Avi Salzman

The Trump administration just went all-in on nuclear energy, committing this week to lend $17.5 billion to companies that build new reactors. Duke Energy which operates more nuclear reactors than any other regulated utility, has no current plans to build more, CFO Brian Savoy said at a Reuters Global Energy Forum on Tuesday. “The potential risks actually with launching a new nuclear project today outweigh the investor benefits,” he said.

JPMorgan, Citi and other analysts are cutting long-term oil price forecasts as weaker demand outweighs lingering geopolitical risks in the Middle East.

Nuclear operators have had to reduce output or shut down in the past because of extreme heat. Natural gas turbines are less efficient.

Nuclear operators have had to reduce output or shut down in the past because of extreme heat. Natural gas turbines are less efficient.

The Trump administration wants to deploy small reactors to boost nuclear energy production. Critics have have raised concerns that a pilot nuclear program is part of a broader push to reduce regulations.

Google and Amazon are seeing spikes in carbon emissions as they build data centers.

The apparent end of the cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran is likely to cause gasoline prices to move higher again, reversing their gradual decline over the past few weeks.

This week, Ukraine hit Russia’s largest oil refinery, which will almost certainly decrease overall fuel supplies around the world.

Avi Salzman Nuclear fusion may be years away from commercial adoption, but investors can now buy into a company that's trying to harness it in new kinds of reactors.

General Fusion is a speculative bet on a form of energy that hasn’t been put to use yet anywhere in the world.