news from the future

30/04/2020 30/04/2020

Will nuclear energy replace fossil fuels? #AskAFuturist

In the latest episode in my #AskAFuturist series, Tim Panton asks: "Will nuclear energy replace fossil fuels? If so, will it be fission or fusion?"

02/04/2019 02/04/2019

Future Energy: Why batteries beat hydrogen

Hydrogen and fuel cells absolutely have a place in the future energy mix. But batteries will take the majority of the market share. Here's why.

28/02/2019 28/02/2019

Bright but bleak: futurism and climate change

It's hard to enjoy the weather when the climate presents such a threat. The solutions are frustratingly simple, just expensive.

03/12/2018 03/12/2018

Future batteries: new ways to store energy

Future batteries might store more and charge faster, or they might be built into the structure of our houses or vehicles.

21/02/2017 21/02/2017

Five trends for the future of energy

The future of energy is electric, distributed and local. according to this new report on the future of energy I have developed with CMS

08/02/2017 08/02/2017

Invisible luxury

Archive Note

The archive of posts on this site has been somewhat condensed and edited, not always deliberately. This blog started all the way back in 2006 when working full time as a futurist was still a distant dream, and at one point numbered nearly 700 posts. There have been attempts to reduce replication, trim out some weaker posts, and tell more complete stories, but also some losses through multiple site moves - It has been hosted on Blogger, Wordpress, Medium, and now SquareSpace. The result is that dates and metadata on all the posts may not be accurate and many may be missing their original images.

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