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A techno-optimistic view of our increasingly automated, urban, clean and low-carbon future
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Rethinking Power: Superconductors, Supergrids, and Supernode’s Bold Bet
Rethinking Power: Superconductors, Supergrids, and Supernode’s Bold Bet
CEO John Fitzgerald talks about transmission bottlenecks, geopolitical urgency, and cables that carry 6 GW in a 1-meter trench
Michael Barnard
Mar 27
Hydrogen’s Legal Meltdown
Hydrogen’s Legal Meltdown
Why new greenwashing laws across Canada, Europe, and Australia spell the end of hydrogen’s clean energy façade
Michael Barnard
Mar 26
Trucks, Megawatts, and the Grid
Trucks, Megawatts, and the Grid
Why Strategic Microgrids Are the Key to Fast-Tracking Freight Electrification in the U.S.
Michael Barnard
Mar 26
Bill C-59: The Beginning of the End for Hydrogen Fairy Tales
Bill C-59: The Beginning of the End for Hydrogen Fairy Tales
Canada’s new crackdown on misleading environmental claims may gut hydrogen PR overnight
Michael Barnard
Mar 24
How Winnipeg Got Burned by Hydrogen Hype
How Winnipeg Got Burned by Hydrogen Hype
A cautionary tale of New Flyer, CUTRIC’s conflicts, and a city’s slow walk away from zero-emissions transit
Michael Barnard
Mar 24
The Freight Lane We Can Win
The Freight Lane We Can Win
Why Heavy Truck Electrification Is America’s Best Shot at Near-Term Transport Decarbonization
Michael Barnard
Mar 23
Deloitte’s $1.5 Billion Miss
Deloitte’s $1.5 Billion Miss
How Canada’s Most Trusted Consultancy Backed a Hydrogen Bus Fantasy
Michael Barnard
Mar 23
HVDC Transmission Between Europe and North America Makes Fiscal Sense
HVDC Transmission Between Europe and North America Makes Fiscal Sense
An Economic Case for Intercontinental Electricity Trade
Michael Barnard
Mar 22
The Hydrogen Mirage at Sea
The Hydrogen Mirage at Sea
Maritime Shipping Keeps Abandoning the Hydrogen Dream And For Good Reason
Michael Barnard
Mar 22
Charging Ahead
Charging Ahead
How Logistics Giants Can Dominate the Electric Truck Revolution
Michael Barnard
Mar 21
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