Moos Law for Food Disruption
Food disruption using precision fermentation is moving at Moos Law. Costs are coming down exponentialy and no end in sight for the biggest revolution since humans started farming animals.
Electric Ships
Coastal shipping with swap out electric container batteris have always been proposed to decarbonise shipping. Now the first 2 by Cosco are in production. 36 batteris, 24 Tonne CO2 per day less emissions
Robotic Surgery Revolution
Robotic surgery is saving lives but is a the beginning of the robotic revolution. Vicarious Surgical is planning to use their robot to do surgery from the inside for hernia repair. Surgery is currently 97% manual
Queensland Pumped Hydro Proposals
Queensland has announced 2 large pumped hydro schemes costing over $30 billion and not due to come onliine on 2029 to 2035. Large projects have major financial risks, but QLD is determned to have large capacity long term storage.
Green Steel with Carbon Capture Unlikely
Green steel produced by direct reduction is likely to have metallurgical coal become a stranded asset, as cost reductions and increasing technology improvements to make green steel viable.
Active Transport Challenges
Transport planners globally talk about active transport challenges to get people out of cars and into active transport (Walking, mobility devices, public transport. Cities have been designed for transport by cars, not for people.
Terraform’s Innovative Methane E-fuel
Terraform has announced a pilot solar powered synthetic methane gas process that could provide gas created from CO2 from air and not extraction from the earth.
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?