I write about the Middle East and Africa, fascinating regions that hold enormous potential for the energy transition with magnificent natural resources and human talent.
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Hydrogen
With unique advantages for low-carbon hydrogen production, MENA offers an excellent vantage point for a writer to cover an emerging future energy industry.
MEA energy & utilities
As editor of Informa Energy & Utilities covering the Middle East and Africa (MEA), I oversaw publication of news, features, interviews, in-depth reports, podcasts and webinars.
Remaking Union Station
Union Station is a place where all points meet, where city, region, and world come together. It is where bold planning for Chicago should be reborn.
Expo 2020
Dubai Expo 2020 was the first world exposition to be held in the Middle East. It said something about energy. It said something, unwittingly and despite itself, about the world’s hoped-for energy transition(s)… My editor at AramcoWorld pushed me discover how ‘sustainable’ it really was, which we indeed tried to discover…
In memoriam – Rev. John Johnson
“Being black, being born black, being raised black…. I came into it when I first started breathing,” said Elder John Johnson of the Blues. It was his last conversation with me before his death in November at age 84. He was a dear friend.
Illinois Farmer
This short book, a family farm history, is about my cousin Alvin, his family and their farm at Island Grove. They have farmed this land for four generations. Alvin, now retired, farmed for 60 years. He’ll be the last of the family to work the farm. He tells me how his father, grandfather, and great grandfather worked the land and built up the farm across many seasons.
Renewable energy: projects and prices worldwide
I write about Middle East energy, new energy and renewables, publishing since 2016. I am writing about hydrogen and derivatives under development in the region. I served as editor of Energy & Utilities platform covering MEA news and analysis, now writing for several publications, based in Dubai.
In memoriam – Charles Daas
Charlie was a dear friend, a rare friend, one who cared about his friends and everyone in a deep way. I think all his friends remember him like this. He was a friend who thinks mostly of you rather than himself. I felt he was actually grateful to know me. He was thankful for our friendship. He asked with open interest about my comings and goings. He cared deeply about me as he cared for all his friends. So the loss of him leaves a deeper, more melancholy void. There are not many friends like Charlie. He can’t be replaced. His caring came with...
Colombo
Flying in at 5 a.m., I saw why Colombo enjoys a most fortunate location. It’s with good reason that an ancient name for Sri Lanka – Lanka Dvipa – means ‘fortunate island.’ I came to Colombo to learn about its place in the world and write about its plans for the future. My article appeared in The Ceylon Chronicle | Full Text
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