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The Companies Democratizing Climate Investing

1 week ago | theenergypioneer.com | Otto Gunderson

Of the trillions that will need to be invested annually to transition to net zero, public financing, institutional investors, and private debt will all play significant roles. However, restricting investment and the accompanying returns to public financing and venture funds risks leaving retail investors out of the wealth this transition will generate.
Trump's Aversion to Green Tech Financing Risks Leaving America Last

1 week ago | theenergypioneer.com | Fares Arafat

Three months into his presidency, Donald Trump's impact has been nothing short of disruptive. From century-old alliances being tested to a fundamental shift in global trade, few sectors have been spared, including the green tech industry. His recent tariffs on steel and aluminum have targeted the US's efforts to decarbonize its steel industry. This has resulted in warning that the nascent U.S. green steel industry could be sidelined, missing out on critical decarbonizing opportunities.
Colombia's Distributed Generation Potential

2 weeks ago | theenergypioneer.com | Otto Gunderson

With just over half of Colombia's land area currently classified as Non-Interconnected Zones (NIZ), the country has the opportunity to simultaneously reach its emission reduction goals and provide access to renewable power to the entire country. The push for renewables is partly in response to the emission reduction targets that Colombia has set, which include a in emissions compared to a 2030 reference scenario.
Adopting New Technologies for Carbon Accounting

3 weeks ago | theenergypioneer.com | Otto Gunderson

While seemingly every industry is developing artificial intelligence tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency, few industries have a better use case than carbon accounting. The flexibility of new AI tools, the ability to analyze extensive data sets, and the power to make accurate estimates when necessary all demonstrate the importance of new computing tools in this sector.
Cooling the AI Boom: Innovative Strategies for Greener Data Centers

3 weeks ago | theenergypioneer.com | Noah Ginsburg

When you upload a photo, document, or project file to the cloud, it may sound like your data is floating freely in the sky, but in reality, it lives right here on the ground in a large, cold building. That building is a , a physical facility that organizations use to house their critical applications and data. Data centers serve as the warehouses for all our digital content, public and private clouds. A single data center can consume the equivalent electricity of .
The Importance of New Technologies for Grid Development

4 weeks ago | theenergypioneer.com | Otto Gunderson

With the anticipated growth in energy demand, the creation of a "smart grid" can improve distribution, incorporate more renewable projects, and handle the expected increase from EVs, data centers, and AI. Rather than pressuring utilities into a costly, time-intensive, and hardware-based improvement for every line in the country, new technologies that provide similar benefits can reduce cost and prevent delays.
Routes and Roadblocks to Green Hydrogen Growth

1 month ago | theenergypioneer.com | Otto Gunderson

With the continued adoption of electric vehicles and the falling cost of traditional forms of clean energy, many aspects of the transition to a cleaner economy are well underway. However, industries considered hard to decarbonize, such as mining, steel, cement, and aviation, still face significant challenges. For many of these industries, green hydrogen will be a key replacement for traditional power sources such as coal, oil, or natural gas.
Trump's Tariffs Could Hamper Much-Needed Steel Decarbonization

1 month ago | theenergypioneer.com | Fares Arafat

In a bid to move the US off foreign products and " take other countries' jobs", the Trump administration has imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports. This isn't new. Similar policies were seen in 2018 under his first administration, but its breadth today is much broader and is set to $1.4 trillion worth of goods as opposed to $380 billion in 2018 and 2019.
Addressing EV Load Management

1 month ago | theenergypioneer.com | Otto Gunderson

As electric vehicles become more commonplace and charging stations continue to spring up around the United States, there is growing concern about the strain that this will cause on the grid. This problem needs to be approached first by the demand side; as more electric vehicles enter the market, the pressure on the grid will continue to increase. Improving existing transmission infrastructure and reducing delays for connecting new charging hubs will both prove important.
Takeaways from Uganda's Updated Energy Policy

1 month ago | theenergypioneer.com | Patrick Masendi

Uganda's Energy Policy 2023 outlines an ambitious goal of achieving universal access to sustainable, affordable, and quality energy services by 2040. With an electricity access rate of 58% as of Jan 2025 (2 million households connected), Uganda has made significant progress but still faces challenges, particularly in rural electrification, where the access rate is still about 20%.