The Energy Transition Has a Building and Lending Problem
While the mechanics of the energy transition are largely resolved and capital is abundant, projects frequently falter in the conceptual chasm between an engineer’s physical asset and a...
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The Energy Transition Has a Building and Lending…
While the mechanics of the energy transition are largely resolved and…
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Tanzania’s Flood-Prone Communities Turn to Drone Maps for…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — When heavy rain falls in Tandale,…
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Solar and Biogas: A Stronger Energy Partnership for…
The global energy transition is increasingly focused on advanced batteries, green…
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Your Questions About Agrivoltaics Answered
Are agrivoltaics feasible in countries with lots of smallholder farms, like…
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Ghana’s Businesses Don’t Always Need Costly Tech. Here’s…
Across Africa, governments are promoting industrialization while encouraging businesses to reduce…
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A Data-Driven Approach to Plastic Recycling
Sustainability can be a difficult target to hit when managing plastic…
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Designing Sanitation Around Women’s Health, Safety and Dignity
Successful infrastructure design is often evaluated through visible results: the number…
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Your Questions About Future-Proofing Critical Minerals Answered
How will demand and supplies for critical minerals change in the…
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Komal Shah’s Path from Idea to an Award-Winning…
In an antenatal care center in Bangalore, meeting women with untreated…
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Designing Sustainability into Every Stage of Product Development
Sustainability is shaped by thousands of decisions made throughout product development,…
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A New Desalination Approach Produces Freshwater Without Brine
Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a new solar-thermal…
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Electricity and Training Are Linked to Lower Neonatal…
A neonatal mortality study from Sierra Leone adds evidence to some…
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Designing Second-Life Battery Projects in the Global South
Second-life batteries from electric vehicles, telecom systems, and other sources are…
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FAO Warns Hormuz Could Trigger a Global Food…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is…
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Technology that Doesn’t Compromise With the Environment
One of the quiet successes of economic development so far has…
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Ten Standout Sustainable Technologies at the UN STI…
This year’s Call for Innovations for the Sustainable Development Goals attracted…
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The Scalability Metrics Early-Stage Innovators Should Know
There are early signs that reveal whether an innovation is likely…
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What 924 Startups Reveal About Tech for Sustainable…
An unusual set of data has led to a thoughtful analysis…
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This Machine Turns Farm Waste Into Transport Fuel…
Inland past the cliffs and fishing ports on Britanny’s coast, a…
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E4C’s Hackathon Winners Prioritize Human-in-the-Loop AI
The strongest solutions in the E4C AI Pilot Hackathon incorporated a…
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Research Brief: Agrivoltaics in Southeast Asia Could Generate…
Shading crops with solar panels in Southeast Asia could generate more…
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My Journey into the Engineering for Change Fellowship
Editor’s note: Hargun Kaur wrote about her experience as a 2025…
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Debunking the Engineers Vs. Systems Divide
Experts examining rural water supply projects upended the perceived divide between…
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The Hormuz Crisis Hits the World’s Poorest First
Nearly half of the global population is left out of discussions…
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E4C’s Hackathon Takes a Step Into the Global…
2026 E4C AI Pilot Hackathon April 8: Registration Deadline April…
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This Startup Turns Farm Emissions into Methanol
Hago Energetics is rethinking the problem of methane on farms as…
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Promising Prototypes to Watch in 2026
Each year, Engineering for Change publishes a list of a few…
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Low-Energy Cooling Chambers Cut Post-Harvest Food Loss
Three cooling chamber prototypes are tested and shown to keep produce…
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Your Questions About the Electrification of Industry Answered
How efficient are today’s electric industrial heat technologies? Will surging electricity…
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How E4C’s Learning Program Leverages the EOP Framework
We leveraged the Engineering for One Planet Framework for our Fellowship…
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Early Adopters Wanted to Explore Our New AI…
For the past 15 years, we have amassed troves of knowledge…
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Kenya Paves the Way Toward an EV Future
The electric vehicle (EV) innovation race has trended as a battle…
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Ending the Myth that Gender Is a Distraction…
There is a persistent myth in water infrastructure design that says…
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IEA Says One-Third of Tech Needed to Hit…
In its updated Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario, the International…
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Kenyan Electronics Manufacturing Surges Ahead
When it comes to electronics manufacturing, Asia Pacific countries—especially China, along…
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Your Questions About the Clean Industrial Revolution Answered
What bottlenecks impede clean industry in low- and middle-income countries? How…
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Experts Call for Technical Education Reform
Young people may be unprepared for the shift underway as artificial…
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Is it Pointless to Charge EVs with Fossil…
One argument I’ve heard against buying and driving electric vehicles is…
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A Davos Vision of Prosperity that Leaves No…
A credible vision of global prosperity must confront the breakdown of…
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India’s Dirty Clean Energy Transition
Two contradictory trends have emerged from India’s energy transition. In one,…
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