Categories Electric eMobility eV Nevada’s Lost Sunlight: What Esmeralda 7 Tells Us About America’s Energy Future Post author By Michael Barnard Post date October 11, 2025 The desert sun still shines on Nevada, but the politics of scarcity now stand between America and the cheapest electricity in its history.
Categories Electric eMobility eV Britain’s Biggest Battery and the Port That Needed It Post author By Michael Barnard Post date October 11, 2025 Teesside’s 1 GW/8 GWh BESS turns renewable energy into stability for ports and industry, unlocking clean power for ships and factories alike.
Categories Electric eMobility eV Neutral Techno-Economics Beats Hydrogen Narratives Post author By Michael Barnard Post date October 7, 2025 A German city looked twice at hydrogen and walked away. Bayreuth’s 2025 pivot shows what happens when numbers, not narratives, drive clean transit.
Categories Electric eMobility eV From Gray Glue to Green Foundations: Cement’s 2100 Transition Post author By Michael Barnard Post date October 7, 2025 From electric kilns to mass timber, explore the pathways driving cement’s transition to a sustainable, circular economy.
Categories Electric eMobility eV The Hidden Lever: A PSA & What Tesla’s Door Handles Reveal About Its Safety Culture Post author By Michael Barnard Post date October 5, 2025 Tesla built cars like gadgets, not machines. What starts with hidden levers could signal deeper safety compromises as these vehicles age.
Categories Electric eMobility eV Endless Sunlight, Endless Costs: The Economic Reality of Space Solar Power Post author By Michael Barnard Post date October 4, 2025 From microwave beams to megaton rockets, China’s space solar project highlights the gap between imagination and economic gravity.
Categories Electric eMobility eV The Clock Is Ticking for U.S. Transit: State Action or Service Collapse Post author By Michael Barnard Post date October 3, 2025 Several U.S. transit systems show early death-spiral signs. Federal aid is gone. State action on funding and frequency can still pull them back.
Categories Electric eMobility eV Underground Heat, Urban Cool: The Physics & Promise of Geothermal Cooling Post author By Michael Barnard Post date October 3, 2025 Hot water makes cold air in Masdar City. ADNOC’s geothermal cooling plant uses aquifer heat and absorption chillers to reduce grid demand in the Gulf.
Categories Electric eMobility eV Hydrogen Hubs, Rail Tunnels, and Walkability: Winners & Losers in the Shutdown Cuts Post author By Michael Barnard Post date October 2, 2025 The October 2025 funding freeze delayed rail and transmission megaprojects, raising costs and slowing climate progress for years to come.
Categories Electric eMobility eV The LNG Detour: What Scotland’s New Ferry Teaches US Post author By Michael Barnard Post date September 29, 2025 Scotland’s LNG ferry was meant to cut emissions but it has higher CO2e than the diesel it replaced. Here’s the math on capacity, schedule, and methane slip.