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A techno-optimistic view of our increasingly automated, urban, clean and low-carbon future
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The Purple Delusion: Simon Michaux’s Fantasy Transition
The Purple Delusion: Simon Michaux’s Fantasy Transition
Why one man’s techno-doomer roadmap is a gift-wrapped talking point for the fossil fuel industry
Michael Barnard
May 15
Black Swans in the Hot Rock
Black Swans in the Hot Rock
Why Enhanced Geothermal Projects Are Bespoke, Expensive, and Vulnerable to Catastrophic Overruns
Michael Barnard
May 14
Hot Rock, Cold Economics
Hot Rock, Cold Economics
The Promise and Pitfalls of Closed-Loop Geothermal in a World Dominated by Wind, Solar, and Storage
Michael Barnard
May 14
Between Hot Rocks and Hard Places
Between Hot Rocks and Hard Places
The Slow Climb of Conventional Geothermal in a Rapid Renewable Age
Michael Barnard
May 12
Hydrogen Utopias and Sci-Fi Delusions
Hydrogen Utopias and Sci-Fi Delusions
Rifkin and Rakhou’s techno-fantasies belong on the fiction shelf, not in serious energy policy
Michael Barnard
May 12
The Geothermal Resurgence: Hype, Hope, or History Repeating?
The Geothermal Resurgence: Hype, Hope, or History Repeating?
As investment pours into enhanced geothermal, it’s time to separate technological promise from practical limitations and historical…
Michael Barnard
May 11
Why Spinning Steel Still Matters in a Digital Grid
Why Spinning Steel Still Matters in a Digital Grid
ABB’s win in the UK’s inaugural inertia auction reminds us that sometimes, simple physics beats cutting-edge silicon.
Michael Barnard
May 11
When Hydrogen Buses Meet System 1 Thinking
When Hydrogen Buses Meet System 1 Thinking
The psychology of bad transit decisions in an era of clear battery-electric dominance
Michael Barnard
May 10
Rabbits, Rotors, and the Reinvention of the Grid
Rabbits, Rotors, and the Reinvention of the Grid
A wide-ranging conversation with Mark O’Malley on the global transformation of power systems and the challenges of inverter-based…
Michael Barnard
May 10
The Long, Expensive Goodbye to Hydrogen Buses
The Long, Expensive Goodbye to Hydrogen Buses
Essen’s 89-km refueling detour is just the latest warning sign of a doomed transit experiment
Michael Barnard
May 9
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