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The Future is Electric

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Between Hot Rocks and Hard Places

The Slow Climb of Conventional Geothermal in a Rapid Renewable Age

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Between Hot Rocks and Hard Places
Between Hot Rocks and Hard Places
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The Future is Electric

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Hydrogen Utopias and Sci-Fi Delusions

Rifkin and Rakhou’s techno-fantasies belong on the fiction shelf, not in serious energy policy

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Hydrogen Utopias and Sci-Fi Delusions
Hydrogen Utopias and Sci-Fi Delusions
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The Geothermal Resurgence: Hype, Hope, or History Repeating?

As investment pours into enhanced geothermal, it’s time to separate technological promise from practical limitations and historical…

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The Geothermal Resurgence: Hype, Hope, or History Repeating?
The Geothermal Resurgence: Hype, Hope, or History Repeating?
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Why Spinning Steel Still Matters in a Digital Grid

ABB’s win in the UK’s inaugural inertia auction reminds us that sometimes, simple physics beats cutting-edge silicon.

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Why Spinning Steel Still Matters in a Digital Grid
Why Spinning Steel Still Matters in a Digital Grid
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When Hydrogen Buses Meet System 1 Thinking

The psychology of bad transit decisions in an era of clear battery-electric dominance

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When Hydrogen Buses Meet System 1 Thinking
When Hydrogen Buses Meet System 1 Thinking
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Rabbits, Rotors, and the Reinvention of the Grid

A wide-ranging conversation with Mark O’Malley on the global transformation of power systems and the challenges of inverter-based…

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Rabbits, Rotors, and the Reinvention of the Grid
Rabbits, Rotors, and the Reinvention of the Grid
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The Long, Expensive Goodbye to Hydrogen Buses

Essen’s 89-km refueling detour is just the latest warning sign of a doomed transit experiment

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The Long, Expensive Goodbye to Hydrogen Buses
The Long, Expensive Goodbye to Hydrogen Buses
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When the Audience Changes, So Does the Science

How Chris Wright rewrites energy reality to suit the room

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When the Audience Changes, So Does the Science
When the Audience Changes, So Does the Science
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Carney’s Carbon Pricing Pivot

Canada’s new Liberal leader embraces industrial pricing and regulatory muscle over a politically untenable consumer carbon charge

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ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a Canadian wearing a red flannel shirt at a cross roads
ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a Canadian wearing a red flannel shirt at a cross roads
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Mineral Dependency in an Age of Trade War

The U.S. imports nearly all of its critical minerals — now it’s taxing them too.

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Mineral Dependency in an Age of Trade War
Mineral Dependency in an Age of Trade War
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Michael Barnard

Michael Barnard

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Climate futurist and advisor. Founder TFIE. Advisor FLIMAX. Podcast Redefining Energy - Tech.

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