Third Derivative
2025
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Steel, an alloy of iron and carbon, has shaped our physical world and global economies since its discovery over 3,000 years ago. Society’s dependence on this material’s unique blend of strength, durability, and conductivity has…
US Policy
2025
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As people throughout the United States worry about the cost of energy, it’s time to solve the problem.
Climate Finance
2025
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On the shores of the Caribbean and Pacific, two CFAN Advisors, out of a cohort of twenty globally, are steering their respective countries and regions toward resilience. Rowena Tolentino in The Bahamas and Manon Marcadet…
Spark Chart
2025
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The United States is entering into a new era in which energy, manufacturing, and computing are converging into a single growth engine: the “electro-industrial” stack. Investment is clustering where policy reliability, regulatory ease, economic capacity,…
Climate Aligned Industries
2025
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Highlights With its largely renewable grid, strong political support for low-carbon hydrogen, and abundant freshwater and biogenic carbon supply, Brazil is set to be a globally competitive e-fuel producer. Momentum for Brazil’s e-fuel opportunity was…
Transportation
2025
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Last month, Illinois lawmakers brought the Chicago transit system back from the brink of financial insolvency largely by deploying one transformative solution: shifting transport revenues away from excess roadway construction and instead into turbocharging the…
Africa
2025
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The Community-Centric Minigrid Toolkit provides a practical guide and insights into designing and implementing community-centric minigrids in Africa.
Strategic Insights
2025
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The year’s most authoritative report on Energy Efficiency is out, and it highlights a stark contrast between what is happening and what is possible. The International Energy Agency (IEA)’s annual report highlights…
General
2025
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How small shifts in charging schedules can enable faster trucking electrification and lower costs for both fleets and utilities.
Islands
2025
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Insights from RMI's Caribbean Regional Transition Scenario report show how adoption of renewables can unlock energy independence and long-term prosperity by 2035.