The Future of Battery Technology

Finding a better battery is crucial to the green energy revolution. What does the future of battery technology look like, and what’s in the pipeline? Read more

Visualizing America’s Changing Energy Mix (1970 – 2030e)

See how America’s energy mix has evolved from 1970 until today, as well as a projection for the energy sources to be used in the year 2030. Read more

The ‘Doomsday Vault’ is a Backup Plan to Save the World’s Most Vital Crops

Carved into a sandstone mountain near the North Pole is the world’s food backup plan. Learn about the Doomsday Vault, which holds millions of seeds to vital crops. Read more

The Cathode is the Key to Advancing Lithium-Ion Technology

What’s the best way to reduce the $/kWh of li-ion batteries? Historically, it’s by advances in the cathode, and that may be the case for the future as well. Read more

The Next Big Hurdle for Oil and Gas is Water Use

The average oil or gas well uses at least 20x more water than it did in 2008, and water scarcity is a problem the industry will need to innovate itself… Read more

Experts are Hilariously Bad at Forecasting Solar Installations

Forecasting the future of energy is not an easy task. These charts show how the experts have fared at forecasting solar over recent decades. Read more

Electric Vehicles are Poised for Their ‘Model T’ Moment

The chicken and egg problem faced by electric vehicles is not unlike an issue solved by Henry Ford and the Model T a century earlier. Read more

Infographic: Emissions Change Starts at the Top

Visualizing the CO2 emissions saved by 56 of the Fortune 100 companies, expressed using the quantity of coal not burned. Read more

The World’s Largest Automakers, By Market Value

Tesla is also the most valuable auto maker in the U.S., surpassing Ford and GM – but by other measures, the company’s numbers are far less convincing. Read more

How the World’s Smartest Cities are Being Built

Cities are using more food, energy, and materials than ever before. See the technologies being used by the world’s smartest cities to combat these issues. Read more