What defines sexy? Lots of press. Frequent headlines. Gushing talking heads who should know better. Promises of massive deployment and profits. Glistening Photoshop renders. Curves. Lots of fanbois and fangrrrls who proselytize on its behalf.
High-energy X-rays lit a path forward
Disclaimer: Interview conducted before the huge Inflation Reduction Act. Benjamin Schulz: Gabriel, you’ve been investing in cleantech a long time, what changes have you seen from when you started up until today? Gabriel: We started in 2009, and I worked in solar banking before that, from 2006 to 2009. So … [continued]
A recent story at Wired shows us a particularly frightening reason we should look into making our own electricity at home: coronal mass ejections (CMEs). What’s a CME? They start by using a night club analogy to explain that the sun has a lot going on. With everything moving around … [continued]
Virtually all of those technologies are mature and robust today. We don’t need to invent a lot of new technology, we just need to deploy existing tech.
An assessment of the dynamics accelerating the global sprint away from fossil fuels in the wake of Putin’s War With his barbaric war on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has set in motion every outcome he dreaded, including shaking up global energy markets. Now, energy security is at the forefront of the … [continued]
This is an excellent first version of climate objectives and key results. Its failings are a measurement program, nuclear, trees, and direct air capture.
As more new solar technologies come available, the utility industry is pedaling furiously to stop them from disrupting their business model.
Dealing with our climate crisis continues to be top of mind, although batteries, magnets, and exotic elements also captured the imagination Story by Julie Chao While the COVID-19 pandemic continued to be ubiquitous in science headlines in 2021, the urgency of the ongoing climate crisis became impossible to ignore. The Intergovernmental … [continued]
Will historians point to 2021 as a pivotal moment when forces aligned in development of the key technologies of this century?
