Author: Mark C. Robinson
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Bio & Geothermal
Biomass Energy: Pros, Cons and How It’s Used
Updated September 2026. Biomass is the oldest energy source humans have used: burning wood for heat and cooking. Today it covers any…
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Storage & Grid
EV Battery Technology in 2026: Chemistries, Costs and What’s Next
Updated September 2026. The battery is the heart of an electric car. It decides how far the car goes, how fast it…
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Empowering Education: The Green Revolution in Schools through Renewable Energy Initiatives
Empowering Education: The Green Revolution in Schools through Renewable Energy Initiatives In recent years, the world has witnessed a significant…
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June 2023 News
The energy field constantly evolves, with new technologies and developments always emerging. Here are some of the latest news stories from the…
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Hydro & Ocean
Seafloor Mining: Battery Metals and the Deep-Sea Debate
Updated September 2026. Batteries, wind turbines and power lines need huge amounts of nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese. Scattered across parts of…
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Hydro & Ocean
The Three Gorges Dam: Power, Floods and Controversy
I wrote the first version of this in March 2023, before visiting the dam that April. Updated September 2026. The Three Gorges…
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Energy Futures
Carbon Sequestration: Capturing and Storing CO₂
The alarming increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels has led to an urgent need for innovative solutions to mitigate climate change.…
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Solar
247Solar Plant™
47Solar Plant™ has its origins at MIT, and the co-founder of the original company in 2001 that developed the technology was an…
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Storage & Grid
Flywheel Energy Storage Basics
For several years I worked as a consultant for Beacon Power, a flywheel energy storage company. Their early model was flywheels buried…
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