Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott L. Montgomery is a geologist who writes about energy issues. What is an “energy transition”? You might think, given its wide ...

The transition from coal-dependent economies to ones driven by sustainable energy sources presents a global challenge in balancing climate action, energy access, and economic development. The “just ...

Engineer and chief problem-solver Samruddhi Yelikar heads up an all-women gas insulated switchgear manufacturing line for Siemens Energy India Limited, helping to make the country’s energy sector more ...

The idea that the United States can quickly “transition” away from hydrocarbons—the energy sources primarily used today—to a future dominated by so-called green technologies has become one of the ...

WASHINGTON - MAY 11: Environmental activists hold a rally in front of the White House to protest offshore drilling for oil May 11, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Deepwater Horizon drilling platform that ...

On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy informed the National Academy of Sciences that it should terminate all work on this activity. This activity has ended, and a final product was not released.

New analysis challenges primary energy accounting; it argues useful energy better reflects electrification efficiency and ...