Author name: Robert Rapier

Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer in the energy industry, the Chief Energy Analyst for Energy Network Media Group and Editor-in-Chief of Shale Magazine. Robert has 25 years of international engineering experience in the chemicals, oil and gas, and renewable energy industries and holds several patents related to his work. He has worked in the areas of oil refining, oil production, synthetic fuels, biomass to energy, and alcohol production. He is author of multiple newsletters for Investing Daily and of the book Power Plays. Robert has appeared on 60 Minutes, The History Channel, CNBC, Business News Network, CBC, and PBS. His energy-themed articles have appeared in numerous media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, and The Economist.

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Will EV Sales Pick Back Up?

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” el_class=”td_classic_blog_home”][vc_column width=”1/1″][td_block_big_grid_4 td_grid_style=”td-grid-style-1″ sort=”featured”][vc_column_text el_class=”import_blog_quote”] Automakers are betting big on electric vehicles (EVs), backed by government

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Big Plans for U.S. Battery Manufacturing

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” el_class=”td_classic_blog_home”][vc_column width=”1/1″][td_block_big_grid_4 td_grid_style=”td-grid-style-1″ sort=”featured”][vc_column_text el_class=”import_blog_quote”] As part of the Biden administration’s plan to increase U.S. manufacturing

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U.S. Needs to Develop Its Lithium Power

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” el_class=”td_classic_blog_home”][vc_column width=”1/1″][td_block_big_grid_4 td_grid_style=”td-grid-style-1″ sort=”featured”][vc_column_text el_class=”import_blog_quote”] The U.S. wants to strengthen its energy security through the development

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Coal vs. Emissions Targets, the Great Showdown

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” el_class=”td_classic_blog_home”][vc_column width=”1/1″][td_block_big_grid_4 td_grid_style=”td-grid-style-1″ sort=”featured”][vc_column_text el_class=”import_blog_quote”] With the COP28 summit behind us, the world’s climate leaders have

chinese city skyline for an article about renewable energy between us and china
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Is China Beating the US in Renewables?

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” el_class=”td_classic_blog_home”][vc_column width=”1/1″][td_block_big_grid_4 td_grid_style=”td-grid-style-1″ sort=”featured”][vc_column_text el_class=”import_blog_quote”] Over the past few decades, China has increased its renewable energy

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Setbacks for U.S. Nuclear Power

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” el_class=”td_classic_blog_home”][vc_column width=”1/1″][td_block_big_grid_4 td_grid_style=”td-grid-style-1″ sort=”featured”][vc_column_text el_class=”import_blog_quote”] Following years of stagnation, the U.S. is ambitious about reinvigorating its

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U.S. Picks Up Pace on Geothermal Energy Expansion

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” el_class=”td_classic_blog_home”][vc_column width=”1/1″][td_block_big_grid_4 td_grid_style=”td-grid-style-1″ sort=”featured”][vc_column_text el_class=”import_blog_quote”]   Geothermal energy has long been underexploited as it was seen

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