The Italian firm Energy Dome’s “CO2 Batteries” deploy carbon dioxide to cut the cost of long duration energy storage systems for wind farms and solar arrays.
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We’ve had a few great articles published recently about Ford & GM’s struggles, Jack Welch’s leadership failings (part of that previous article, too), and how China has taken the mantle from us on batteries and clean energy. Reading through the comments of that first article (especially two of those comments), … [continued]
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Jack Welch was the quintessential American capitalist, feted by Wall Street, dined by global politicians and harkened to by his innumerable acolytes. He destroyed General Electric personally, and his legacy is destroying Boeing, the only major commercial aircraft manufacturer left standing in the United States. That doesn’t bode well for … [continued]
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Continuing on from Part 1 of this series on electric car & truck charging, here is Part 2. More Power Required for Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Charging than for Cars Fast charging heavy electric trucks is a much different proposition than fast charging electric cars. Car charging stations are typically equipped … [continued]
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Elon Musk, the innovator of space exploration, electric vehicles, and renewable energy, has become quite the provocateur. He has increasingly used his enormous social media platform, X, to express his worldviews and to boost certain politicians, including Donald Trump. Musk’s influence is unique among his billionaire peers, as his power … [continued]
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Those celebrating the news that sales of electric cars are slowing somewhat might want to take a step back and see the big picture. An apt analogy might be the flat screen TV phenomenon. The first of them were big, bulky, and OMG expensive — upwards of $10,000 in the … [continued]
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When Tesla discontinued the referral program earlier this year, Elon said it would be back. Yesterday the company made good on that promise, and now Tesla car buyers can save $1,000 on a new Tesla car purchase when they use a referral code or referral link. The referrer gets a … [continued]
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Can you travel around Australia (a distance of about 10,000 miles) in an electric vehicle, towing a 2-ton caravan without stinting on any of the luxuries? Despite many naysayers (including our illustrious ex-prime minister Scott Morrison), you can! It will tow your van, it will tow your boat, it won’t … [continued]
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A year or so ago, I shared the story of a hidden cost to fossil fuels that we’re all paying but don’t think too much about. It’s easy to remember the environmental costs of burning fossil fuels, extracting fossil fuels, and allowing unethical entities of all kinds to corrupt civilization … [continued]
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