The Morning Lift — Friday, August 14, 2026

Four positive stories to start your morning: (1) New "SS-H2" stainless steel survives the electrolyzer and could cut green-hydrogen material cost ~40x; (2) India crosses 300 GW of non-fossil power capacity, past 60% of its 2030 goal; (3) Nearly 100-year-old Herron's Crown Theater reopens as a community theater in Collinsville, OK; (4) Miltiadis Tentoglou wins a 4th straight European long-jump title (8.44 m), most successful in event history.