Ecobiosystems

This channel covers ecosystems, biological systems, and natural resources in energy transition. Content includes nature-based climate solutions (forests, blue carbon, regenerative agriculture), circular economy, waste-to-energy, material recycling, water-energy-food nexus, biodiversity impacts of energy infrastructure, biomass sustainability, land use competition, soil carbon sequestration, and environmental impact assessment.

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3T Progress Index

A Framework for Interpreting Progress Under Structural Constraint

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36 Min
By: Alex Yang Liu
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The Carbon Transfer: When Decarbonization Becomes Recentralization

Public Access (Free Member) | Series: THE ROBOT COVENANT (Part 2 of 8) ◀️ Previous Article | ▶️Next Article | 📚 The Series Index Executive Summary This essay argues that automation is not just transforming production but reorganizing the geography of carbon. As human labor is replaced by machines, energy shifts from dispersed biological and

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18 Min
By: Alex Yang Liu, Caroline M. Whitaker
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The Broken Covenant: Water, Risk, and the Future of Desert Solar

Professional Tier | Series: THE DESERT DIVIDEND (Part 4 of 6) ◀️ Previous Article | ▶️ Next Article | 📚 The Series Index Executive Summary Water is not just an O&M line item—it is a covenant with the basin and its people. When developers model it appropriately, water can swing project IRRs by

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8 Min
By: Alex Yang Liu
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Four Battlegrounds, One Future: The Global Race to Master Ecological Arbitrage

Professional Tier | Series: THE DESERT DIVIDEND (Part 3 of 6) ◀️ Previous Article | ▶️ Next Article | 📚 The Series Index Executive Summary Desert solar has evolved beyond cheap electricity. A new value stack—energy, reliability, ecology, and data—has emerged as a distinct asset class. Success no longer follows national models or geographic

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22 Min
By: Alex Yang Liu
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Ecological Arbitrage: The Three Numbers Leading Investors Use to Rerate Desert Solar

Professional Tier | Series: THE DESERT DIVIDEND (Part 2 of 6) ◀️ Previous Article | ▶️ Next Article | 📚 The Series Index Executive Summary Solar in deserts extends beyond cheap land and abundant sun. Field operations reveal dynamics that standard financial models rarely capture. Three numbers reshape the economics: 3–6 years for ecological recovery,

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8 Min
By: Alex Yang Liu
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The Accidental Revolution: The Desert Rerate of Solar

Public Access | Series: THE DESERT DIVIDEND (Part 1 of 6) ◀️ Previous Article | ▶️ Next Article | 📚 The Series Index Executive Summary Desert solar farms are producing a paradox. Built on fragile land, they can generate measurable ecological shifts: cooler soil, higher moisture, and vegetation recovery. These are not miracles, but straightforward physics

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12 Min
By: Alex Yang Liu

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