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September 2019

New Breakthroughs Push Battery Technology Forward

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Improved energy storage is possibly the Holy Grail of the industry at this particular time for a variety of reasons. Designers want to make smaller products, but are limited by battery size; there is an expected shortage of Lithium just as the demand from the electric car market is about to increase dramatically; th

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09/30/2019

Taking Stock of Bernie Sanders' "Green New Deal"

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

Feeling the Bern? The progressive firebrand’s 16.3 trillion “Green New Deal” is about to act as the ultimate litmus test. Whether you agree with Bernie Sanders or not – we’re not in the business of discussing politics at PSD – it’s worth discussing a plan that could end up costing nearly 80% of th

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09/30/2019

Huge Technology Investment is Not Short of Critics

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

As well as writing about technology, I try to keep up with the latest news from the sector. Personally, I’m more interested in the technology itself, rather than the business side of things, but I also try keep up with that side when I can. This month, one article caught my eye, in fact it made me do a double ta

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09/03/2019

A Solar-Powered Spacecraft Inspired by Golden Age of Sail

In space, power is everything – supplies are limited and a recharge is difficult or impossible, so renewable energy is critical. And what’s the most abundant source of energy in the galaxy? The sun. This is hardly a revelation – we’ve tinkered with solar power since the earliest days of the space pro

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09/03/2019