⚡️ Energy
Energy production and consumption is becoming cleaner, cheaper and decentralized. With connected devices you as a consumer can take control of your energy consumption. Here you will also find content about batteries, smart grids, nuclear and other innovation in the energy field.
⚖ A more equal world can give ten billion people a comfortable life by 2050
New technology and better distribution of resources can lower our energy consumption and at the same time raise the standard of living for many.
⚡ Power to the people when the energy sector is getting disrupted
The world is getting decarbonized. Energy production is getting decentralized. When our appliances at home are getting digitalized, we can control our energy consumption - and the whole energy market is getting democratized.
🔋 New supercapacitor uses polymer from plants to charge faster
New supercapacitor charges faster and holds more charge with the help of materials from nature.
🦖 Dinosaur Down: Brace for impact when the energy sector transforms
Tougher environmental policies and technological innovation put the energy sector in a profound disruptive shock. The old utilities, the dinosaurs, have to struggle to survive while limber, fast-evolving companies gain ground.
🌍 IKEA's parent company invests an additional $685 million in sustainability
Big companies can really make a difference when they choose to. IKEA is investing heavily in sustainability to achieve the goal of becoming climate positive by 2030.
🇸🇦 Oil Nation invests in renewable energy and hydrogen
Saudi Arabia plans to build a new city, Neom, which will be based on, among other things, renewable energy, technology and modern architecture.
🦅 A simple improvement to wind turbines can greatly reduce bird deaths
One of the main concerns for many people in wind power is the effect it can have on bird populations. It turns out a simple coat of black paint makes an enormous difference.
🌞 "Solar will be the dominant energy source within 10-20 years"
Everything needed for a solar revolution is already in place. That is the opinion of Harald Överholm, CEO of the Swedish company Alight, which has just launched Sweden's largest solar park.
🔥 Blue flame provides more efficient combustion
A blue flame that has puzzled researchers for a few years may be the key to more efficient combustion and lower emissions from energy production.