✍️There's something SERIOUSLY exciting happening in the world of batteries: an innovation that could pave the way for incredibly energy-dense, fast-charging cells in our cars and smartphones.
But there's a catch; quite a big one.
A deep dive into silicon batteries🔋
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But there's a catch; quite a big one.
A deep dive into silicon batteries🔋
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The Technological Revolution that could Supercharge the World's Batteries
Silicon carbon batteries are a real game-changer. But they also have a big problem. To see why, you need to dive deep inside a battery. So let's do that.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
✍️There's something SERIOUSLY exciting happening in the world of batteries: an innovation that could pave the way for incredibly energy-dense, fast-charging cells in our cars and smartphones.
But there's a catch; quite a big one.
A deep dive into silicon batteries🔋
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
But there's a catch; quite a big one.
A deep dive into silicon batteries🔋
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
Campbell's Soup, tin cans and tariffs.
Here's the story of the unexpected economic chain reaction that links the closure of a blast furnace in Wales with one of the most iconic American products in history... open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
Here's the story of the unexpected economic chain reaction that links the closure of a blast furnace in Wales with one of the most iconic American products in history... open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
Tinned Soup and Tariffs
A dive down the rabbit hole of what it actually takes to make a seemingly simple supermarket product - and what happens when that product gets embroiled in a trade war
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June 20, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Campbell's Soup, tin cans and tariffs.
Here's the story of the unexpected economic chain reaction that links the closure of a blast furnace in Wales with one of the most iconic American products in history... open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
Here's the story of the unexpected economic chain reaction that links the closure of a blast furnace in Wales with one of the most iconic American products in history... open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
This is excellent on the history of Britain as an energy superpower and how it wasted North Sea Oil open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
How not to use your time as an energy superpower
Some countries use their energy riches to invest for the future and support the next generation. Then there's what Britain did.
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April 15, 2024 at 9:22 AM
This is excellent on the history of Britain as an energy superpower and how it wasted North Sea Oil open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
April 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Another great article on material challenges in new technology - The Technological Revolution that could Supercharge the World's Batteries by @edconway.bsky.social 🧪🔌💡
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
The Technological Revolution that could Supercharge the World's Batteries
Silicon carbon batteries are a real game-changer. But they also have a big problem. To see why, you need to dive deep inside a battery. So let's do that.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Another great article on material challenges in new technology - The Technological Revolution that could Supercharge the World's Batteries by @edconway.bsky.social 🧪🔌💡
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
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Vous ne lirez pas mieux sur kes conséquences des décisions chinoises concernant les terres rares open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
The Rare Earths crisis and what it teaches us
How much of a big deal is China's latest salvo in the global trade war? And will it backfire?
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Vous ne lirez pas mieux sur kes conséquences des décisions chinoises concernant les terres rares open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
The Missing Pipe
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The Missing Pipe
A short history of how Britain chose the wrong heating system a century ago, and why we are unnecessarily sweating our way through a heatwave in 2026
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June 26, 2026 at 7:54 AM
The Missing Pipe
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‘Really, we should be calling them “temperature pumps”, since “heat” is only half of what they do’
(I didn’t realize the UK was so focused on air-to-water heat pumps)
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(I didn’t realize the UK was so focused on air-to-water heat pumps)
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
The Missing Pipe
A short history of how Britain chose the wrong heating system a century ago, and why we are unnecessarily sweating our way through a heatwave in 2026
open.substack.com
June 27, 2026 at 6:06 PM
‘Really, we should be calling them “temperature pumps”, since “heat” is only half of what they do’
(I didn’t realize the UK was so focused on air-to-water heat pumps)
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
(I didn’t realize the UK was so focused on air-to-water heat pumps)
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
America still needs Canadian oil. Here's why
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America still needs Canadian oil. Here's why
And why the tariffs on Canada could plausibly lead to America doing deals with considerably more shady countries. A dive into the weird and wonderful world of heavy oil
open.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
America still needs Canadian oil. Here's why
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open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
Why European politicians bow to Trump's demand for diesel:
https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-diesel-weapon?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=114c8
@muellertadzio
https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-diesel-weapon?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=114c8
@muellertadzio
The Diesel Weapon
Why a rather unglamorous fuel is suddenly at the centre of a transatlantic power struggle, and why this matters for all of us
edconway.substack.com
October 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Why European politicians bow to Trump's demand for diesel:
https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-diesel-weapon?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=114c8
@muellertadzio
https://edconway.substack.com/p/the-diesel-weapon?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=114c8
@muellertadzio
August 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
As usual @EdConway is magnificent at this stuff.
September 7, 2026 at 6:48 AM
As usual @EdConway is magnificent at this stuff.
yeah I was pretty surprised after reading this. heat pumps for hot water is a different world than heat pumps for air open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
The Missing Pipe
A short history of how Britain chose the wrong heating system a century ago, and why we are unnecessarily sweating our way through a heatwave in 2026
open.substack.com
June 28, 2026 at 1:09 AM
yeah I was pretty surprised after reading this. heat pumps for hot water is a different world than heat pumps for air open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
This is a great article here from @edconway.bsky.social
Absolutely essential reading 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
#econsky
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Absolutely essential reading 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
#econsky
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The Most Important Chart in the World
Finally we're starting to put figures on how much other countries are helping their industries. Now let's start discussing what to do about it.
open.substack.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is a great article here from @edconway.bsky.social
Absolutely essential reading 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
#econsky
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Absolutely essential reading 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
#econsky
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Perhaps people should read this. We can certainly reduce our dependence on fossil fuels but we can’t eliminate it anytime soon. open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
Welcome to the Material World
More, I hope, than just a book
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March 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Perhaps people should read this. We can certainly reduce our dependence on fossil fuels but we can’t eliminate it anytime soon. open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
Doncha just love late capitalism...
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What Andy Burnham's £80 T-shirt really tells us
This isn't just a story about expensive clothes. It's about where things are made, about why you can't really trust what it says on the label and about what happens after the "end of geography"
open.substack.com
August 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Doncha just love late capitalism...
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open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
Well worth a read in the current US - Canada trade situation, and for Resource security...
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
America still needs Canadian oil. Here's why
And why the tariffs on Canada could plausibly lead to America doing deals with considerably more shady countries. A dive into the weird and wonderful world of heavy oil
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Well worth a read in the current US - Canada trade situation, and for Resource security...
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
"one gallon of good oil" per porpoise 🐋 will maybe make me think a bit next time I put a few gallons (of diff oil) in the car. And maybe a place to note that sperm oil was still used in jet engines in the 70s open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
No, Kerosene did NOT save the Sperm Whale
How we carried on exploiting sperm whales long after the conventional wisdom said we'd stopped. Forgotten Material #1
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:53 AM
"one gallon of good oil" per porpoise 🐋 will maybe make me think a bit next time I put a few gallons (of diff oil) in the car. And maybe a place to note that sperm oil was still used in jet engines in the 70s open.substack.com/pub/edconway...
Have a long read of this.
Ed Conway is economics editor of Sky and I first found him when he was doing DJ mixes from Harvard more than a decade ago. His stuff is always interesting.
Rule of thumb - always read Ed Conway
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...?
Ed Conway is economics editor of Sky and I first found him when he was doing DJ mixes from Harvard more than a decade ago. His stuff is always interesting.
Rule of thumb - always read Ed Conway
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...?
The Factory We Had to Build Again
Rachel Reeves, John Healey, and the surprising story of Britain’s return to manufacturing. With some big explosions along the way
open.substack.com
July 21, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Have a long read of this.
Ed Conway is economics editor of Sky and I first found him when he was doing DJ mixes from Harvard more than a decade ago. His stuff is always interesting.
Rule of thumb - always read Ed Conway
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...?
Ed Conway is economics editor of Sky and I first found him when he was doing DJ mixes from Harvard more than a decade ago. His stuff is always interesting.
Rule of thumb - always read Ed Conway
open.substack.com/pub/edconway...?