Ava Baineson

The familiar silhouette of the modern wind turbine, a towering structure of steel and concrete, has become synonymous with renewable energy, yet its design is fundamentally constrained by the very ground it stands on. These conventional systems are limited to harvesting the turbulent and often

In a move that highlights the growing tension between national energy security and the transition to renewable power, a federal emergency order has abruptly halted the long-planned retirement of a major Colorado coal-fired power plant just two days before its scheduled closure. The U.S. Department

The Digital Age's Power DilemmA Legislative Answer? The insatiable energy appetite of the digital economy is creating an unprecedented strain on America's power grid. As data centers, the backbone of AI and cloud computing, demand ever-increasing amounts of electricity, a fundamental conflict has

Cambodia is confronting a staggering environmental challenge, with pervasive plastic pollution threatening its landscapes and waterways due to widespread consumption of single-use plastics and a critically underdeveloped waste management infrastructure. The nation currently processes a mere 10% of

Global infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital has made a significant move into the burgeoning renewables sector of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with the official launch of Radiant Energy Solutions, a new platform poised to accelerate the adoption of clean energy across the Middle

Deep within the ocean's twilight zone, the luminous dance of the jellyfish Aequorea victoria has captivated marine biologists for decades, but now its ethereal glow is illuminating a path toward a revolutionary new form of energy generation. Researchers are turning to this humble creature to

The Ticking Clock on America's Electrical Grid As the digital economy accelerates, a critical vulnerability is emerging in the backbone of modern life: the power grid. A perfect storm of surging electricity demand from data centers and artificial intelligence, coupled with the systematic retirement

A bipartisan push to overhaul America's decades-old infrastructure permitting laws came to an abrupt and acrimonious halt last December, collapsing not from internal disagreement but from a single executive action that shattered the foundation of trust between Congress and the White House. The

A fierce regulatory battle is brewing in New Jersey, where consumer advocates are questioning whether millions of residents are being forced to pay for a utility's alleged mismanagement of a half-billion-dollar infrastructure project. At the heart of the dispute is a formal complaint filed by the

The foundational model designed to keep the lights on for millions of Americans is fracturing under the immense weight of an electrified future it was never built to handle. A seismic shift is underway in the U.S. competitive electricity markets, framing the steady decline of the forward capacity