Stories byMichael Barnard

Media and PR make hydrogen look far more prevalent and commercially mature than the physical economy says it is.

Europe needs productivity—and cheap, abundant electricity can help deliver it, writes Michael Barnard, editor of The Future is Electric.

The story of electric vehicle adoption is not a straight line, but a set of curves shaped by markets, policies, and feedback loops, writes Michael Barnard in a guest post summarizing what EV penetration looks like in key markets like Europe, China, India, and beyond.

The shale oil and gas industry in the United States is facing an entirely predictable consequence of its own making. Across major shale-producing basins, particularly East Texas and the Permian Basin, excessive wastewater injection practices have created areas with extreme overpressure, driving up the cost of new drilling operations and...

Battery-hybrid ships, once considered niche solutions, have become the economically rational default for much of the global shipping fleet thanks to the rapid shift in battery economics, writes Michael Barnard.

Hydrogen has often been hailed as a fuel of the future, promising a clean and versatile energy source capable of decarbonizing multiple sectors. Our guest author Michael Barnard takes a closer look at the technical, economic, and infrastructure challenges associated with hydrogen, finding that these claims may be overstated.