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