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A techno-optimistic view of our increasingly automated, urban, clean and low-carbon future
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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
Swapping Vehicle Batteries Requires Policy Support & Right Use Cases
Swapping Vehicle Batteries Requires Policy Support & Right Use Cases
Geographically constrained fleets with high service cycles and supportive governments only, for the most part
Michael Barnard
Sep 17
Dirt-cheap Batteries Allow Truck Charging With Low Grid Disruption
Dirt-cheap Batteries Allow Truck Charging With Low Grid Disruption
Buffering energy over 24 hours and returning power when megawatt-scale chargers need it pays for itself
Michael Barnard
Sep 16
Freight Containers Are Downsizing To E-bike Size
Freight Containers Are Downsizing To E-bike Size
Roll on roll off electric freight tricycles are in operation on at least two continents
Michael Barnard
Sep 15
Rail Freight Is Higher Carbon Than Electric Trucking In North America
Rail Freight Is Higher Carbon Than Electric Trucking In North America
Not in the rest of the world, but decarbonizing logistics will mean more electric trucks in the US, Canada and Mexico
Michael Barnard
Sep 14
Musk Firing Supercharger Team Was Badly Handled But Might Have Been Correct
Musk Firing Supercharger Team Was Badly Handled But Might Have Been Correct
Supercharger division is a steady state deployment business now, not a Silicon Valley fail fast-to-succeed startup
Michael Barnard
Sep 13
Proposed Alberta Hydrogen Subdivision Would Cost 4–10x For Heating
Proposed Alberta Hydrogen Subdivision Would Cost 4–10x For Heating
Hydrogen is a really expensive replacement for natural gas and even worse compared to heatpumps
Michael Barnard
Sep 12
Europe’s Freight Moves By Road & New Rules Will Make It Clean
Europe’s Freight Moves By Road & New Rules Will Make It Clean
EU stiffens road vehicle emissions guidance, bringing heavy trucks into focus
Michael Barnard
Sep 11
Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy Is Typical For The Fantasy Genre
Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy Is Typical For The Fantasy Genre
$25 billion up for grabs in Canada’s edition of the hydrogen hype and hope plan
Michael Barnard
Sep 10
HVDC, Reconductoring and Smart Balls Supercharge Grids
HVDC, Reconductoring and Smart Balls Supercharge Grids
Transmission innovations and application for a decarbonize world with a masala flavor
Michael Barnard
Sep 9
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