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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Mark is covering the sustainable energy business with an eye on the disruptive forces that echo the tumultuous world of telecoms, media and technology he watched for much of the last decade. Powerful incumbents face threats from upstarts and new technology, amid an uncertain regulatory environment. He has blogged for the CBS site CBS SmartPlanet and for The Alvin Weinberg Foundation and publishes in TIME Magazine, The Guardian and many others:


CBS SmartPlanet - blog
Daily blog posts on energy and environment - wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal, biofuel, water, agriculture, politics, rare earth minerals and more.
CBS SmartPlanet

The Alvin Weinberg Foundation - blog
Insightful news and analysis on alternative, safer and superior forms of nuclear power
The Alvin Weinberg Foundation

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The U.S. is helping China build a novel, superior nuclear reactor
The Department of Energy is dusting off one of the old betamaxes of nuclear technology: The molten salt reactor. But with political will lacking at home, it will rise in China.
Feb. 2, 2015

Fortune

Startup nuclear energy companies auger safer, cheaper atomic power
Maverick reactor firms promise to cut the CO2 cord with novel designs. Tiny LPP Fusion from New Jersey is even crowdfunding.
July 3, 2014
Fortune

Government watchdog: U.S. slipping in nuclear energy innovation
The U.S. Department of Energy risks missing a deadline for a prototype “advanced reactor” while China, Russia make progress, the Government Accountability Office says.
June 27, 2014
Fortune

Benefits of thorium as alternative nuclear fuel are "overstated"
A report on thorium's potential says the UK should continue to research the technology but downplays proponents' claims
Sept. 13, 2012
The Guardian

Richard Branson urges Obama to back next generation nuclear
Billionaire pushes for the technology in letter to White House that says integral fast reactors are clean, inexpensive and safe
July 20, 2012
The Guardian

Iranian team to collaborate with US company on nuclear fusion project
New Jersey company says it has permission for unique partnership to work toward the holy grail of energy sources
May 25, 2012
The Guardian

Lufthansa to become first airline to run regular biofuel flights
Daily Hamburg-Frankfurt route will be the first passenger service to run on a blend of biofuel and conventional fuel
July 8, 2011

The Guardian

Biofuel jet to make first non-stop trans-ocean flight
Plane will fly from US to Paris air show in first long-distance test of aviation biofuels
June 17, 2011

The Guardian

Charging the electric car revolution
A UK-based company hopes developments in wireless charging could transform the fortunes of the electric car
June, 2011

Physicsworld

Stainless Steel?
The industry searches for new technology to radically reduce greenhouse gases
Jan. 28, 2011

TIME

Rising From the Ashes
Now for the good news about Iceland’s volcano: the country’s vast renewable power could help it climb out of its economic tar pit
Jan. 14, 2011

TIME

Norway's Power Push
Is osmosis the answer to the world's energy shortage?
Dec. 6, 2010

TIME

Geothermal project targets radioactive granite
Oct. 14, 2010

Physicsworld

World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers: 10 Start-Ups That Will Change Your Life - Novacem Bakes Cool and Carbon-Free Cement
Sept. 10, 2010

TIME

UK Treasury lukewarm on plan for Iceland to pay debt in energy
Think-tank suggests £2.3bn owed from the collapse of Icesave could be paid in green electricity
April 04, 2010

Independent on Sunday

Solar Power: Sunshine’s Cloudy Days
Jan. 25, 2010

TIME

BP's sun king reflects on solar power's future
The solar industry has to drive down costs and wean itself off subsidies, the chief executive of the oil giant's photovoltaic business says.
Dec. 06, 2009

Independent on Sunday

The 40-year project to tap the sunlight of North Africa
Dec. 06, 2009
(read the first paragraph as a headline)
Independent on Sunday

'We're mining for heat in Cornwall'
Energy firm plans geothermal power plant to feed the UK grid and help regenerate a local community.
Oct. 11, 2009

Independent on Sunday

Take Me To The River
Can the mighty Congo be tapped for power without destroying the fragile ecosystems?
May 10, 2004

TIME

World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers, Changing the Face of the World More Power To You
Dec. 07, 2003

TIME