According to a new study, flying cars could eventually be greener than even electric road cars, but gaps in technology and practical uncertainties mean that they may not arrive in time to...

Hugh Hunt · The Conversation 23 Apr 2019

Supply Chain and Transport

Norway’s electric car market has overtaken traditional vehicle sales

To meet the mobility demands of the future without increasing congestion and pollution calls for some major changes.

Charlotte Edmond 05 Apr 2019

Globalization 4.0

The latest technology isn't enough – you need the business model to go with it

As the dawn of electrification and the early history of computing show, pioneering technology means little without the right mindset to apply it.

Jon Bruner 05 Apr 2019

Infrastructure

What Fukushima's cherry trees tell us about Japan's reinvention

Dismantling and decontamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster will take several decades. For many in Japan, the disaster is seen as having launched a renaissance.

Sébastien Travadel, Aurélien Portelli, and Franck Guarnieri · The Conversation 04 Apr 2019

Cybersecurity

Hackers are causing blackouts. It's time to boost our cyber resilience

A well-orchestrated cyber attack on electricity infrastructure would result in damages to households, businesses and vital institutions.

Rosa Kariger and Pierre-Alain Graf 27 Mar 2019

Future of Energy

Re-envisioning the role for natural gas in a clean energy future

“Clean” gas, or hydrogen sourced from natural gas, represents an alternative that has been receiving increased attention.

Dolf Gielen, Morgan D. Bazilian, and Kenneth B. Medlock III · Forbes 05 Mar 2019

India

India proposes more than $12 billion of pollution-reducing incentives

The Indian government has proposed incentives worth $12.4 billion to encourage power plans to curb emissions and to develop electric vehicle infrastructure.

Sudarshan Varadhan · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 20 Feb 2019

Electricity

This is why oil companies and utilities are buying into renewables

Oil and gas companies are investing heavily in EV charging companies.

Michael J. Coren · Quartz 15 Feb 2019

Sustainable Development

Batteries can power sustainable development. Here’s how

Battery technology has a huge role to play in the transition to a low-carbon energy system. Momentum is building - but there are challenges to overcome, too.

Benedikt Sobotka and Martin Brudermüller 22 Jan 2019

Future of Energy

Is this technology the answer to our CO2 emissions problem?

Often decried as an expensive and unproven fig-leaf for the fossil fuel industry, the reality - that we cannot combat climate change without Carbon capture and storage - is, for many, an ...

Brad Page 19 Jan 2019

Electricity

How electrification will make the world more inclusive

Increasing access to electricity is driving development in the world's poorer regions - and it could have even greater benefits for the world as a whole.

Lisa Davis 17 Jan 2019