Alex Kimani

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• Russia Has $630 Billion To Spare As It Considers Cutting European Gas Flows

  Published 24 February 2022 | viewed 98,711 times

  After months of seemingly endless preparations, Biden's and the West's worst fears finally came true on Thursday after Russian forces launched their long-feared attack on…

• Tesla Is Reviving Old School Battery Technology

  Published 23 February 2022 | viewed 8,351 times

  In the vast majority of cases, technological innovation leads to newer, cheaper, and more efficient designs than their predecessors. But every once in a while,…

• Could Energy ETFs Act As A Hedge Against The Ukraine Crisis?

  Published 22 February 2022 | viewed 5,611 times

  It's official: Russian troops are now entering two eastern Ukraine breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk. Oil prices are surging while markets are on edge on…

• 5 Commodities That Could Explode As The Ukraine Crisis Escalates

  Published 21 February 2022 | viewed 38,716 times

  Escalating tensions in Eastern Europe over Russia's looming invasion of Ukraine as well as prospects of sanctions against Russia are fueling fears of supply shocks…

• What “Energy Independence” Really Means For The U.S.

  Published 20 February 2022 | viewed 13,199 times

  Since the days of President Jimmy Carter and the 1970s oil crisis, the United States has relentlessly pursued the utopia of energy independence. Indeed, energy…

• The Sky Is the Limit For Lithium Prices

  Published 17 February 2022 | viewed 6,798 times

  The energy transition is driving the next commodity supercycle, with immense prospects for technology manufacturers, energy traders, and investors. Clean energy technologies require more metals…

• Big Oil Is Spending Serious Money On Clean Energy

  Published 16 February 2022 | viewed 6,069 times

  With the energy transition now in full swing, the green and low-carbon energy sectors have been seeing record investment inflows as governments as well as…

• Chinese EV Stocks Are Flying Again

  Published 15 February 2022 | viewed 3,367 times

  Over the past few years, investors have been pumping money into electric vehicle startups and other young green tech companies at a record clip, with…

• Traders Turn To Oil And Commodities As Inflation Spikes

  Published 14 February 2022 | viewed 7,127 times

  After a torrid run, oil has barely managed to squeak out a second week of gains in a volatile session as risk-off sentiment spreads in…

• Energy Stocks Are Still Undervalued Despite Massive Oil Price Rally

  Published 14 February 2022 | viewed 11,954 times

  Just as the push toward $100/bbl oil seemed to be losing steam, reports on Friday that the United States believes Russia's Vladimir Putin could invade…

• 5 Hot Small Cap Oil And Gas Stocks

  Published 13 February 2022 | viewed 31,143 times

  After a stellar run during the so-called reopening trade from late 2020, the small-cap sector has turned into a major laggard in 2022. The sector’s…

• Higher Oil Prices Not Likely To Lead To Runaway Inflation

  Published 09 February 2022 | viewed 3,075 times

  After a relentless rally,  oil prices have lately tumbled, falling for two days on potential de-escalation of the Ukraine crisis and the resumption of Iran…

• The Green SPAC Bubble Is Bursting

  Published 09 February 2022 | viewed 4,847 times

  Over the past few years, investors have been pumping money into electric vehicle startups and other young green tech companies at a record clip, with…

• Blackrock CEO: The Energy Transition Will Create 1,000 Unicorns

  Published 07 February 2022 | viewed 12,846 times

  Back in 2013, when venture investor Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures, coined the term "unicorn" to describe VC-funded companies valued at $1 billion or…

• Big Oil Isn’t Losing Any Sleep Over The EV Revolution

  Published 06 February 2022 | viewed 40,067 times

  With the global energy transition in full swing, few clean energy sectors, if any, are expanding faster than the electric car market. A decade ago,…

• Car Giants Are Making Big Bets On Solid State Batteries

  Published 03 February 2022 | viewed 25,848 times

  With the global electrification drive in full swing, electric cars have constantly been improving in terms of mileage, performance, charging time--and costs.  And, Wright's law…

• The Market Is Ignoring The Surge In U.S. Oil Output

  Published 02 February 2022 | viewed 37,744 times

  The energy sector's bull run shows no signs of slowing down, with the sector closing comfortably at the top of Tuesday's S&P sector standings, even…

• The Consequences Of A 500% Rally In Lithium Prices

  Published 01 February 2022 | viewed 6,630 times

  The energy transition is driving the next commodity supercycle, with immense prospects for technology manufacturers, energy traders, and investors. Clean energy technologies require more metals…

• Soaring Energy Prices Fuel Mayhem For The Metals Industry

  Published 31 January 2022 | viewed 4,239 times

  Long-suffering Americans grappling with historic levels of inflation are finally enjoying some reprieve. After a relentless climb, prices at the pump have been heading south,…

• The Offshore Wind Boom Is Just Getting Started

  Published 30 January 2022 | viewed 7,765 times

  What a difference a year or two can make. Two years ago, the Trump administration extended the existing moratorium on oil drilling on parts off…