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Why Are So Many Cement Researchers Fixated On Steel Making?
Why Are So Many Cement Researchers Fixated On Steel Making?
Electric arc furnace facility operators must be getting tired of dusty researchers asking for access and slag
Michael Barnard
Sep 29
Replacing Some Cement With Baked Clay Helps But Isn’t A Slam Dunk
Replacing Some Cement With Baked Clay Helps But Isn’t A Slam Dunk
Calcined clays are useful supplementary cementitious materials where they exist and other SCMs don’t
Michael Barnard
Sep 27
China Swapping Batteries on Cars & Trucks? Not So Fast
China Swapping Batteries on Cars & Trucks? Not So Fast
Data on battery swapping globally is nuanced and specific conditions are required for it to make sense
Michael Barnard
Sep 26
Cement Demand Is Going To Plummet & Emissions With It
Cement Demand Is Going To Plummet & Emissions With It
China’s infrastructure boom ending, software, cross-laminated timber and more will ease the cement climate problem
Michael Barnard
Sep 25
ARUP Publishes UK Blue Hydrogen Export Report Without Saying Blue Hydrogen
ARUP Publishes UK Blue Hydrogen Export Report Without Saying Blue Hydrogen
Bought and paid for report for green hydrogen export is actually for fossil-derived hydrogen
Michael Barnard
Sep 24
Biden’s China Tariffs Turn USA Into Walled Garden Full of Weeds
Biden’s China Tariffs Turn USA Into Walled Garden Full of Weeds
EV and battery tariffs will lead to US manufacturers unable to compete globally and slow climate action
Michael Barnard
Sep 23
Balancing Renewables Requires Big Grid Storage, But What Kinds?
Balancing Renewables Requires Big Grid Storage, But What Kinds?
India electric utility professionals seminar slides and transcript
Michael Barnard
Sep 22
Ford Motor Co’s Knickers In A Twist About Accurate Characterization Of EV Failures
Ford Motor Co’s Knickers In A Twist About Accurate Characterization Of EV Failures
A decade of decline and much more warning has led to Ford defending failure instead of leading
Michael Barnard
Sep 20
Reefs Are Enormous, Complex & Diverse Bioconstructions
Reefs Are Enormous, Complex & Diverse Bioconstructions
Preserving and enhancing reefs is complex because the ocean biosphere and the role reefs play are complex
Michael Barnard
Sep 20
Electrochemistry Has A Cement Decarbonization Trick Up Its Sleeve
Electrochemistry Has A Cement Decarbonization Trick Up Its Sleeve
Instead of 900° Celsius kilns, electricity, anodes, cathodes and recycled concrete
Michael Barnard
Sep 18
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