Michael Puttré is a writer and editor based on Long Island, NY. He has been on staff for engineering and technology publications, including InformationWEEK, Mechanical Engineering, and Design News. He was chief editor of Custom Electronics Professional Magazine, The Journal of Electronic Defense, and Solar Industry Magazine. He has written feature articles for professional journals and magazines, including Scientific American. Michael now covers defense, space, energy, and environment issues for Discourse Magazine, a publication of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
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The Next Frontier in Energy Storage: Beyond Lithium-Ion’s Limitations
New battery technologies promise better, cheaper grid storage.
By Michael Puttré
Aug 12, 2024
Airhive
DOE Awards $1.5M for Carbon-Capture Tech Development
Tech accelerator and Department of Energy awardee AirMiners says the industry needs new ideas for direct air capture fast.
By Michael Puttré
Apr 26, 2024
Feed
U.S. Army Taps Oil Well Tech to Harness Geothermal Energy
Sage Geosystems has a Pentagon contract to investigate Ft. Bliss, TX as a site for a ‘dry rock’ geothermal power plant.
By Michael Puttré
Apr 24, 2024
Feed
First Light’s ‘Electric Gun’ Brings Fusion Power Closer
The advance ignites hopes that nuclear fusion reactions can be made using lower-power techniques in practical power plants.
By Michael Puttré
Apr 11, 2024
climate
AI-Powered Weather Forecasting Is The Next Big Thing In Finance
Venture capital firms are partnering with software engineers to train AI-driven machine learning systems to provide a competitive advantage in key industry sectors, particularly weather prediction, by using proprietary and unique data sources for focused and precise short- and long-term weather prediction not currently available from government sources.
By Michael Puttré
Mar 11, 2024
batteries
New Electric-Grid Batteries Turn Heat Into Light
Promising lower prices than lithium-ion, new battery tech stores excess wind and solar energy in molten metal and glowing carbon that powers photovoltaic cells.
By Michael Puttré
Feb 15, 2024
Andrew Johnson
WTO’s Efforts to Combat Overfishing Face Skepticism, Despite Promising Start
The World Trade Organization is working to combat overfishing through the crafting of trade rules backed by fines and sanctions, but disagreements on what constitutes a subsidy have slowed progress, prompting some experts to seek other remedies.
By Michael Puttré
Nov 29, 2023
batteries
7 Technologies for Fighting Climate Change
Advances in a number of climate technologies are moving humanity toward a cleaner, more prosperous future.
By Michael Puttré
Sep 15, 2023Newsletter Subscriptions
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