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Review of “Energy and Civilization” by Vaclav Smil

10 August 2018
Jeff Rutherford

Wind energy conference Torque 2018 highlights the need for academic-industrial partnerships

10 August 2018
Michael Howland

The international wind energy science conference Torque 2018 (http://www.torque2018.org/) was held June 20-22 In Milan, Italy on the

Stanford Students Explore Innovative Policy Solutions in the "Energy Policy Collaborative" Workshop

9 July 2018
Greg Von Wald

In an age of tectonic shifts in the energy sector, the innovative technologies and declining costs often grab headlines, however the commercial success of these technologies are often made possible

Risky Finance, Part 2: Considering Climate Risk in Investments generates Outperforming Portfolios

9 July 2018
Tyler Johnson, Himanshu Gupta

It is becoming increasingly popular for investors to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when evaluating investments.

Missing the Target: Real Victims of the Qatari Diplomatic Crisis

9 July 2018
Anna Manafova

The blockade of Qatar, the leading world LNG exporter, that started in June 2017 and is still in place did not affect world oil and gas markets, yet it brought great damage to a number of less fort

Energy in Brief - May 2018 Pt 2

30 May 2018
Greg Von Wald, Jeff Rutherford

Politics and Policy

‘Impossible to Ignore’: Why Alaska Is Crafting a Plan to Fight Climate Change

Risky Finance, Part 1: How resilient is your investment portfolio to the risks from climate change?

16 May 2018
Tyler Johnson, Himanshu Gupta

In early April we sent Daniel E.

Risky Finance: A Climate Change Perspective

16 May 2018
Tyler Johnson, Himanshu Gupta

Climate change threatens humans as well as the assets that they have developed and accumulated over the course of time.

Energy in Brief - May 2018

14 May 2018
Greg Von Wald, Jeff Rutherford

The Stanford Energy Journal is very excited to re-introduce the "Energy in Brief" series (previously known as the "Energy Roundup")!

Stanford’s Divestment Dilemma: Seeking Pathways for Decarbonization

23 April 2018
Jeff Rutherford, Greg Von Wald, Dante Orta Aleman

It’s likely that last winter quarter you were emailed or forwarded a petition by the student organization “Fossil Free Stanford” (FFS), “a student group dedicated to pursuing climate justice and ma

American Chemical Society national meeting showcases new research on energy and the economy

23 April 2018
Jeff Rutherford

On Tuesday and Wednesday, March 20 – 21, I attended the 2018 American Chemical Society’s meeting on “Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water”.

BERC Summit 2018: All About That Infrastructure

23 April 2018
Paricha Duangtaweesub

The 2018 BERC Summit ended on a high note, with a live recording of a conversation between Greentech Media’s Shayle Kahn and Advanced Microgrid Solutions’ Ryan Hanley for the 

The Social Ramifications of Morocco’s Sustainability Agenda

16 March 2018
Kara Glenwright

The Moroccan government has, in recent years, been planning and constructing new  wind farms in an effort to ramp up their renewable energy production.