Category Archives: Renewable energy

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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Michaux “Paints the world Singapore.”

Posted on 1 February, 2023 by Eclipse Now

Mike Stasse wanted me to watch another Simon Michaux piece. Thanks Mike – I know know how Michaux came to his odd conclusions about pumped hydro! Remember how mystified I was in my last post as to how he came … Continue reading →

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Are we running out of lithium? 

Posted on 28 January, 2023 by Eclipse Now

A few things to remember:-  NEW CHEMISTRY: The first thing to note is that battery chemistries seem to be moving away from rare earths and into more abundant metals like LFP – Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries. These are cheaper, and … Continue reading →

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Regeneration launch

Posted on 14 January, 2023 by Eclipse Now

One of the biggest environmental movements has combined a bunch of different perspectives into an overarching philosophy of Regeneration. Regeneration “puts life at the centre of every act and decision.” Please watch this 5 minute launch of one of the … Continue reading →

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Professor Simon Michaux – how to strawman renewables and ignore industry standards.

Posted on 13 January, 2023 by Eclipse Now

Professor Simon Michaux is the Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has published a giant strawman against the renewable energy transition. He is a scary smart guy, and asks important questions. But the false claims … Continue reading →

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