The Latest from Jason Deign

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  Electric vehicles

  Prototype of electric moped with 90-second charge time set to hit the streets in 2022

  The secret sauce is a novel lithium-carbon battery chemistry.

  By Jason Deign  .  6 December 2021

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  Climate crisis

  Leaders must set course for net-zero energy at COP26. What tech do we need to get there?

  Decisions need to be made soon on investments that will enable us to cut the last 10% of carbon emissions by 2050.

  By Jason Deign  .  29 October 2021

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  Wind

  Could the US lead the world in floating offshore wind?

  The United States lags Europe and Asia on offshore wind, but still has a chance to get ahead in the new and fast-growing market for floating turbines.

  By Jason Deign  .  27 October 2021

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  Solar

  What's behind solar's polysilicon shortage — and why it's not getting better anytime soon

  One of the main ingredients in PV cells has been getting more costly all year, putting developers in a tight spot.

  By Jason Deign  .  7 October 2021

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  Carbon capture

  The carbon capture project that couldn't: Chevron misses targets for its huge Australia facility

  If one of the richest companies on earth can't get CCS to work as promised, what does that say about the embattled technology?

  By Jason Deign  .  1 October 2021

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  Wind

  Costly and complex maintenance could cloud the outlook for floating wind

  But wind turbine and platform design breakthroughs and process improvements may be able to save the day.

  By Jason Deign  .  30 August 2021

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  Climate crisis

  Carbon offset markets aren’t working. A new private-sector reform movement aims to make them better

  Will this reboot spur real reductions in carbon emissions — or just usher in another wave of corporate greenwashing?

  By Jason Deign  .  29 July 2021

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  Energy storage

  Latin America’s energy storage leader is getting creative

  Thermal storage, compressed air and more novel options are on the table in Chile.

  By Jason Deign  .  21 July 2021

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  Hydrogen

  How much renewables expansion is needed for a global green hydrogen economy?

  And is a massive wind and solar buildout of that scale even feasible?

  By Jason Deign  .  13 July 2021

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  Climatetech finance

  7 cleantech segments beyond wind and solar that are luring investors

  Investing in wind and solar is all the rage. But what other cleantech categories are catching the eye of investors in 2021?

  By Jason Deign  .  21 June 2021