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…quantities of U-235 naturally fissioning in the Earth’s subsurface, probably because of groundwater acting as a moderator. Oklo plans to commercialize a liquid metal fast reactor, called the Aurora powerhouse,…
…2-3 bn Africans and Indians are all taking 1 x 130-mile flight per year. The conceptual definitions above apply. And different estimates suggest that 80-95% of people on Planet Earth…
…Climatic conditions need to be dry, but not too dry. The oldest wood still being worked on planet Earth is even older: at 45,000 years old, from the Ancient Kauri…
…energy at materially lower costs. The theory: aiming higher? Wind power in the earth’s atmosphere increases with altitude, as shown below. At 300m, it should be possible to access 2x…
…the data. There is little doubt that the Earth is warming. The latest data suggest 1.2-1.3C of total warming since pre-industrial times (chart below). Our best guesses, based on our…
…of the calories. Specifically, the Earth contains 37bn acres of land. Of this 37bn acres, 12bn acres are barren (deserts and Antarctic wilderness) and 25bn acres can support life. Of…
…reviewed, we found it more challenging to de-risk Form’s metal-air battery technology, as a means of providing low-cost, long-duration storage using only Earth-abundant materials. Further explanation in the data-file. …
…cast into anodes for electrochemical refining, yielding copper cathodes with 99.99% purity. Copper cathode is one of the most traded metals on Earth, underpinning the LME copper contract, as pure…
…next-generation lithium extraction technologies. However sodium comprises 2.7% of the Earth’s crust, versus Lithium’s 0.006%. In principle, sodium ion batteries can achieve comparable energy densities than lithium ion batteries, c80-90%…
…sun, as it arcs across the sky, and as this arc varies season-by-season, due to the 23.5-degree tilt of the Earth on its axis of rotation. $399.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to…