Vol 10 – The quest for energy independence

Over the next 20 years, it is increasingly clear that the supremacy of an economy is going to be closely linked to how an economy figures out a path to energy independence. Over the last 20 years, there have been multiple political agendas that have taken precedence with the aim of controlling energy at its core. Today, the global economy has its forces tied to the price of oil, and bringing the cost of energy down is an essential requirement to control manufacturing as supply chains become decentralized.

In this article, we look at the investments made in nuclear energy, why some of the best entrepreneurs have invested significant amounts of time and money towards this, and what it could potentially mean for energy independence – through nuclear energy. While we will continue to debate on the safety of nuclear, the progress made in this regard is worth following.

In this article, Bill Gates talks about his investment in TerraPower and the progress they are making for the US to achieve energy independence – https://www.gatesnotes.com/Wyoming-TerraPower?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email