The latest spike in fuel prices is harder to stomach than the one earlier this year as businesses and consumers have less capacity to absorb the shock, while fresh price data show inflation is spilling over beyond energy.

While crude oil prices have somewhat moderated despite the Iran war re-escalating recently, refining constraints have kept gasoline and diesel costs high. Average diesel prices hit $6.30 a gallon Wednesday, up about 68% from before the Iran war, according to AAA. And because diesel is especially critical as an industrial fuel used in manufacturing, farming, and transportation, its price surge has been pervasive across sectors.
The Labor Department’s consumer price index showed core inflation rose to 2.6% in September from 2.4% in August, signaling businesses are passing on more costs. Meanwhile, the retail sales report showed core spending outside gas stations rose just 0.2% as fuel took a bigger bite out of wallets.

Those trends were backed up by the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book survey of business and economic conditions, which was riddled with red flags about higher fuel prices across the country.

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Other than the jet engine (rolls Royce) and combustion (Irvin glass man).

Are there any good book to teach the working of gas turbines and fuel mixtures

In official UK stats biomass is counted as renewable, and right now it’s providing around 6% of GB generation.

But I keep seeing people argue it shouldn’t be, mainly because of the carbon debt and forest impacts (especially with large scale imported pellets).

Many live mix websites choose to instead classify it as non-renewable/other - for reference:

https://electricitylive.com/
https://grid.iamkate.com/

What do you think? Is biomass actually renewable?

Hey, sorry, this needs to be out there... I used AI for this, sorry, but it's pretty huge... but in a bad way.

On October 16, China proposed banning exports of key perovskite and tandem solar manufacturing technologies, potentially restricting global access to some of the most promising advances in solar photovoltaics.

The proposed bans specifically target:

• Perovskite-silicon tandem cells achieving ≥30% efficiency.
• Large-area tandem modules achieving ≥28% efficiency.
• Advanced perovskite coating processes essential for scaling production.

These restrictions target manufacturing technology and know-how, not finished solar panels.

If implemented, they could slow international efforts to commercialize next-generation solar cells and strengthen China's technological lead in the solar industry.

The proposals are open for public consultation until November 15, 2026.

Source: PV Magazine, October 16, 2026

Oil futures tell you the price of a barrel. They don’t always tell you what it costs to actually get that barrel where it needs to go. CNBC says tanker rates have surged: recent charters from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia reportedly cost roughly $76 million to $77 million. On a vessel carrying about 2 million barrels, that adds close to $38 per barrel in transportation costs. So while futures may imply one oil price, physical buyers are paying much more once shipping is included.