Green Steel Easy to Abate?
Green steel shouild be viewed as fast-to-abate not hard-to-abort as is generally viewed. Using renewable energy reduces emissions in all parts of the steel refinery emissions.
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Can Legacy Automakers Ever Catch Tesla?
Tesla is leading the automotive industry in innovative manufacturing. EVs key focus is weight reduction. Will others catch up. The conclusion is Chinese will, but legacy will have too many barriers with management.
Batteries Mounted on Power Poles for Community Batteries
In 2019, United Energy in Melbourne trialled power pole mounted batteries for local community storage and electricity services. A Brisbane Company is extending that with commercial products.
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Ten Solid State Battery Announcements
Solid state battery announcements are from mutliple battery vendors. Promising faster charging, longer lifetime with greater energy density is the promise, but the challenge has been to match PR releases with reality. Schaeffler is the latest to enter the space.
Impact of AI on Job Creation and Disruption
IMF report says the impact of Artificial Intelligence on job creation and disruption will be much more in the developed country with over 40% of jobs impacted. In contrast, only 26% of jobs in low-income countries will be affected
Comparison of Synthetic Ethanol and Methanol
Synthetic ethanol and methanol are to reduce emissions in production to provide a near zero fuel. However, when burnt they still produce CO2 emissions.
Green Methanol: A Potential Clean Fuel Solution
Methanol is a candidate for replacement of black methanol, but weth the right technology and pricing, green methanol could compete with black methanol.
Australia’s Hydrogen Superpower Vision: Potential or Fantasy
Will Australia be a hydrogen superpowre and is the vision fantasy or reality. The absolute physics suggest that Australia can use its vast area and high sunlight for adding value to exisiting exports of iron, aluminium and minerals.
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Tesla 2024 Predictions by Analysts
What do analysts and investors predict for Tesla in 2024. Some anlysts such as Larry Goldbert and Gary Black see Tesla executing to their masterplan 3.
Increased Solar Efficiency with Perovskite and Other Technology
Perovskite has been studied for over a decade but showing promist to be on silicon panels, with efficiences over 33% or higher.
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Hydrogen Thoughts Distilled by Dr Paul Martin
Dr Paul Martin, a 30 veteran in the hydrogen engineering business distills his hydrogen thoughts into a Linkedlin Article. This post attempts to summarise his 30 plus articles to the key essence. Hydrogen is not a fuel.
Unrealistic 2030 Hydrogen Goals
A credibility gap exists between stated Hydrogen suse and progress to date. Michael Liebreich terms this missig trillions of investment needed to achieve the goals.
UAE Nuclear Plant is not a Poster Example
The UAE Barakah nuclear plant is considered by some a poster child of the nuclear renaissance. The costs to build with western labour would be 7 times more expense due to wages paid to migrant wages.
Exponential Battery Growth is Underway
Exponential battery growth is underway and hideen from most climate change commentaries yet will enable full renewable energy within a decade.
EV Mining Equipment
Miners are changin their fleets of heavy equipement to EV truck – electric or some still trialling Hydrogen. Electric trucks will come – as miners go electric and autonomous
Carbon Capture for Ethanol from Corn
Carbon capture for the CO2 produced by fermenting corn into ethanol for E10 or E85 fuel for ICE cars is demonstrated to be 12-20 times less economic, and has 4 times more emissions.
OPEC Countries Anti-Climate Change Actions
OPEC nations are like tobacco companies who say the end of tobacco and fought tooth and nail to slow down the rates of smoking. OPEC realises there industry relies on slowing the rate of reductions or other strategies to continue making money. And killing the planet.
Solar Panels Waste Myth Dispelled
Solar panels waste myth is pushed by the fossil fuel lobby to delay the uptake of renewable energy. The rising waste mountain of solar panels is the favourite headline. Rubbish.
Baseload to Dispatchable – Transforming Electricity
Advent of big batteries changes electricity from synchronus (ie, generate and use) to asynchronous, i.e. store and use to match demand and supply. The grid will change from baseload and peaking to dispatchable renewables and variable renewables.
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15 Minute Charging Batteries from CATL
Faster charging batteries, better battery packs. The enhancements keep coming, not just from CATL, but other manufacturers of batteries, leading to a 20% plus increase in battery capacity per year.