Is Sweden’s green tech in trouble?

Dec 16, 2024
Northvolt opened Europe’s first electric battery factory in 2022 but has laid off roughly 1,600 workers in recent months.
The Northvolt factory in Sweden. Over the last few months, Northvolt laid off around 1,600 workers.
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What makes a grid "smart"?

Apr 5, 2019
Advocates say the environmental benefit are compelling.
The power grid in California has held up under the test of a heatwave for now.
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What happens when a new technology that is better for the environment also eliminates jobs?

Feb 9, 2018
A union in California goes up against the rising tide of automation.
Longshoremen working on the ship COSCO Denmark at a non-automated terminal at the Port of Long Beach in 2010.
Photo courtesy of the Port of Long Beach