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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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Could Electrified Biomethane DRI Make Steel Production Carbon-Negative?

This week, I had the opportunity to participate in TenneT’s scenario planning for its ambitious 2050 Target Grid project. The session was notable for including Professor Heleen de Coninck, one of the Netherlands’ experts on industrial decarbonization and climate change. Her involvement emphasized the critical importance of identifying scalable pathways … [continued] The post Could […]

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Plugged In: A Lasagna-Lover’s Guide to EV Battery Cell Anatomy

By Mandira Ganti, intern, Tech Communications They say food is fuel, which turns out to be a perfect metaphor for understanding how electric vehicle batteries work — they’re built like lasagna. Creating the perfect lasagna can be daunting, but it’s easy to eat (plus, it’s tasty!). Building a high-performance EV … [continued] The post Plugged […]

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Hope is the mother of stupid. Its over.

• Thank you, Andy Warhol, I agree An articulate, detail and history rich, fact by fact account of the purchase and command over Albanese and Labour at state and federal levels by overseas billionaires: Hopeless, I am when confronted by such deceit and contempt for Earth, truth. “Poor fella, my country.”

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