Energy Production
Why Waiting for Perovskite Solar Isn’t Worth It (Solar 3.0)
Perovskite solar cells could hit 35% efficiency and cost half as much as silicon, but they’re still years away from your roof. Meanwhile, ...
Energy Storage
How 40-Ton Spinning Wheels Are Saving the Power Grid
When Spain’s power grid failed on April 28th, 2025, it quickly became a very serious issue. Not only for the economic impacts, but ...
Energy Storage
Why Aluminum Batteries Could Beat Lithium
Your lights just flickered. Not for long. Just a split second. You probably didn’t think much about it, but somewhere a battery may ...
Energy Storage
Are Sodium Batteries Already Dead?
NOTE: An earlier version of this story incorrectly associated the failure of Northvolt to their sodium ion battery production issues, but their challenges ...
Renewable Energy
The Solar Underdog That Could Rival Perovskite
Perovskite solar cells are smashing efficiency records and starting to hit the market, but what if the real future of solar is a ...
Energy Production
How Solar Changed in 2025 (And What’s Next)
I called 2024 the year of perovskites. We got our first commercial shipments and some record-breaking efficiencies. But 2025? This was the year ...
Energy Production
Why Coastal Cities Are Betting on Osmotic Power
What if you could power cities just by mixing river water with seawater? Around 15,000 TWh of energy pours into the oceans each ...
Energy Production
How Two Overhyped Materials Could Change Solar Forever
What if solar panels could generate twice the power for a fraction of the cost, making them cheap enough that you’d actually want ...
Energy Storage
Solid-State Batteries: Hype vs. Reality
If you’ve been following battery tech for the past decade, you’ve heard the solid state battery story before. Toyota promised them by 2025. ...
Renewable Energy
How My Geothermal Heat Pump Really Performed (2 Years)
I’ve had my geothermal heat pump for the past two years now. So far, it’s been helping me to reach my net zero ...
