Innovation & Technology
The Decade of Fusion Energy Begins
As Wisconsin plans its first fusion power plant, America, Europe and China are racing at the same time to tame limitless energy.
Green Hydrogen Gets Greener
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a perovskite catalyst that can split water into hydrogen at temperatures up to 500 °C lower than current processes – a step closer to cheap hydrogen from industrial waste heat.
The Solar Panel Revolution
In three decades, photovoltaics has gone from a laboratory curiosity to the world's cheapest source of energy – but the real breakthrough is still ahead.
What Is Hydrogen Good For? – Industry, Energy, Transport
For decades, hydrogen has quietly kept heavy industry alive – now, through e-fuels and fuel cells, it is entering transport too.
How Is Hydrogen Made?
Steam methane reforming and coal gasification, then electrolysis in three ways – production methods differ widely in efficiency, CO₂ footprint and price per kilogram.
The Age of Hydrogen – Why Now?
We have talked about the Earth's lightest element as a potential energy carrier for decades – for the first time, it looks as if the hope is coming true.
The New Age of the Electric Motor
The electric motor was not invented yesterday – but it has never been reinvented as radically as now: rethinking magnetic flux, the dual-rotor principle and the rare earth question are together rewriting the future of electric propulsion.
The Ocean's Hidden Energies
While offshore wind is already a proven industrial reality, two emerging technologies – wave energy and tidal stream energy – are just now moving from the laboratory to the open sea.
Fifty Years of the Battery – and What Comes Next
From the lithium-ion revolution to solid-state batteries: where does energy storage technology stand today, and where is it heading in the next decade?
Wind at Sea – the Decade of Offshore Energy
Wind farms built at sea are not only one of the fastest-growing segments of the energy sector – they could become a critical pillar of the entire renewable energy mix.