Energy and Capital Archives

These Floating Solar Panels Could be a Major Game-Changer

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted August 13, 2023

These Floating Solar Panels Could be a Major Game-Changer

The ONLY Time You Should Not Invest Like Warren Buffett

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted August 10, 2023

Believe it or not, Warren Buffett is a little jealous of you. However, it’s not your bank account that gives him a twinge of yearning — it’s your portfolio. 

The Future of the U.S. Energy Economy Is Renewable

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted August 9, 2023

The future of coal-fired power generation in the U.S. is bleak. The EIA predicts that by 2050, coal will only supply between 1% and 8% of total electricity production in the U.S. But here’s where...

SPR Will Never Be Refilled

Written by Christian DeHaemer
Posted August 8, 2023

Last week, the Energy Department said it would delay buying back oil to refill the SPR because oil prices are over $80. If that weren’t enough, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that filling...

A $40 Billion Opportunity in Cotton?

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted August 7, 2023

A $40 Billion Opportunity in Cotton?

Save the World: Buy Coal

Written by Christian DeHaemer
Posted August 7, 2023

The only way to solve global warming is by transforming the developing world into the developed world. Historically, countries get rich through manufacturing and trade, and to achieve that, they...

Warren Buffett’s Secret Solar Play

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted August 6, 2023

Solar is now the second-largest electric power source in Brazil, ahead of coal, gas, oil, and nuclear. With growth like that, you know somebody’s getting rich...

Pucker Up — 2023’s Oil Ride Is Just Starting

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted August 3, 2023

It doesn't matter whose forecast you’re looking at... Whether it’s from the EIA, IEA, OPEC, or any Wall Street firm like Goldman Sachs, they all say the same thing — the world will consume...

4 Types of Investors

Written by Christian DeHaemer
Posted August 1, 2023

When people ask analyst Christian DeHaemer how to value a stock, he asks if they've ever bought a house — because not only is buying a house one of the most substantial investments a person can...

Stormy Weather and the Concorde Fallacy

Written by Christian DeHaemer
Posted July 31, 2023

The sunken-cost fallacy, sometimes called the Concorde fallacy, is the idea that an organization will likely continue with a project if it has already invested a lot of money, time, and effort into...

Big Solar Comes to Texas

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted July 30, 2023

According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), wind and solar contributed up to 55% of total power in Texas at the height of last month’s heat wave. What makes this particularly...

Oppenheimer Could NEVER Have Predicted This About Nuclear Energy…

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted July 27, 2023

The death of coal plants will play a pivotal role in nuclear power’s rebirth. It all lies in the breakthroughs being made in next-gen nuclear tech like small modular reactors (SMRs).