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23rd July 5 of 7 Held: My 2026 Energy Predictions, 6 Months In In January I published seven calls on where the energy market was heading in 2026. It is July. Here is the honest scorecard...

14th July When One Chapter Ends: What Getting Laid Off Can Teach Us About Leadership in the Energy Industry The energy industry has never stood still. From the growth of renewables to grid modernization, AI-enabled operations, energy storage, and changing infrastructure demands, our industry...

18th June Why the Renewables Sector Needs More Engineers Who Can Lead The renewable energy sector has spent years trying to solve a workforce shortage. Developers, utilities, EPCs, OEMs, and investors are all competing for the same limited pool of engineers

18th May Powering the Future: The People Behind Energy’s Next Era The global energy landscape is entering one of the most significant periods of transformation in modern history. Demand is accelerating rapidly, driven by...

14th May Global Energy Trends 2026 A root/edge Perspective on What Comes Next for Power, Renewables and Digital Infrastructure

14th May Building or Unbuilding the Future: What OCED’s Collapse Signals for U.S. Industry It outlines how the Trump administration has effectively gutted the Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)

14th May How AI Is Powering a Data Center Revolution and the Talent Surge Behind It As AI accelerates, the energy workforce must evolve just as quickly.

14th May Rethinking Leadership in Energy: Why Curiosity, Creativity and Community Are Becoming Critical Infrastructure In a recent conversation on The Talent Current, former Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) CEO and President Abby Hopper offered a perspective...

14th May 367 GW by 2032. Where the hell is it all coming from? ERCOT just filed a forecast projecting a 4x increase in Texas peak power demand by 2032.

24th June Bridging the Power Workforce Gap: Strategic Hiring and Skills Development for the Decade Ahead A recent Goldman Sachs analysis forecasts a global power sector workforce gap, with 510,000 new jobs needed

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