Direct lithium extraction is used in land based brines by a number of companies, but the vision is that the ocean has huge quantities, or could be extracted as part of desalination.
Lithium From Seawater Demonstrated Read More »
Coal plants are decreasing globally but that does not stop the false information that coal plants are increasing. The number of retirements is greater than new plants. For a full detailed analysis check out Global Energy Monitor.
Coal Plants Are Increasing Globally is False Information Read More »
Nuclear is often touted as clean but published studies show that it is worse than wind and can be as high as gas.
Life Cycle Analysis of Nuclear Read More »
Life cycle analysis shows solar panels and inveerters recover the embedded carbon in less than 11 months, or even more for the latest panels. Published by Fraunhofer and demonstrating solar systems are positive for up to 40 years.
Life Cycle Analysis for Solar Panels and Inverters Read More »
The total battery capacity for grid home and transportation is about 300TWh of batteries. This will take 10 years of manufacturing and ongoing of about 30TWh per year. Tesla aims to provide 10% of that battery capacity.
Batteries for Electrification is 300TWh According to Elon Musk Read More »
CATL announcement of their Qilin battery pack to be in production by 2023 exceeds Tesla’s 4680 battery and both exceed all other global batteries
Top 2 EV Batteries Globally Read More »
AI is expected to lift knowledge worker productivity by 140% by 2030. AI training has decreased by over 65% per year since 2015 and models which cost $5m now would cost $500 by 2030.
AI Economic Improvement In Knowledge Workers Read More »
Electri motors make sense for propulsion on the water – and Torqueedo is the global leader in electric boats. Battery weight and energy storage has limited the more widespread adoption, but with major personal sportscraft Bombideer bringing out models by 2026 expect to see more
Electric Boats Are Slowly Coming to Market Read More »
Electrical management systems have evolved from their large diesel engine power plant buinsess. They have flexible energ
Electrical Management Systems Key to Efficiency Read More »
Thin film solar ought to be a third of the cost of conventional PV panels and as low as 5 to 7 cents per Watt. 20 years in development and recently invested in by FFI from Fortescue Minerals Group.
Low Cost Solar With Thin Film Read More »
The cost of hydrogen is a key metric if hydrogen can be used as long term storage in the energy supply mix to overcome long durations of lack of sun or wind for renewable energy generation
Hydrogen Battery Storage Read More »
Wind turbines do kill birds but are not the bird shredders especailly of rare birds such as raptors (eagles, kites). Painting one of the blades black reduced raptor / eagle deaths by over 70%.
Feral cats remain the most lethal risk to birds.
Wind Turbines Kill Birds – Fact or Fiction Read More »
A major global disruption will be the exit of coal from thermal electricity generations. Much coal is consumed within the country, but the 6 major exporters of coal will be impacted the most. New mines will not replace the loss of existing coal mines.
Mines To Reduce 80 Percent Read More »
The EU commission has voted to ban sales of all internal Combustion engines in cars buses trucks motorcycles by 2035 to achieve the carbon emissions reduction by 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels.
EU Bans ICE Vehicles by 2035 Read More »
Tesla and Ford are the only 2 american car companies that have not gone bankrupt. A number of aspiring EV companies at high financial risk as they move from protoptype to production hell.
EV Startups going Broke Read More »
China has invested heavily in coal for electricity over the past 30 years but has made the switch to renewable energy and targets all new energy from renewable sources by 2025 and net zero by 2060.
China Renewable Energy Plan Read More »
Nuclear power is subsidized in most countries by billions of dollars, and ultimately consumers pay for this in small amounts in their power bills. All countries pay nuclear subsidies, often due to the use of nuclear power to create their own nuclear weapons.
Nuclear Power Subsidies are Huge Read More »
Precision fermentation will see a collapse in the existing farming systems. With protein and fat made in fermentation vats, 90% of agriculture will cease. Regeneis of the vast areas of agriculture can regenerate.
Food and Agriculture Disruption by Fermentation Read More »
An image can say a thousand words – and facts and figures won’t sway a climate denier or climate delayer. But humour may do. Lets see
Memes for Climate Deniers and Delayers Read More »
We have burnt rocks for a million years and every year we burn 500 years of the products of the carbonaceas period as fossil fuel. Renewable energy is not fuel. It harnesses energy from the nuclear sun. Batteries can store it. RE stops energy poverty.
Stop Burning Rocks for Energy Read More »
