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BlackRock’s Fink Calls for Reliable US Power Grid—Now

“That starts with fixing the slow, broken permitting processes in the U.S. and Europe,” Larry Fink, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of $12 trillion investment-management firm BlackRock Inc., told shareholders March 31.

NextEra CEO: Renewables Offer Cheaper Way to Meet AI Power Demand

Some forms of energy are better positioned to meet electricity needs today from both timing and cost perspectives, NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum said at CERAWeek by S&P Global.

BlackRock CEO: US Headed for More Inflation in Short Term

AI is likely to cause a period of deflation, Larry Fink, founder and CEO of the investment giant BlackRock, said at CERAWeek.

Type One Energy, Private Equity Firm Partner to Advance Fusion Energy

The partnership between Pine Island New Energy Partners and Type One Energy focuses on identifying and evaluating fusion industry supplier chain companies to grow the sector.

NatGas Shouldering Powergen Burden, but Midstream Lags, Execs Warn

Expand Energy COO Josh Viets said society wants the reliability of natural gas, but Liberty Energy CEO Ron Gusek said midstream projects need to catch up to meet demand during a discussion at NAPE.

VanLoh: US Energy Security Needs ‘Manhattan Project’ Intensity

Quantum Capital Group Founder and CEO Wil VanLoh says oil and gas investment, a modernized electric grid and critical minerals are needed to meet an all of the above energy strategy.

NextEra Energy, GE Vernova Partner to Bolster US Grid

The CEO of NextEra Energy, which has entered a partnership with GE Vernova, said natural gas, renewables and nuclear energy will be needed to meet rising power demand.

Constellation Bets Big on NatGas in $16.4B Deal for Calpine

Constellation Energy will acquire Calpine Corp. in a $26.6 billion deal, including debt, that will give the pure-play nuclear company the largest natural gas power generation fleet.

Aalo Atomics Advancing Microreactor Tech for US Energy Needs

Aalo Atomics intends to build an experimental microreactor facility at the Idaho National Laboratory.

Segrist: Cooling the Reaction: Nuclear Makes Promising but Slow Comeback

Nuclear power is awesome. Nuclear power is also hard—and a long way off from displacing natural gas as the primary source for the electricity the U.S. will desperately need.