Platinum Group Metals PGM or PGE
Platium, palladium and other PGM are used in catalytic converters and others are in renewable energy systems. With most of the supply from South Africa and Russian, Australian miners are keen to supply.
Electric Buses Save Money
Electric buses have been widely adopted in China but the rest of the world has been slower in uptake. Over the past 12 months cities and governments have increased their support for wider adoptions.
Electric Motorcycles Coming Soon
Electric motorcycles are coming of age and matured to a point whre they have moved from the scooter replacement to higher end motorcycles. Missing is the noise, but not power, torque and enjoyment.
Hydrogen Storage and Transport Problems
Hydrogen is touted as a good storage mechanism and can be added to existing gas heating systems, for aircraft and for transportation. But there are serious issues and unreal optimism.
Electric Airplanes Flying Soon
Airlines generally lose money. So electric, low carbon airplanes are being developed to reduce fuel costs – the largest cost after capital costs. What’s the latest development?
Recycling Solar Panels and Wind Turbines
Recycling solar panels and wind turbines is a common arguement against renewable energy yet the industry has been steadily getting to 100% renewable components at end of life.
Food Disruption is Happening
Food disruption is happening now, and some fail to see that by 2025 that the dairy industry will shrink by 1/3 and the beef and dairy industry facing 90% reduction by 2030.
Offshore Wind Technology Opportunity
Wind powered electricity has been developed onshore, but the drive to offshore wind has picked up for 3 reasons. Decreased costs, no land impact and better wind profile
Cut 2 percent GDP Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Over $1.8 trillion is spent each year on environmental harmful subsidies or about 2% of GDP. Changing that 2% to protecting the environment and achiving net zero is a political imperative.
3 Disruptions 8 Technologies by Tony Seba
Disruption areas of energy, transportation, and food are driven by 8 technolologies that combine to change the planet. Solar, wind, batteries, automonous driving, precision fermentation and cellular agriculture.
Sea Level Rises are Inevitable
The IPPC paint a gloomy forecast and say sea level rises are inevitable and global warming will have sea levels rise extend for the next 2000 years.
Geothermal Energy Opportunities
Geothermal energy is used in many countries. Quaise is intending to use gyrotron powered drilling to drill deeper to harness higher temperatures and pressure and convert fossil fuel stations to geothermal.
Is Tesla Market Cap Too High
Is Tesla market capitalization too high. Here are just relevant data to suggest that the vale is based on future earnings, 50% YOY growth plans and free cash. Tesla has margins higher than the industry.
Home and Community Battery Storage
Home and community battery is a smart way to reduce transmission costs and to improve reliablity of renewable energy. Losses in transmission are about 10% and batteries cost much the same whether close to consumers or at a solar farm.
Green Energy Saves $5400 per year
Green energy saves $5000 per year and Australia can do the Big Switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy with rooftop solar and batteries. Change is an increase wealth to households, not a cost.
2 Percent GDP for Net Zero
It looks like we need to spend 2 percent GDP for net zero or (1.5 degrees) of climate change. Climate Change challenge is a chronic worsening of the climate and 187 countries through Cop26 and the Paris Accord have targeted to hold climate change to net zero or
Recycling Effectiveness is Poor
Recycling effectiveness is poor because companies have passed the responsibility and cost of recycle / reuse onto consumers. Less than 7% of all plastic is recycled. Almost as much is dumped at sea. Time to change.
V2G Will Disrupt Electricity As We Know It
The advent of vehicle to grid technologies will disrupt the electric car and the electricity supply in Australia. This will be within 5 years is best prediction for the disruption occurring under our eyes.
Top 15 GreenWashing Claims
Greenwashing is rife. Here are 15 different ways fossil fuel industry enables greenwashing rather than reducing their own emissions. The Angry Clean Energy Guy has a great podcast and I summarise the podcast.
More Charging Stations than Gas Stations
There are more charging stations than gas stations in some countries. What is increasing though is the number of high power / fast charging power facilities. Every country is deploying hundreds or thousands.