Energy Collective

Here's the latest on the status of the Energy Collective which reposts some of my blog posts and those of Rod Adams and several others.

Background

Energy Collective founder Robin Fray Carey died in a car accident in December 2015. Her estate sold the Energy Collective (TEC) to Brussels, Belgium, based Karel Beckman who had been publishing a similar service in the EU and was looking for an opening in the U.S. market. The deal closed in 2Q2016.

Since then Beckman has been looking for new investors, but despite having at least one serious expression of interest, has not been able to land one. Now Beckman is looking for a "publishing partner" or "other type of investor."

Energy Post's cautious view of nuclear

The Energy Post, which focuses on Europe, has in the past run some questionable anti-nuclear tirades though it has also more recently reposted pro-nuclear content from the Energy Collective including some of mine.

Beckman himself admits to being a nuclear skeptic, but he hasn't closed the door. The Energy Collective has not shown a particular bias one way or the the other.

Business case for TEC?

One of the frustrations of sharing my blog posts on TEC is that the site won't share readership data or other analytics with contributors. 

Beckman's Linkedin post, which appeared online this week (sdee below), provides the first public, and confirmed, data on readership. However, he combines data for the U.S. and European sites and doesn't break out data for either one.

The Energy Collective continues to receive advertising at the sponsorship level from Siemens which pulled out of the nuclear reactor business as an EPC after unhappy experiences in France and Finland. It continues to serve the industry as a vendor and maintenace contractor for installed equipment at existing sites mostly in Europe. Siemen's primary interest in TEC is in promoting its wind and solar product lines.

Competition for the Energy Collective comes in several forms including Energy Central (EC) which in 2015 changed its long standing policy prohibiting bloggers from being contributors to the site. I do not post there.

The commercial newsletters about the nuclear energy industry, such as Platts, E&E, etc., are out of reach for many readers in terms of costs which creates the niche filled by TEC and EC among others. The are a number of other sites that are more accessible since they are advertiser supported including Nuclear Engineering International and Power Engineering which as six related energy sites. 

Beckman's post from Linkedin follow below.

I do not have any commercial relationship with TEC.  See full text below from Beckman.

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Dan Yurman  dan.yurman@outlook.com
Twitter: @djysrv  Blog: NeutronBytes  
Mobile: 216-218-3823 

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/energy-post-looking-publishing-partner-karel-beckman/

Energy Post is looking for a publishing partner

EPP comprises two successful open platforms for debate and analysis – Energy Post (based in Europe) and The Energy Collective (based in the U.S.) – plus a premium newsletter with a growing subscription base.

With our websites drawing over 100,000 unique visitors a month, two free weekly newsletters which go to some 13,000 registered subscribers every week and some 94,000 followers on social media, EPP is one of the world’s leading publishers in the energy sector.

Our mission is to offer the best independent analysis, debates and insights on the global energy transition. Some people think that we already do!

To achieve further growth, we are now looking for a publishing partner or other type of investor who sees an opportunity to help us carry our titles and mission forward.

For more information see http://energypost.eu/investment-offer/