Category: Sustainabililty

  • Book review: The Green New Deal

    Book review: The Green New Deal

    The Green New Deal (2019) by Jeremy Rifkin is a roadmap for building a new economy underpinned by electricity generated through renewable energy from solar and wind technology and managed through smart grids. Building on earlier works The Green New Deal builds on works that Rifkin published in recent years. His popular The Third Industrial…

  • Long Distance Driving with EVs

    Long Distance Driving with EVs

    The majority of trips a suburban driver makes in a day averages 40 kms, which is a round trip number. With this type of driving and having a charger installed at home, it is unlikely for EV drivers to suffer from range anxiety, the fear of running out of power between charging points. But what…

  • Green Hydrogen: an energy seeking a purpose

    Green Hydrogen: an energy seeking a purpose

    Background The role of hydrogen in the context of the green economy is uncertain. While many startups are developing processes for producing green hydrogen, hydrogen generated from renewable energy sources, it is unclear whether newer technologies will make the need for vast amounts of this energy source a significant player in the green economy. How…