https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQrSL0m_2u4/david-ficklinghttps://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.pnghttps://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQrSL0m_2u4/david-ficklingRSS for NodeSun, 19 Apr 2026 17:44:45 GMThttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/the-energy-crisis-could-spark-thailand-s-next-boomhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-13/the-energy-crisis-could-spark-thailand-s-next-boomMon, 13 Apr 2026 19:00:08 GMTA sunset is seen over a cottage on a rice field in Nakhon Sawan province, north of Bangkok, on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/NurPhoto via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-12/energy-shock-the-end-of-the-petrostate-era-may-not-bring-peacehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-12/energy-shock-the-end-of-the-petrostate-era-may-not-bring-peaceSun, 12 Apr 2026 18:00:04 GMTYahya Akhzeiq, 27 years old, wipes the dust off the photovoltaic panels placed on the concrete of a destroyed building, which collapses on an Israeli military vehicle (unseen) abandoned by the Israeli army and now used as a charging point by the mainly displaced Palestinians in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, in the southern part of Gaza City, on November 29, 2025. Brothers Yahya and Akram Akhzeiq set up a charging point using solar-energy panels placed on the exterior of the vehicle's hull, which sits under the concrete of a destroyed building. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/the-iran-war-has-exposed-taiwan-s-energy-achilles-heelhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-08/the-iran-war-has-exposed-taiwan-s-energy-achilles-heelWed, 08 Apr 2026 19:00:04 GMTYEHLUI PORT, New Taipei City, Taiwan. - January 5, 2026: Concrete reinforcement blocks line the shoreline along Taiwan's rugged northern coast, installed to protect the port from storms and erosion. The Yehliu headland has long served as both a fishing ground and a strategically defended area, with natural rock formations and coastal cliffs historically used to monitor maritime routes approaching Taipei. During the Japanese colonial period (18951945) and later under Taiwan's Cold War defenses, the coastline around Yehliu was fortified to protect fishing communities and guard against naval incursions. Today, fishing ports and seafood markets operate alongside remnants of coastal defenses in a region where daily life continues amid enduring strategic tensions. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/megacities-can-chinamaxx-their-way-out-of-an-oil-shockhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-06/megacities-can-chinamaxx-their-way-out-of-an-oil-shockMon, 06 Apr 2026 19:00:04 GMTPeople riding electric bicycles cross a street in Beijing on October 17, 2024. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/iran-war-the-lng-shock-isn-t-driving-asia-back-to-coalhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-01/iran-war-the-lng-shock-isn-t-driving-asia-back-to-coalWed, 01 Apr 2026 19:00:06 GMTHAI'AN, CHINA - MARCH 25, 2026 - Workers install photovoltaic brackets and components at a construction site of a fishery solar hybrid project in Qunyi Village, Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on March 25, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/iran-war-a-forgotten-crisis-explains-today-s-energy-shockhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-30/iran-war-a-forgotten-crisis-explains-today-s-energy-shockMon, 30 Mar 2026 19:30:05 GMTMUSCAT, OMAN - MARCH 21: Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman. President Donald Trump had threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if it did not end its de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by just before midnight GMT of March 23. A subsequent statement from President Trump said the U.S. and Iran had held "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East," and that he would postpone any attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days. Maritime traffic through the strait, which conveys about 20% of the world's oil and gas, has mostly come to a halt after the joint U.S.-Israeli war with Iran that began on February 28. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-25/iran-war-a-country-fueled-by-subsidized-diesel-is-running-dryhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-25/iran-war-a-country-fueled-by-subsidized-diesel-is-running-dryWed, 25 Mar 2026 22:30:05 GMTKATHERINE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: A road train travels on the Stuart Highway on April 08, 2025 in Katherine, Australia. From its arid deserts and dramatic rock formations to its sparse vegetation and expansive skies, the Northern Territory's "outback" country embodies both isolation and resilience. Economically, the Northern Territory relies on industries like mining, cattle grazing, and tourism, making it a vital yet remote contributor to Australia's economy. The territory also has a deep connection to its Aboriginal heritage, while the city of Darwin has played an important historical role in WWII and in Australia's development and connection to Asia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-24/iran-war-the-oil-shock-is-accelerating-asia-s-ev-revolutionhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-24/iran-war-the-oil-shock-is-accelerating-asia-s-ev-revolutionTue, 24 Mar 2026 20:00:04 GMTTOPSHOT - This photo taken on November 11, 2024 shows motorists on a street in Hanoi. Hanoi authorities say that more than two thirds of the poisonous smog that blankets Vietnam's capital for much of the year is caused by petrol vehicles, and officials have ordered that a quarter of two-wheelers across the country must be electric by 2030 to help battle air pollution. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) / To go with 'VIETNAM-ENVIRONMENT-POLLUTION-MOTORBIKE,FOCUS' by Tran Thi Minh Ha (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-22/asia-s-industrial-revolution-is-switching-off-gashttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-22/asia-s-industrial-revolution-is-switching-off-gasSun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:04 GMTA worker carries a solar panel at a market in Karachi on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP) (Photo by RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-18/iran-war-the-hormuz-fertilizer-crisis-is-another-win-for-chinahttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-18/iran-war-the-hormuz-fertilizer-crisis-is-another-win-for-chinaWed, 18 Mar 2026 20:00:02 GMTA farmer operates a drone spraying fertilizer over a rice field in Cheonan, South Korea, on Monday, July 28, 2025. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung risks torpedoing his honeymoon period in office by angering farmers and fracturing his party with concessions on US beef and rice to secure a trade deal that prioritizes the nation's car and chip sectors.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-15/an-energy-shock-lesson-from-china-s-dash-for-gashttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-15/an-energy-shock-lesson-from-china-s-dash-for-gasSun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:02 GMTA motorist rides through a neighbourhood affected by the heating subsidy policy in Baoding city, northern China's Hebei province on January 7, 2026. Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei province are struggling to afford their heating bills with most gas subsidies now phased out. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-11/energy-falling-below-100-shows-the-world-a-way-outhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-11/energy-falling-below-100-shows-the-world-a-way-outWed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:02 GMTWorkers on the assembly line for electric vehicles at the BYD Co. factory in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. BYD is building a lead over Tesla Inc. in the UK and is now neck-and-neck with the Elon Musk-led company in Germany, two of Europe's biggest markets for plug-in cars.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/iran-war-hormuz-is-the-hidden-risk-to-the-ai-economyhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-05/iran-war-hormuz-is-the-hidden-risk-to-the-ai-economyThu, 05 Mar 2026 19:00:05 GMTA boat approaches the St Kitt's and Nevis-flagged container ship Marsa Victory while crusing in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Khasab in Oman's northern Musandam peninsula on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-03/the-anything-but-solar-trade-is-the-future-of-solarhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-03/the-anything-but-solar-trade-is-the-future-of-solarTue, 03 Mar 2026 20:00:05 GMTWorkers prune goji berry bushes under solar panels at the Baofeng Agriculture-Photovoltaic Integration Industrial Base near Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. China plans to more than double its energy storage capacity in the next two years to further accelerate the deployment of renewables.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-23/to-solve-critical-minerals-spend-less-time-freaking-outhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-23/to-solve-critical-minerals-spend-less-time-freaking-outMon, 23 Feb 2026 19:00:02 GMTThe Tanbreez rare earth minerals site rings a fjord, near Narsarsuaq, the gateway settlement to southern Greenland, on Monday, May 5, 2025. As ice melts due to climate change, Greenland’s reserves of rare earths, gold, and diamonds are expected to become more accessible.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-18/takaichi-and-trump-are-natural-fossil-fuel-buddieshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-18/takaichi-and-trump-are-natural-fossil-fuel-buddiesWed, 18 Feb 2026 19:00:02 GMTUS President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive on board the US Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-17/the-ships-that-move-global-trade-are-going-electrichttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-17/the-ships-that-move-global-trade-are-going-electricTue, 17 Feb 2026 20:00:02 GMTA container ship at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, July 31, 2025. The US president has announced preliminary agreements with the European Union, Japan and a handful of others that raise tariff rates, and he's promising to impose even higher duties on Aug. 1 for countries that haven't cut deals.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-15/musk-is-beating-china-s-203-000-paper-satelliteshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-15/musk-is-beating-china-s-203-000-paper-satellitesSun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:02 GMTOnlookers watch the launch of a rocket transporting Chinas second module for its Tiangong space station from the Wenchang spaceport in southern China on July 24, 2022. - China on July 24 launched the second of three modules needed to complete its new space station, state media reported, the latest step in Beijing's ambitious space programme. - China OUT (Photo by CNS / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by -/CNS/AFP via Getty Images)https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-11/silver-s-surge-suggests-a-brighter-future-for-solarhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-11/silver-s-surge-suggests-a-brighter-future-for-solarWed, 11 Feb 2026 19:00:16 GMTTOPSHOT - Workers check solar panels installed on a lake in Tianchang, east China's Anhui province on January 12, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / China OUThttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-08/china-s-electrostate-falls-behind-its-solarpunk-dreamhttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-08/china-s-electrostate-falls-behind-its-solarpunk-dreamSun, 08 Feb 2026 20:00:07 GMTCommuters at the Gangxia North station in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. China's economy likely capped 2025 with its weakest quarterly growth in three years, exposing a lopsided reliance on exports over consumption that’s set to extend into coming months.