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Is the internet hype helping Tesla win the EV race?
Tesla's increasing popularity may be due in part to internet hype but there are lots of reasons why they are winning the electric vehicle market.
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Microsoft is going to be carbon negative by 2030: how are they doing it?
As several companies have realized by now, customers are asking that companies make bolder commitments to sustainability. Microsoft is doing that by announcing their goal of being carbon negative by 2030.
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The best environmental laws around the world: Are they working?
People taking action to protect the planet is inspiring, but it is much better when the government helps by implementing environmental policies too.
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Droughts and diseases: What a temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius will do to us
The Paris Agreement's goal is to keep a global temperature rise bellow 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Where did that number come from? And what surpassing a 2 degrees increase would mean for the planet.
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What is new in solar?
There have been many changes in solar technology in the past years and though most advances seem like small improvements or a larger deployment on existing technologies, it is worth to note these changes.
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Mr. Fusion: Closer to biogas than nuclear fusion
Back to the Future gave us Mr. Fusion. Is this home energy reactor feasible? Is it nuclear or not?
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And the Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to: The lithium-ion battery
The Nobel Prize 2019 in Chemistry was awarded to the inventors of the lithium-ion battery. Here is the story of this magnificent invention.
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Is electric fracking the next big thing in oil and gas?
Electric fracking uses the excess natural gas from drilling sites to power turbines instead of diesel-powered engines. Producers can save a lot of money with this technology, but service suppliers are not excited about it.
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The past and future of natural gas as a transition fuel
Natural gas is promoted as a “transition fuel” or “bridge” between fossil fuels and renewable energy; even though it is a fossil fuel. For many, this gives room for doubt on its importance in the energy transition.
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Carbon capture and storage: our last resort?
Carbon capture and storage has gained relevance as an instrument for mitigating anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, principally CO2. New developments in Direct Air Capture could make it cheaper and help us slow down raising temperatures.
