de activistas mucho más grande que intentaba desafiar el bloqueo naval de Israel sobre Gaza y han cifrado en más de 400 los activistas detenidos, y han precisado que tras ser subidos a un ...

Martes, 19de mayo de 2026.- Milei no gobierna pero roba, señaló Roberto Navarro en su editorial en El Destape, en un ambiente político que se percibe cargado de tensiones en la Argentina. Es la primera vez que vemos a un presidente incapáz de conseguir soluciones a los problemas causados por su...

Kazakhstan’s mining sector is booming just as the country’s water supply is coming under increasing stress from climate change, antiquated infrastructure, and a growing population. Water supply will be vital to the sector’s long-term success, yet the issue is all too often overlooked by governments and investors, experts say. “Water scarcity in Central Asia is discussed almost entirely as an agricultural problem … it rarely appears in mining company risk registers,” Vlad Paddack, an analyst at Nightingale Int.,…