#Energy

AI sustainability researcher Sasha Luccioni is launching a new venture to push for energy transparency in AI. Here's why Big Tech keeps the numbers hidden—and what's starting to change.

At Milken 2026, five AI insiders—from the CEO of ASML to a quantum physicist challenging LLMs—laid out the physical, energy, and geopolitical limits the AI boom is running into.

Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel and other Silicon Valley investors have poured $140 million into Panthalassa, a startup building wave-powered floating AI data centers in the open ocean. Here's what that actually means.

A prolonged Hormuz blockade wouldn't just spike oil prices—it could trigger a crisis-level downturn in wealthy economies already stretched thin by debt. Here's why the rich world is more exposed than it looks.

Oil surged to $114 a barrel as Middle East conflict deepened, while U.S. Treasuries sold off simultaneously — a rare combination that markets read as a stagflation warning signal.

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively blocked by the Iran conflict, Syria is emerging as an alternative energy corridor. What this means for global energy markets and Middle East geopolitics.

Iran has formally proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz while deferring nuclear talks. Trump says he's unsatisfied but prefers no military action. Here's what's actually at stake.

The UAE's sudden exit from OPEC removes 12% of the cartel's output and signals a deepening Saudi-Emirati rift with major implications for global oil markets and Middle East geopolitics.

Scientists warn a strong El Niño could push Earth past the 1.5°C warming threshold within 12-18 months. What that means for weather, food, energy—and the politics of climate action.

As conflict reshapes Middle East oil flows, the US emerges as a key beneficiary. But Europe and Asia are asking a harder question: is American energy independence just a new form of dependency?

As the US tightens pressure on Iran, China is expanding economic footholds across the Middle East—from energy deals to infrastructure and diplomacy. What's really changing?

Rising natural gas prices are squeezing fertilizer production worldwide, threatening food security and pushing up costs for farmers and consumers. Here's what's at stake.