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Electrification | Ember
Electrification can refer to different processes depending on the context. For example, increasing electricity access in emerging economies. At Ember, we focus on a specific type of electrification: replacing fossil fuels with electricity in sectors like transport, heating and industry. This kind of electrification cuts emissions and improves energy efficiency by replacing fossil fuels with clean power.
How to Be an “Electrostate”
The term has two meanings, and policymakers risk picking the wrong one.
The growing Brics divide between carbon nations and electrostates
Energy systems can shape political institutions and make some nations more vulnerable to trade wars than others
Pax Electricana
The Middle Power Strategy for a Decentralised Electro-Industrial Order
The Electric Slide
The history, 99% decline, and future of the Electric Stack with Sam D'Amico
The Electric Slide
The history, 99% decline, and future of the Electric Stack with Sam D'Amico
Ten Brighter Ideas? An Explorable Explanation
As with many areas of public interest, the common wisdom surrounding energy conservation consists of myths and legends, rules of thumb and superstitions. We're given guidelines as soundbites, catchy but insubstantial. We trust them blindly, not knowing whether our actions make any significant impact.
Static! Designing for energy Awareness
From the boost of the first cup of coffee in the morning to the glow of a nightlight that keeps a child company after dark, much of our contemporary lifestyles is powered by electricity. Today, however, the economic and environmental costs of energy require us to think again. While recognizing the complex social functions and cultural forms of electricity in everyday life, the current challenge for design is to change practices and patterns of (over)consumption. Static! explores design as a basis for increasing awareness of energy. Familiar furnishings and products have been reinterpreted to materialize electricity, to make it more visible and tangible for people. The resulting series of conceptual design examples express the poetics – and politics – of everyday electricity consumption. A design research project at the Interactive Institute funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, Static! has proved to be a pioneer in opening a current and critical research area at the intersection of design, energy and information technology. This book presents the Static! design examples and perspectives on issues in (sustainable) design today. Grounded in passion and humor, as well as rigor and research, the book asks designers and consumers – that is, all of us – to rethink the form, and future, of electricity in the world around us. Editor: Ramia Mazé. Authors: Christina Öhman, Sara Backlund, Johan Redström, Ramia Mazé, Sara Ilstedt Hjelm, Sara Routarinne.
Will AI really consume more electricity than the US produces? - Poynter
President Trump said AI could need nearly twice the nation’s electricity, but credible projections put its future share at no more than 25%
How Xi sparked China’s electricity revolution
Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US
Global Electricity Review 2026 | Ember
Solar surge halts fossil generation rise as clean power meets all demand growth and renewables overtake coal
EnergyBus
EnergyBus is an open standard and purpose-made bus system for the electrical components in Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) such as pedelecs, e-bikes, e-scooters, and also for energy management systems. With a plug family, charge socket and a charging protocol based on CANopen, EnergyBus is specifical
The UK tech energy grab: how AI data centres are delaying the building of homes
Artificial intelligence infrastructure is being handed priority access to Britain's overwhelmed electricity grid, pushing housing down the list. But as the US shows, there's an alternative: make Big Tech pay for the power it needs. Report by Nicole Kobie
T1 Energy | Advanced American Solar & Battery Manufacturing
T1 Energy builds domestic solar and battery supply chains through advanced American manufacturing. Scalable, reliable, and low-cost energy for America.
