Energy Transition, AI, and Geopolitics

Grid War: How Geopolitical Anxiety and Cyberattacks Drive the Move to Home Solar Energy

Two distinct historical eras have long dominated the narrative surrounding the global clean energy transition. The first, spanning from 1970 to 2010, was defined by environmental idealism and moral imperatives. The second, running roughly from 2006 through 2024, was driven by raw market economics—fueled by plunging equipment costs and tax incentives. Both eras achieved critical structural […]

The Green Grid’s Hidden Backdoors: A Geopolitical Infrastructure Reckoning

The clean energy revolution is fundamentally changing the global power dynamic, but it has introduced a silent, critical vulnerability: the software running our new, decentralized infrastructure often answers to someone else. In my latest column for Forbes, I take a deep dive into what I call the “Infrastructure Reckoning.” As Western nations accelerate the shift […]

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