Technology

Permanent profiles of the technologies that matter.

How each technology works, where it stands commercially, its limits and its trajectory.

Technology covers the hardware and software changing energy systems, from advanced conductors and grid-forming inverters to new battery chemistries, heat pumps and grid management software.

The common question across this hub is readiness: whether a technology works in a lab, in a pilot or at commercial scale, and what it costs at each stage. Briefs explain how each technology works, what problem it solves and which barriers remain. Guides on round-trip efficiency, iron-air batteries and floating offshore wind give background on several technologies covered here.