At first glance, it seems ridiculous that China has an infrastructure and construction problem. China spent 4.8 percent of GDP on inland transport infrastructure in […]
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Elevating Innovative Vertical Agriculture
There is quite a bit of buzz among investors, environmental activists, and technology enthusiasts about vertical agriculture. In a world with an increasing population and […]
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Geopolitics and Decarbonization
The Biden Administration has put forward an extremely ambitious plan for decarbonization, aiming to achieve a 100% clean energy electrical grid by 2035 and net-zero […]
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Electric Vehicles: Future or Fantasy?
Electric vehicle ownership in the United States is growing at a rapid pace. In 2022, 8 percent of new vehicle sales domestically were electric cars, […]
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The Unique U.S. Car Culture
America is undoubtedly a nation of cars. There are 908 motor vehicles per 1,000 people in this country, and it is only beaten out by […]
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Preparing Infrastructure for a New Kind of Natural Disaster: Solar Storms
Severe natural disasters are increasing in frequency –at least as measured by cost impact – in the United States, costing billions of dollars to infrastructure […]
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Water and Irrigation in the Western U.S.
The western United States needs more water. The 2022-2023 winter season brought record amounts of snowpack and has filled reservoirs across the west, but it […]
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21st Century Mining and the Renewable Energy Transition
Much of the developed world is undergoing an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable and technology-based natural energy sources. To date, 96 countries representing […]
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The Infrastructure of the Physical Internet
The Internet has become so entrenched in our daily lives that most people never reflect on the technological feats that allow it to happen. Around […]
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Water Batteries and the Renewable Energy Revolution
In 2013, wind and solar power combined to produce less than 5 percent of all U.S. utility-scale electricity. In 2022, that number was 13.6 percent. […]
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