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The Economist article: Climate capitalists have serious money in climate-friendly investments
Nice article listing some of the largest investors in clean energy ventures.

Pjotr van Schothorst
Sep 24, 20191 min read
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How Inexpensive Must Energy Storage Be for Utilities to Switch to 100 Percent Renewables?
Interesting article, with a look from another perspective than the usual technical approach.

Pjotr van Schothorst
Sep 19, 20191 min read
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Which options do we have to make flying CO2-neutral?
Excellent report (in Dutch) by engineering company RoyalHaskoningDHV, which analyzes all the options there currently are for reducing the...

Pjotr van Schothorst
Aug 5, 20191 min read
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Fusion Energy Startups See Renewables Leaving a Gap in Power Market
Study shows wind and solar alone can’t deliver enough electricity to meet the world’s growing needs. Good article in Bloomberg confirms...

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Jul 15, 20191 min read
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Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis
Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide. Good article in the Guardian, referring to a...

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Jul 5, 20191 min read
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Renewable Energy Is Booming in the USA
One year ago, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) launched its $1T 2030 campaign to promote $1 trillion in U.S. private...

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Jul 4, 20191 min read
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Good article on CO2 capture and storage solutions in Fast Company magazine
Fast Magazine published an interesting longread article on carbon capture and storage solutions and start-up companies that commercialize...

Pjotr van Schothorst
Jun 13, 20191 min read
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Airplane fuel from CO2 and green electricity
Good initiative at Rotterdam Airport. Is this the future of flying? https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/05/20190531-rotterdam.html

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Jun 2, 20191 min read
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The miracle of China's high-speed trains
Great video by Wendover Productions on the miracle of China's high-speed train system, which was realized in just 8 years time....

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May 20, 20191 min read
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Good article on nuclear fusion in the New York Times
Article abocommercut a British company, First Light Fusion, one of the commercial companies striving for nuclear fusion. The Fusion...

Pjotr van Schothorst
May 15, 20191 min read
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Interesting analysis from Bloomberg on electric vehicles
https://bnef.turtl.co/story/evo2018?teaser=true Here also their new energy outlook : https://bnef.turtl.co/story/neo2018?teaser=true

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May 11, 20191 min read
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Why Startups Fail
Good article in Forbes, based on 300 interviews with failed start-up owners carried out by CB Insights. Number one reason: not enough...

Pjotr van Schothorst
May 2, 20191 min read
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Excellent presentation by Tony Seba on the upcoming disruption by electric vehicles and energy
'Rethinking the Future - Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation' is Tony Seba's opening keynote at the 70th annual Conference on...

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May 2, 20191 min read
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Fusion power start-ups go small in effort to bring commercial reactors to life
Promising progress is made by small companies. Nice overview article by NBCnews. https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/amp/ncna998451

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May 1, 20191 min read
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Sustainable Energy – without the hot air
Excellent free book that can help to get the various energy solutions into perspective. Published quite a while back but still relevant....

Pjotr van Schothorst
Apr 28, 20191 min read
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Emissions-free energy system saves heat from the summer sun for winter
This looks like a promising technology, good basis for a start-up in a few years. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/chalmers/pressreleases/em...

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Apr 28, 20191 min read
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Here's why Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma and other investors are pouring billions into clean-tech
Investors are pouring billions into clean-tech ventures as renewable-energy technology advances. At the same time, more than 100 globally...

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Mar 29, 20191 min read
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Solar Panel Splits Water to Produce Hydrogen
Bioscience engineers at KU Leuven have created a hydrogen panel that produces hydrogen gas from moisture in the air. After ten years of...

Pjotr van Schothorst
Mar 25, 20191 min read
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Researchers create hydrogen fuel from seawater
Stanford researchers have devised a way to generate hydrogen fuel using solar power, electrodes and saltwater from San Francisco Bay. The...

Pjotr van Schothorst
Mar 24, 20191 min read
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