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Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 28

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated image of the iceberg of lies and reality annotated by author

Hydrogen For Shipping Claims Hit Iceberg Of Reality

The best lies are based on a grain of truth and…

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Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 27

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of a container ship with a parafoil kit tethered to the bow, sailing in the open ocean.

Sails Are Romantic But Will Be A Rounding Error In Future Shipping

Ships need energy. The wind has…

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Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 26

Efficiency Innovations Continue In Maritime Shipping Industry

Hulls, defouling, drive trains and more…

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Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 25

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of a shipping container labeled “Electrons” being craned off of a ship, set in the dynamic environment of a busy port.

Far More Of Shipping Can Electrify Than Most Assume

All inland and most short sea shipping will run on…

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Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 24

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of a bustling port on the Yangtze River with electrically powered river ships and tugs.

Inland, Short Sea & Deep Water Shipping Will Sail Different Decarbonization Routes

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Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 23

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image depicting researchers with blinders on, ignoring obvious warning signs in a laboratory setting.

Hydrogen Gruppendenken Tripping Up Germany Research & Policy

German Energy Agency is one of many…

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Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 22

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image featuring the old stone academic university tilting toward a large tank labeled “H2”.

Europe’s Premier Research Organization Biased On Hydrogen

The EU’s Joint Research Center is funded by…

Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 21

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of the PIK campus with researchers looking in the wrong direction

German Governmental Research Agency Gets Hydrogen Basics Wrong

PIK is supposed to be independent…

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Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 19

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated image of a Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car with square wheels

Even AI Knows That Hydrogen Is A Square Wheel In Transportation

ChatGPT and Midjourney won’t put…

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Michael Barnard in The Future is Electric

Mar 18

ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image showcasing a 12-year-old girl engaging in an electrolysis experiment to produce hydrogen in a school chemistry lab

Hydrogen Energy Researcher Spends Career Exploring Dead Ends

Follow the increasingly lonely and…

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The Future is Electric is the house journal of TFIE Strategy Inc, a firm which assists global clients to future proof themselves in our rapidly changing world of business and technical innovation, and geopolitical and climate disruption.

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