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Does science have trouble seeing governments?

Jan 17, 2025 5 min read

From ‘Energy megaproject in Chile threatens the world’s largest telescopes’, Science, January 10, 2025: The AES project would occupy several sites totaling 3000 hectares, and the plants making hydrog…

The covering COP27 quandary

Nov 19, 2022 2 min read

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"Of the 1,156 publicly-listed companies, regions and cities that have so far made net-zero pledges … [more than half] are little more than vague commitments or proposals," according to a new…

Renewable energy and technological debt

Apr 20, 2022 1 min read

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Renewable energy is a bit like oil.…

Why a pump to move molten metal is awesome

Dec 12, 2017 3 min read

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The conversion of one form of energy into another is more efficient at higher temperatures.1 For example, one of the most widely used components of any system that involves the transfer of heat from o…

Curious Bends – nuclear Himalayas, tiny Indians, renewables victory and more

Apr 20, 2015 3 min read

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1. 50 years ago a bomb's worth of plutonium was lost on India’s second highest mountain. The mystery remains unanswered "In October 1965, the US’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and India’…