I feel like I am frequently bombarded with news of new energy technologies that claim to be the solution to all of the challenges of the green energy transition. And if this new and perfect solution is coming up, why would we bother persevering with today’s non-perfect solutions? That’s why I want to talk a bit about Technology Readiness Levels, TRL. I think that when we don’t specifically focus on technology maturity, it can cause people to feel less positive towards current technologies, and divert resources away from their implementation. And this is important, because we don’t have time to wait for the future’s perfect technologies, we need action on climate change now.

I also have a written version of this article on Medium:
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If any of the technologies I mentioned are interesting to you, let me know in the comments because I could make a video on that technology in depth.

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Sources for images used and additional info on technologies:
0:17 Thermochromic windows [ Ссылка ]
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4:43 A lump of graphite, a graphene transistor, and a tape dispenser. Donated to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov in 2010.
4:48 Mengyao Zhong, et al "Interface coupling in graphene/fluorographene heterostructure for high-performance graphene/silicon solar cells" published in Nano Energy, 2016
5:30 Airbus hydrogen concept aircraft [ Ссылка ]
6:38 Electrified steel manufacturing from Boston Metal [ Ссылка ]
6:39 Small Modular Reactor from IAEA Advances in Small Modular Reactor Technology Developments 2020 [ Ссылка ]
7:25 Columbia Power Technologies, Inc. successfully demonstrated a 1:33 scale model of its v3.2 design wave energy converter's performance. NREL 24535
7:28 Columbia Power deployed an intermediate-scale prototype point absorber, code named SeaRay near Seattle, Washington to conduct sea trials. NREL 19381
7:37 IRENA Innovation Outlook Smart Charging for Electric Vehicles [ Ссылка ]
7:38 UHV Engineering Practices in China Zhenya Liu, in Ultra-High Voltage Ac/dc Grids, 2015
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7:54 Outdoor components of a residential air-source heat pump
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8:13 International Energy Agency

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