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The Trump administration has grand plans for “ENSURING AMERICAN SPACE SUPERIORITY.” When NASA sent humans to the moon for the first time this century earlier this month, the organization made it clear that this is just the “opening act” for a new and revitalized era of space exploration. Under the Trump administration, NASA has enormous ambitions, going as far as to plan a permanent base on the moon, which will need never-before-seen energy innovations to maintain a secure source of power. This week, the federal government…
While most countries manage their nuclear energy as a public sector, controlled and maintained by the state, the United States takes a uniquely American – which is to say, privatized – approach. As the tech sector becomes increasingly involved in nuclear energy and in the energy industry as a whole thanks to the insatiable energy needs of the AI boom, the nuclear energy landscape is changing. While there are some benefits to letting private interests compete in the nuclear energy sector in significant numbers, there are also considerable…
The global battery sector is on fire – and we’re not just talking about lithium-ion battery explosions. In 2025, the global lithium-ion battery market topped USD $150 billion in 2025, marking a stunning 20 percent year-on-year increase. But current lithium-ion battery design has some key limitations, opening up a potentially massive market for competitive designs. One of the major frontrunners are solid-state batteries, which could potentially offer higher energy density, faster recharging times, and better safety than battery cells…
Nuclear energy is poised for a major comeback in the United States. Donald Trump has made the revitalization of the domestic nuclear power sector a major aim of his administration, with the stated goal to reestablish the United States as the global leader in nuclear energy. The idea is that updating and expanding the United States' aging nuclear fleet will give the country a major leg up in terms of energy independence and autonomy. However, the U.S. nuclear energy sector – like the vast majority of the global nuclear sector – is extremely…
Just as oil prices on the futures market slip again on hopes for a quick end to the war in the Middle East, the head of the International Energy Agency issued a warning: prices are going to go higher yet. “Prices are already high, but they are not reflecting the severity of the problem — I agree there is a disconnect,” Fatih Birol said at an event this week, as quoted by Bloomberg. “But I think soon we will see they will converge, which is an extremely sensitive issue for the global economy.” The war has so far cost…
