Updated 23-Aug-2026 See also Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning The future is being made in China. Not all or perhaps even most of the future, but big and important parts. The implications are enormous. China Shock 2.0 Note: The idea that the success of the Chinese EV industry is just a takeover of western automotive ... Read more
There are many different variations of solar power - utility-scale, large business, and home use - and many friends of such, making things easier and less expensive, or providing more opportunity to deploy. Solar fences Not just rooftops, but fences (and also of course vertical on walls). Europe install solar fences. Wall mounted (fence-mounted) solar ... Read more
If only we could combine: Soleva AOSAGI Solarky Details needed Needs to be < 3.5 metric tons (3,500kg), for ordinary driver's license. Solar panels and batteries will add a lot of weight, though battery capacity could be less due to on-demand solar charging. Basically 5m length 2m width, 3m height. Current Aosagi has 120 horsepower ... Read more
The 125cc equivalent electric motorbike is important because of the vast market and usefulness of these vehicles. From Europe or North America this isn't so clear as they are simply not present in the vast numbers they are in Asia. China and India alone account for the manufacture nearly 35 million new motorcycles per year, ... Read more
There are several parts of this but the path is fairly clear with China and Australia leading the way. On the Utility-scale solar, wind (and other) power generation, and utility-scale batteries (including pumped hydro, and Energy vaults. On the Home scale there is home solar, home batteries (Australia is championing this), EVs, ebikes, induction cooking, ... Read more
Agrowth: Agrowth ("almost agnostic or atheistic about growth”) is a concept in economic policy according to which it is preferable to be indifferent to the growth of gross domestic product (GDP growth) when devising policies to further economic and societal progress.[1][2] The reasoning behind agrowth is that GDP growth does not correlate closely with such ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 While Induction Stovetops and Convection Ovens might not appear to go together, both can be considered cooking innovations which have significant advantages over other cooking technologies. Cooking Hazards and Disadvantages First we should illuminate the dangers and drawbacks of various other cooking approaches: Microwave ovens are likely not safe Gas stoves and ovens ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Wet bulb temperatures of 32c means that humans have to lie down and not take part in any activities, while 35c is lethal. Not only humans will suffer but all animals and plants. The potential for ecosystem failure and food insecurity is much higher than worrying about sea-level rise. Indeed, the collapse of ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 The future of energy is both about the power of the rich (and the riches in the energy markets) as well as the dangers of certain energy sources. So it is about fundamental resources, ongoing innovation, economic risks and rewards as well as environmental and human costs. Growth of Demand Demand for energy, ... Read more