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The Need For Global Growth Is A Billionaire’s Lie — And It’s Killing The Planet

8 min read

With the ongoing global focus on increasing gross domestic products, natural capital becomes an innocent and seemingly inevitable byproduct. Ecosystems and natural resources are not infinite, yet the industrialized economy treats them as if they were. Global growth has resulted in significant damage to the natural world, and it’s an … [continued]

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Hydrogen vs Batteries on Norway’s Lofoten Route: An Engineering Reality Check

17 min read

The recent investigative reporting by Swedish Television and Norway’s NRK into the fuel cell supplier PowerCell has opened a window into the Vestfjord Lofoten hydrogen ferry project that Norway has been building toward for years. The journalists focused on a specific claim about durability. Internal tests suggested that the fuel … [continued]

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Unlocking Hidden Capacity in the Grid With Advanced Conductors

10 min read

Electricity demand is rising as transport, heating, and industry electrify, with additional growth coming from data centers and expanding industrial loads. The transmission network that moves electricity was built over many decades, but expanding it has become increasingly difficult. Building new transmission lines often takes ten to fifteen years once … [continued]

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