Author Archives: Eclipse Now

Feed 10 billion people ALL the protein they need from an area the size of greater London?!?!

Posted on 17 March, 2023 by Eclipse Now
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Is the energy transition going to use up all the metal? Elon says no.

Posted on 7 March, 2023 by Eclipse Now

From his recent Tesla day talk you can see that the USGS known resources (as of today) for nickel and lithium almost get to 30% used up. I mean, almost 30%! Then we’ve given the world a clean energy system, … Continue reading →

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Elon Musk: When you “Electrify Everything” it HALVES how much energy you need to make!

Posted on 7 March, 2023 by Eclipse Now

Elon: when you Electrify Everything it HALVES how much energy we need to make in the first place! While oil was this incredibly dense energy source with a very high EROEI – the Internal Combustion Engine is terribly inefficient. Diesel … Continue reading →

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Throw some perovskites in the blast furnace for green steel?

Posted on 27 February, 2023 by Eclipse Now

This is mind blowing – as if it works as advertised – it could mean mostly green steel arrives years earlier than the hydrogen method. That is, a large CO2 reduction decades earlier is better than none. Indeed – if … Continue reading →

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It’s groundhog day again, again.

Posted on 24 February, 2023 by Eclipse Now

Nothing new. Stasse’s pushing this. Apparently it’s truer-er if you shout it emotionally. In French. But it’s the same arguments – even if it’s short and passionate and eloquent. And French. (After a few subtitled French philosophy documentaries many years … Continue reading →

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