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A techno-optimistic view of our increasingly automated, urban, clean and low-carbon future
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US National Energy Lab Gets Hydrogen for Trucking Costs Wrong
US National Energy Lab Gets Hydrogen for Trucking Costs Wrong
Hydrogen can be green but won’t be cheap, so won’t be a trucking fuel
Michael Barnard
Aug 21
Green, Gritty Beaches For Carbon Drawdown Anyone?
Green, Gritty Beaches For Carbon Drawdown Anyone?
Sucking carbon dioxide out of the air with ground up rocks ranges from the infeasible to the merely odd
Michael Barnard
Aug 20
Carbon Capture Remains A Fig Leaf For Fossil Fuel Industry
Carbon Capture Remains A Fig Leaf For Fossil Fuel Industry
Carbon Engineering, now purchased by oil and gas giant Oxy, pumping new oil out of old wells
Michael Barnard
Aug 19
China is Lapping USA In Renewables & Electrification
China is Lapping USA In Renewables & Electrification
Trajectories of low-carbon energy and electrification are radically different
Michael Barnard
Aug 18
Shellfish Crisis: How the Latest Carbon Capture Craze Threatens Marine Life
Shellfish Crisis: How the Latest Carbon Capture Craze Threatens Marine Life
Ocean acidification threatens shellfish, so some carbon capture types want to make it worse
Michael Barnard
Aug 17
Electrolyzing Sea Water To Capture CO2 Is Fraught With Challenges
Electrolyzing Sea Water To Capture CO2 Is Fraught With Challenges
Technical viability doesn’t mean economical or environmental viability
Michael Barnard
Aug 14
Hydrogen For Shipping Claims Hit Iceberg Of Reality
Hydrogen For Shipping Claims Hit Iceberg Of Reality
The best lies are based on a grain of truth and such is the case for hydrogen as a maritime fuel
Michael Barnard
Mar 28
Sails Are Romantic But Will Be A Rounding Error In Future Shipping
Sails Are Romantic But Will Be A Rounding Error In Future Shipping
Ships need energy. The wind has energy. For some, that’s reason enough to believe we’ll return to sail-powered cargo. Not so fast.
Michael Barnard
Mar 27
Efficiency Innovations Continue In Maritime Shipping Industry
Efficiency Innovations Continue In Maritime Shipping Industry
Hulls, defouling, drive trains and more efficiency levers continue to be explored and pulled by builders and operators
Michael Barnard
Mar 26
Far More Of Shipping Can Electrify Than Most Assume
Far More Of Shipping Can Electrify Than Most Assume
All inland and most short sea shipping will run on batteries, often containerized and charged in ports
Michael Barnard
Mar 25
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