Journalism
Sustainable transport,
renewable energy,
global resources, migration & geopolitics
English / German
Hyundai Elevator, article on electrive.com
Years of researching suburban near-future scenarios have enabled Carrie Hampel to see how energy and transport systems are the circulatory systems of the global human creature. She looks at interconnected issues in the transition off fossil fuels, as well as reporting the latest news in zero-emission transport technology and renewable energy.
With personal essays and over 3000 news and feature articles for international trade publications online and in print in English and German, her articles have been published in 7 languages, and cited in over 40 academic papers, several governmental policy papers, and numerous Wikipedia pages on new and emerging technology.
Features (selection)
Electric vehicle and renewable energy news
UP: Bringing everyone on board
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With Europe’s grids ripe for upgrade and expansion, pv magazine’s Carrie Hampel examines community acceptance of energy infrastructure projects and some of the issues involved. Communication between communities and stakeholders is a two-way street.
July 6, 2024 Carrie Hampel
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2025 electrive.com – Study on climate advantages of electric cars held back
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2018-2025 electrive.com – news desk (list + links)
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2024 ESS-news – news desk (list + links)
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2023 pv magazine Australia – news desk (list + links)
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2019 electrive.com – The last dinosaur
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Will the green hydrogen dream take shape?
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After a global flurry of green hydrogen announcements, fuel cell company insolvencies, and a sharp market reassessment, solar developers are questioning near-term green hydrogen demand. pv magazine’s Carrie Hampel takes a look at the international landscape.
April 5, 2025 Carrie Hampel
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Hydrogen fuel cell aircraft – what for and when?
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With increasing fuel prices and climate change, the aviation industry is having to look at life after fossil fuels but is facing a particularly tough challenge – passenger aircraft needs to be light and very safe, and what about longer distances? We asked aviation insiders where hydrogen fits in.
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Battery reuse and recycling expands to scale in China
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China is faced with an enormous wave of batteries ready for reuse and recycling stemming from the world’s largest EV uptake starting around six years ago. In the last six months, the Chinese government has issued a series of new directives to ensure the battery reuse and recycling industries can effectively expand to scale.
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Personal Essays
Berliner Zeitung English edition 2020
Do you belong here?
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Berlin Do you belong? Why? Personally, deep down, I’m never sure if I do.
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I’m a bit of a freak. I literally used to be a circus strong woman. I’m definitely human, that much I’m sure of. Maybe some of us would sometimes like to disown the human race, in all of our writhing and awkward convulsions as the world inexorably changes around us. But if you’re feeling uncomfortable with the state of the world right now, you’re probably human.
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Humans have a fundamental need to belong. It’s how we survive. Without belonging to a group, even a family or friendship group, who will look after us? Who will stand up for us?
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EXBerliner Magazine 2015:
Feminise the Streets!
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Testosterone increases our physical strength and ability to take risks. But large quantities of it should not be a prerequisite for using public streets. Now don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against testosterone. For a woman, I probably have a shitload of it.
I’m 185cm, I weigh 95kg and I’m an adrenalin junkie with the reflexes of a lobotomised duck. But with good balance and good choices I manage to cruise through the streets on my bicycle with a sense of freedom, speed, and yes – finesse.
When I had a discussion on helmets with an equally bike-obsessed male counterpart, (he wears one, I don’t), he said he had broken almost every bone in his body in bike accidents, whereas I have broken none. Not more than a graze in 35 years of intense bicycle riding. So there may be something feminine about my level of risk-taking that makes the difference in my safety as a cyclist. And being a mother has probably increased my empathy for other road users.
But I also have an advantage: I have an unusually low and loud voice – something most women, elderly people and children don’t have. I remember reading a report on how women get more involved in traffic accidents because they don’t yell or, if they do, are not loud enough. I can yell REALLY LOUDLY before a clueless turning truck driver smushes my intestines. And I physically take up more space with my size and look like I could throw my bike through any window if sufficiently pissed off. But frankly, YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BELLOW LIKE A BIRTHING COW AND PUFF YOURSELF UP LIKE A TURKEY to stay safe on the streets. In the end, the streets belong to everybody, don’t they?​​​​​
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