Gary Norman

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• An Energy Crisis Is Looming In South-East Europe

  Published 29 March 2018 | viewed 13,544 times

  Since the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc, energy production in Southeast Europe (SEE) has been stymied by chronic underinvestment. As a result, infrastructure in the…

• Who Really Loses If The U.S. Walks Away From Saudi Nuclear Deal?

  Published 26 March 2018 | viewed 14,748 times

  The U.S. is currently in talks with Saudi Arabia concerning a nuclear energy programme, which Riyadh says is a means of diversifying its economy and…

• The Death Of Traditional Power Grids

  Published 22 March 2018 | viewed 14,715 times

  The problem with centralized power grids is that they can be crippled at just one point of failure, leaving consumers vulnerable to outages. According to…

• Solving Renewable Energy’s Biggest Problem

  Published 17 March 2018 | viewed 14,557 times

  A recent report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has disclosed that it anticipates the cost of renewables to be on a par with…

• The Oil Canal That May Never Be

  Published 15 March 2018 | viewed 9,310 times

  People have conceived of linking the gulf of Thailand with the Andaman sea for around 300 years but, as of yet, such plans have remained…

• The New Atomic Age: Nuclear Fusion And Beyond

  Published 10 March 2018 | viewed 26,913 times

  The energy market is undoubtedly in a state of flux. The current power play between the U.S., OPEC and Russia is symptomatic of the changing…

• Is Arctic Drilling The Key To U.S. Energy Dominance?

  Published 08 March 2018 | viewed 9,672 times

  Energy dominance is a term that has become almost synonymous with Trump’s administration. On the face of things, it may seem that the term requires…

• Shale Pioneer Issues Warning To U.S. Drillers

  Published 06 March 2018 | viewed 23,098 times

  U.S. shale has effectively upended the oil industry, with predictions that total U.S. oil production will surpass Saudi Arabia’s output this year, in turn rivalling…

• How Feasible Are Electric Trucks?

  Published 04 March 2018 | viewed 20,234 times

  There is no denying that EVs are here to stay, or that as the technology improves so does their range of movement. It is indeed…

• Are All Car Makers Backing The EV Revolution?

  Published 26 February 2018 | viewed 8,395 times

  As the world charges onward towards a cleaner, greener future we can finally envision a planet whose reliance on fossil fuels is relegated to a…

• Does China Control The EV Revolution?

  Published 25 February 2018 | viewed 10,507 times

  The future of transport is electric… After the non-starter EV revolution of the late nineties was crushed by its own architects, hybrids came along to…

• The U.S. Oil Industry Sets Its Sights On Asia

  Published 21 February 2018 | viewed 12,322 times

  Just a decade ago, few could have imagined that the U.S. would be producing more than 10 million bpd of crude, but with the explosion…

• Can Putin Keep His Promise To OPEC?

  Published 13 February 2018 | viewed 6,469 times

  As crude begins to recover after its worst decline in two years, it seems like a decisive moment to cash in on the decline of…

• Tesla’s Powerpack: Real Hope Or Mostly Hype?

  Published 12 February 2018 | viewed 16,041 times

  As Elon Musk fanboys and detractors alike stand in awe of the irrefutable success of the Falcon Heavy launch, it’s easy for a Mars-bound Tesla…