Energy is a very special industry: there are few players, they’ve sold everything they produce, and consumers do not have the option of not consuming.
The Future (And Complex) Hydrogen Economy
Oil companies have no future as hydrogen producers.
Oil companies have no future as hydrogen producers.
How Japan Was Left Behind in the Global EV Race
Germany, another traditional automotive powerhouse, faces similar challenges.
Germany, another traditional automotive powerhouse, faces similar challenges.
Why I Have Taken the Decision to Make My Life as Carbon-Free as Possible
An energy self-consumption level of 99.24% and 98.66% respectively.
An energy self-consumption level of 99.24% and 98.66% respectively.
Giant Water Batteries: The Logical Alternative to Gas and Oil
To build the plant, eighteen kilometers of tunnels had to be dug under the Alps to transport the building materials and prefabricated elements for the facility.
To build the plant, eighteen kilometers of tunnels had to be dug under the Alps to transport the building materials and prefabricated elements for the facility.
No, Machines Don’t Have Consciousness, and They Won’t for a Very Long Time, if Ever
To posit that a conversational algorithm can somehow “acquire consciousness”, as if consciousness were something that happened through talking or that can be acquired “by accident”, as in Terminator or Hum∀ns, is absurd by any standard.
To posit that a conversational algorithm can somehow “acquire consciousness”, as if consciousness were something that happened through talking or that can be acquired “by accident”, as in Terminator or Hum∀ns, is absurd by any standard.
It Took a Generation to See the Benefits of Online Anonymity
The online photos or videos from when they were younger are now seen as embarrassing or uncomfortable.
The online photos or videos from when they were younger are now seen as embarrassing or uncomfortable.
Pretty Soon, We’ll See Solar Panels Everywhere, Including at Sea
Solar panels on floating platforms is a far from straightforward idea: the sea is a hostile environment, and the North Sea particularly so.
Solar panels on floating platforms is a far from straightforward idea: the sea is a hostile environment, and the North Sea particularly so.
Why the Future of Humanity Depends on Vertical Farms, Linear Cities and Mass Population Transfers
The alternative is a full ecological disaster.
Or causing a full ecological disaster.
Roe v. Wade: The Tech Sector Quietly Makes a Point
Things are definitely not looking good.
Things are definitely not looking good.
Collective Action or Collective Suicide, Which Is It to Be?
Heat waves are not only a risk for the poor and the vulnerable, they also generate forest fires, which make things worse by increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Heat waves are not only a risk for the poor and the vulnerable, they also generate forest fires, which make things worse by increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
It Seems Impossible, but What if We Stopped Flying?
A highly recommended BBC article, “What would a flying-free world look like?”, is an exercise in economics-fiction to try to imagine what a world would look like in which airlines and air travel as a whole simply disappeared.
A highly recommended BBC article, “What would a flying-free world look like?”, is an exercise in economics-fiction to try to imagine what a world would look like in which airlines and air travel as a whole simply disappeared.
Cybersecurity: There’s Really No Excuse for Not Using a Password Manager
Companies that take IT security seriously are retiring passwords and replacing them with a combination of biometrics and dual key authorization.
Companies that take IT security seriously are retiring passwords and replacing them with a combination of biometrics and dual key authorization.
Why Agrivoltaic Technologies Are a Winning Combination
“Harvesting the sun twice”, a €1.6 million research project by the University of Sheffield in East Africa, has made great progress in growing a range of crops under solar panels.
“Harvesting the sun twice”, a €1.6 million research project by the University of Sheffield in East Africa, has made great progress in growing a range of crops under solar panels.
Looks Like Business Travel’s Going Nowhere for the Time Being
According to Deloitte, corporate travel will remain at only 30% of what it was at 2019 levels for the remainder of 2021.
Corporate Technology, Cios and the Post-pandemic World: The Context Has Changed
In many ways, technology-related areas have become the vanguard of many of the changes that corporate environments will undergo in the near future.
In many ways, technology-related areas have become the vanguard of many of the changes that corporate environments will undergo in the near future.