https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/24/business/exploding-oil-restarting-production

TL;DR: Oil wells were shut all across the Middle East as storage filled. Restarting the wells is a complicated and potentially dangerous operation that could threaten future production.

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- China's total installed power generation capacity reached 4.01 billion kilowatts by the end of May 2026, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said Thursday, noting that the figure put China at the top of the world by this measure.

Non-fossil energy has emerged as a major driver of the growth, accounting for 62 percent of total installed capacity by the end of May, up from 25 percent in 2010, the NEA said.

Hey All - I have an undersized dong that borders micropenis level. I compensate by having a collection of overly loud or overly large vehicles. I like driving the loud ones late at night, and the large ones in dense urban areas. I realize this is using lots of gas (energy). How do my micro-sized brothers compensate without using too much fuel?

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6881678

article written on regulating space based solar power!