IEA 2026 Ministerial Opening and Scene Setting
The IEA Ministerial 2026 opened in Paris with a record delegation—58 governments, 55 companies and 130 delegations—framing the meeting around the IEA’s “three golden rules” of diversification, predictability and international cooperation to boost energy security and investment. French President Emmanuel Macron (video address) stressed energy as central to sovereignty, economic competitiveness and climate goals, urged a just and orderly transition away from fossil fuels, and pledged France’s continued push on nuclear, renewables, grids and industrial deployment. He called for IEA support for Ukraine amid Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and flagged emerging challenges including the energy intensity of AI, critical minerals supply chains, and universal access to clean, affordable energy. The address positioned France’s Belfort nuclear program and grid investments as pillars of Europe’s decarbonization strategy while seeking multilateral coordination at the upcoming G7.
Building Resilient, Innovative Supply Chains Across Africa
The Supply Chain Now episode spotlights DHL Global Forwarding’s Middle East and Africa CEO Toby Meyer as he outlines a bold vision for building resilient, innovative supply chains across the continent. The conversation frames the shifting global trade landscape—U.S. tariffs...
The State of Energy Innovation: 2026 Report Launch
The IIA’s 2026 State of Energy Innovation report, framed by recent Nobel-winning work on long-run innovation, finds energy security is now the top driver of innovation but warns funding is slowing just as geopolitical risks rise. Global public energy R&D...
Manifest| Mark Ang, GoBolt, on Moving From Cost Centre to Customer Experience
Mark Ang, CEO of GoBolt, argues that logistics should be treated as a customer‑experience lever rather than a mere cost centre. By unifying technology, warehouses, and a proprietary AI routing engine, GoBolt delivers real‑time visibility and carbon‑efficient deliveries for brands...
Advancing Energy Access and Clean Cooking Solutions
IEA leaders and government ministers convened a high-level dialogue to accelerate clean cooking and energy access in Africa ahead of a Nairobi summit in July. They highlighted that four in five African households still cook with biomass, causing about 800,000...
The State of Energy Innovation 2026 Report
The IIA’s 2026 State of Energy Innovation report finds that after years of growth, funding for energy innovation is slowing: global public energy R&D fell in 2024 and early 2025, venture capital into energy startups has declined for three straight...
Zeekr 7X: The Surprise Star Of The Geely Family?
The video reviews the Zeekr 7X, Geely’s newest midsize SUV that the reviewer describes as the “surprise star” of the Chinese automaker’s family. Designed in Sweden by a former Audi A7 designer, the 7X aims to combine Chinese electric‑power expertise...
What Is a Digital Twin?
The video introduces digital twins as living, physics‑based virtual models that mirror real‑world tools or systems. Unlike static blueprints, these twins continuously sync with their physical counterparts, ingesting streams of sensor data and historic information to stay current. By processing real‑time...
Circular Snapshots: Competitiveness, Critical Minerals & Textiles EPR
Seb's latest Circular Snapshots underscores circularity’s evolution from niche environmental goal to core competitiveness driver. The EU’s upcoming Circular Economy Act repositions waste prevention, material reuse, and secondary markets as essential industrial infrastructure, signaling a strategic shift for European manufacturers. A...
What to Watch and Where to Act over the Next 12 Months
The panel addressed what policymakers, industry leaders, and investors should watch and act on over the next twelve months, centering on the climate emergency, geopolitical volatility, and the race for competitiveness. Speakers from Spain, the United Kingdom, Austria, and the...
Secretary Wright Delivers Remarks Ahead of Transport of a Nuclear Reactor - February 15, 2026
Secretary Jennifer Wright used the briefing to spotlight the Trump administration’s aggressive push for domestic nuclear power, announcing the imminent flight of a multi‑megawatt next‑generation reactor to Utah. The shipment, loaded onto a C‑17 aircraft, is slated to become fully...
Clean Energy Coaches
The video introduces a new outreach model that turns satisfied homeowners into “electric coaches” who help neighbors transition to low‑carbon appliances such as heat pumps, induction stoves and electric water heaters. Hosted by Edith Bus of Abode Energy Management in partnership...
Cooling Construction Workers with Human-Centric Tech, with Tiffany Yeh, MD Co-Founder & CEO Of...
The Tangent Proptek episode spotlights Dr. Tiffany Yeh, co‑founder and CEO of Estia Materials, who unveiled a human‑centric cooling solution for construction and mining crews. Her company’s proprietary hydrogel, branded Hydrovolt, absorbs body heat and releases it through a...
Are Abundant Aluminum Batteries Beating Lithium?
The video introduces a new aluminum‑graphite dual‑ion battery developed by Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute, positioned as a high‑power alternative to conventional lithium‑ion cells. In laboratory tests the cells achieved power densities exceeding 9 kW per kilogram—three to nine times that of typical lithium‑ion...
Strategic Energy Access Planning Support (SEAPS)
The Strategic Energy Access Planning Support (SEAPS) programme has enabled Senegal to implement low‑cost, integrated electricity planning mandated by the country’s electricity code. Through SEAPS, an institutional team established a national power‑sector database and developed a bespoke Senegalese energy model, tools...
Driving the Kia EV2 Until It DIES
In Norway’s annual 25-car cold-weather range test, drivers set off from Oslo to drive each EV until it reached 0% charge, simulating real-world winter conditions with strict rules (normal drive mode, cabin at 21°C). The video documents a first drive...
IRENA Insights: Flexibility for a Secure and Affordable Power Sector Transformation
The IRENA Insights webinar presented findings from the agency’s new report “Flexibility for a Secure and Affordable Power Sector Transformation.” Speakers Francisco Gafaro and Danielle Salim explained why flexibility has become as critical as renewable capacity in a power system...
The Cutest Lawn Care Team
The video highlights a growing practice where solar developers enlist sheep to maintain vegetation around large‑scale photovoltaic installations, replacing conventional mower crews. Grazing animals keep grass and weeds low, preventing shading that can cut panel output, while simultaneously delivering a lamb...
Energizing and Decarbonizing Logistics at Global Scale
In a MIT Center for Real Estate podcast, Prologis Chief Energy and Sustainability Officer Susan Utaykumar outlines how the world’s largest logistics‑real‑estate firm is tackling decarbonization at scale. Prologis controls roughly 1.3 billion square feet of warehouse space across 20 countries,...
Renewable Energy: The Basics
Renewable energy sources—solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, and ocean—convert natural flows into electricity and heat. These technologies underpin the global energy transition by reducing carbon emissions. Adoption is accelerating as costs fall and policy support grows. The International Renewable Energy...
Why Edinburgh Rejected This “Green” Data Centre
Edinburgh’s city council voted to block a proposed "green" data centre after concluding the project would exacerbate, rather than alleviate, the city’s climate challenges. The developers pitched a hyperscale facility on a vacant lot in South Gyle, touting modern cooling...
Secretary Wright Gives Remarks on Affordability & Reliability of Electricity Grid - February 6, 2026
Secretary Wright used a recent, record‑cold winter storm to illustrate the Trump administration’s focus on affordable, reliable electricity and to critique climate‑driven regulations. She highlighted the unprecedented natural‑gas storage draw, the largest ever reported, and showed how natural gas, coal...
Secretary Wright Remarks on Affordability and Reliability of Electricity Grid - February 6, 2026
Secretary Jennifer Wright used a recent severe winter storm to illustrate the Department of Energy’s focus on affordable, reliable electricity and to critique policies that prioritize renewable subsidies over dispatchable generation. She highlighted the unprecedented natural‑gas storage withdrawal—the largest ever...