FT Energy Source

How to build an artificial tree

Can you build the equivalent of 37,000 trees into a suitcase? A tiny start-up founded by three Stanford graduates believes its lab holds the secret to reducing climate change. Their technology turns unwanted CO2 into useful products such as car parts, trainers, and alcohol


Energy Source is FT's trusted destination on essential news, forward-thinking analysis and insider intelligence around the world's most indispensable business. The channel combines independent reporting by FT journalists with expert insights from global electricity group Iberdrola.

Related Content

About FT Channels

FT Channels, a partnership destination that combines impactful and enriching multimedia content to spark curiosity and encourage discovery. Each vertical brings expert insights from the Financial Times and our Partners into the most pressing issues of our time.

Follow Us

FT Energy Source

FT Channels, a partnership destination that combines impactful and enriching multimedia content to spark curiosity and encourage discovery. Each vertical brings expert insights from the Financial Times and our Partners into the most pressing issues of our time.


Energy Source is FT's trusted destination on essential news, forward-thinking analysis and insider intelligence around the world's most indispensable business. The channel combines independent reporting by FT journalists with expert insights from global electricity group Iberdrola.