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Texas’s Outmoded Electrical Grid is Designed to Fail

Tristan HernandezJune 19, 2022

Texas prides itself on its individuality, and its energy system most certainly matches that characterization; cut off from the Eastern and Western U.S. power grids, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, runs 90% of Texas’s power independently. Save…

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A New Course: Germany’s Pivot on Energy and Security

Axel de VernouApril 27, 2022

With a population eager to respond to the invasion of Ukraine and a government aware of the long-term security and economic vulnerabilities, Germany has decided to detach itself from Russian oil and gas while revolutionizing its industry and military might. These sweeping transformations are here to stay.

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The Royal Environmentalist: An Interview with Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali al Nuaimi, “The Green Sheikh”

Sarah DonilonMay 19, 2016

The Politic sits down with the “Green Sheikh” to discuss his ecological initiatives, the future of the UAE’s energy economy, and the spirituality of environmentalism

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Power Africa: Laying the Grid to Electrify a Continent

Rhys Dubin and Brandon MarksDecember 4, 2014December 4, 2014

Power Africa represents a transformational moment in US development policy.

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