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Climate Communication Reimagined: Appealing Across Moral Foundations

Recently, while deeply engaged in energy transition scenario planning with TenneT for the Netherlands’ decarbonization by 2050, I found myself considering again the lessons of Jonathan Haidt’s 2012 book, The Righteous Mind, a book I recently read for the first time. Haidt’s insights into the moral foundations that underpin human … [continued] The post Climate […]

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US Not Ready To Give Up On Energy Storage — Yet

The first commercial application of a new, quinone-enabled flow battery system for long duration energy storage will take place at medical facility in California. The post US Not Ready To Give Up On Energy Storage — Yet appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Solar Projects That Make Us Smile

Floating by are tangled roots and water lilies. Undulating floodwaters reflect the sky. Treetops drop giant peapods into the water. A few thatched huts, without walls and on stilts, are set just above the muddy water’s edge. It is a day trip for twenty Indigenous people in a traditional river … [continued] The post Solar […]

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Straw house

• House made of straw near Broken Hill, NSW – very hot, dry inland Australia by Anika Molesworth Outback Australia can sometimes be a difficult place to call home – it’s far from city services, it’s scorching hot in summer months, and can wear down spirits when droughts take hold. It is also a challenging […]

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The 5 Most-Bikeable Big Cities in the USA — Can You Name Them?

PeopleForBikes does annual rankings of the most-bikeable cities in the USA. It ranks cities in three categories — large, medium, and small. Various factors go into the rankings. Naturally, it takes time to make big changes in bike infrastructure or launch big bike programs, so rankings don’t change dramatically, but … [continued] The post The […]

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Steel’s Declining Demand Sharpens Focus On Molten Oxide Electrolysis

In my recent reassessment of global steel demand trajectories, particularly in light of declining cement consumption driven by a slowing Chinese construction sector, I’m revisiting several zero-carbon steel production pathways. One that stands out for its unique electrochemical elegance and considerable engineering complexity is molten oxide electrolysis (MOE). It’s an … [continued] The post Steel’s […]

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