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A techno-optimistic view of our increasingly automated, urban, clean and low-carbon future
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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
3D Printing For Coral Reef Climate Adaptation
3D Printing For Coral Reef Climate Adaptation
US scientist who prints human bones and flesh applies her expertise to corals
Michael Barnard
Sep 8
More Compressed Gas Storage Case Studies, More Leaking Balloons
More Compressed Gas Storage Case Studies, More Leaking Balloons
More evidence that compressed gas is a niche electricity storage solution
Michael Barnard
Sep 7
Compressed Gas Energy Storage is Full of Hot Air
Compressed Gas Energy Storage is Full of Hot Air
The thermodynamics of compressing and even liquifying gases are unforgiving physical limits
Michael Barnard
Sep 6
Our Low Carbon Future
Our Low Carbon Future
Slides and transcript from presentation at the annual Green Builder Media Sustainability Symposium 2024
Michael Barnard
Sep 5
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