US Nuclear Power Future: Small Reactors
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – Could it be that the now moribund U.S. civil nuclear power sector...
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Uber Driverless EVs: The Urban Transportation Revolution
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – The promise of electric vehicles, EVs, is that they will do away...
Africa Will Miss the AI Revolution
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – The Economist recently noted that The Netherlands, with a population of only...
Keystone Pipeline Is Dead – The Triumph Of Politics Getting more oil from Canada would have enhanced US energy security
WASHINGTON – Now it is official. President Obama announced that he is against the proposed Keystone pipeline that would...
Saudi Arabia Wants To Kill US Shale Oil The Saudis bet that high cost US shale oil industry will not be able to survive a prolonged period of low prices
WASHINGTON – Saudi Arabia’s oil end game is to let prices fall and stay low for as long as...
Uber Will Win Against Regular Taxi Services Because It Provides Better Service At A Lower Price Established taxi companies will fight against Uber. But eventually they will lose. Consumers have a right to efficient, low cost services
WASHINGTON – I have never used Uber, the relatively new car hire service now available in America and in...
Chinese Experts Say That China Needs A Lot More Natural Gas – Not Renewables The focus is on cost effective alternatives to coal. And it is natural gas, not solar or wind
By Paolo von Schirach February 17, 2014 WASHINGTON – In the often schizoid US national debate on energy issues...
New York State Run Out Of Ideas, It Does Not Know How To Promote Itself TV ads broadcast on business channels focus only on tax holidays for companies setting up shop in New York State. That's it?
WASHINGTON – New York, once upon a time the symbol of American economic might and creativity, run out of ideas....
Major US Corporations Are Buying Trucks Powered By Liquefied Natural Gas – Much Cheaper Than Diesel This change is part of a broader energy revolution caused by natural gas. Trucks powered by LNG will mean reduced oil imports, billions of dollars saved and enhanced energy security
By Paolo von Schirach October 30, 2013 WASHINGTON – A recent lead story in the MARKETPLACE section of The Wall...
China’s Leaders Want More Growth – But Innovation Requires Political Freedom Chinese reformesr would like to favor the private sector and get rid of state ownen corporations. But the state sector is also a power base for the elites
By Paolo von Schirach October 9, 2013 WASHINGTON – Imagine this. Imagine that not so long ago the US was an...