Fusion or Fiction
Fusion or fiction – can fusion actually provide essentially high quantities of low emission electricity. Or is another 30 years of research needed
Hydrogen for Home Heating
Sophisticated modelling shows hydrogen for home heating is a non starter except in a few use cases and heatpumps and batteries provide a more effective solution to home energy use.
IEA Forecasts Wrong by 7 Times
IEA have consistently under forecast the increase in solar panels (PV) globally by 7,000 times. in 2009, they forecast just 30GW of solar. In 2023 there will be over 440 GW installed. How do they get is so wrong?
Arctic Ice Cover Gone in 20 Years
A June 2023 article concludes sea ice will be sbsent in September as early as a decade, contradicting IPPC 6 conclusion it would not be until mid century. Lack of sea ice has major implications for climate change and weather
Food Disruption Impacts
The food revolution by precision fermentation will be the most profound of the 4 disruptions occuring. By 2030 the dairy industry will be bankrupt. By 2035 land used for beef and dairy farming will be not used.
Low Investment in Renewables By Oil Companies
Oil companies talk about changing to renewable energy but their investment in new energy is low to zero. Their claims should be dismissed as greenwashing.
EV Surges 2023 Q1
Electric battery vehicles (BEV) continue their exponentional growth in Q1 2023 with some countries (Norway) over 90% and China, the largest car market globally over 30% new sales BEV
Fully Electric or Hybrid
Toyota argues that for emissions reduction hybrids are more effective than battery electric vehicle as more can be manufactured as batteries are constrained. Greenwashing.
Top 20 China EV Manufacturers
The top 20 Chinese EV manufactures incresased sales by 82% from 2021 to 2022 and most of these sales were domestic. As the domestic market increases, more of these will be exported to other countries
Pipistrel Electric Plane
The Pipistrel electric plane is the first certified electric plane for pilot training with 80km range and 50 minutes flying time.
Nuclear Renaissance v4.0
Nuclear Renaissance v4.0 is sweeping the USA and UK. Even in Australia, some are pushing the barrow. Yet the data is unambiguous. Nuclear is 6-8 times more costly than renewables. Uninsurable. Old technology.
Chinese Cars are Coming to UK
At the Fully Charged show in UK, the Chinese cars are coming. BYD, Geely, Great Wall, and SAIC all demonstrated new models addressing different market segments. Korean cars are already annouced.
Hydrogen Motorcycle Engines
Hydrogen for transportation won’t die, and the big 4 Japanese motorcycle manufacturers have joined together to develop hydrogen engines for motorcycles. But Why?
Hydrogen Cult Madness
Is Hydrogen like a cult? Hydrogen cult madness? Proponents claim that H2 will solve the renewable energy transition challenges but the science evidence it wont.
Direct Air Capture – Unproven
DAC is at best unproven and more likely a strategy by major oil companies to delay meaningful reduction in green house gas emissions
Bard AI Model from Google
The race with AI is continuing to run with Google releasing Bard in May 2023 competing with Microsoft Bing and Open AI ChatGPT4. Bard provides integration with Gmail and Google Docs and enhances programming support
Innovative Toroid Propeller Design
The innovative toroid propeller design for drones from MIT and for boats by Sharrow Marine show R&D continues to improve efficiency and will have a major impact on drones and shipping.
Ethanol Worse than Gasoline for Global Warming
Is ethanol worse than gasoline for global warming? Turns out it is worse! A recent publication showed that corn ethanol compared with petroleum products increased: So while it is clear ethanol mixtures for gasoline is bad policy, ethanol continues to be used in transportation due to the large
Gravity Batteries With Heavy Blocks
Gravity batteries using heavy blocks has moved from pilot phase to the first 2 demonstration plans in China (100MWh) and in USA. Watch their progress.
Grid Batteries Rapid Increase
The latest figures from Tesla show a rapid increase in the amount of grid storage deployed globally in the first quarter of 2023. Over 160GWh backlog in Tesla orders and over 300GWh projects announced for all batteries