Tag Archives: energy

Trying to get my head round the Japan deal

Posted on November 1, 2025 by borderslynn

I have read many articles from English speaking news outlets, but the only one which fits the situation for me is this one, which I am reposting, from Just Security: And https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-takaichi-agree-rare-earth-critical-minerals-supply-2025-10-28/

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged China monopoly, energy, Japan, magnets, Nuclear Power, rare earths, Trump deal, US, world trade | Leave a comment

Human activity heating the planet

Posted on October 29, 2025 by borderslynn

As a frightening storm Melissa pounds Jamaica and moves agonisingly slowly toward poverty stricken Cuba, we know we are all responsible for the cause of these increasingly more common nightmare scenarios: Why Hurricane Melissa is one of the strongest Atlantic … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 2025, baby, datacenters, drill, emission levels, energy, Europe weather, fossil fuels, greenhouse gases, gulf stream system, Hurricane Melissa, ocean heating., oceans depths, surface temperature | Leave a comment

Start-up to Scale-up: Do No Harm

Posted on March 17, 2023 by borderslynn

Farmers might consider adding seaweed to the diet of their cattle because it will reduce the methane output by the animals by 80%! The research has been revealed in this article: https://theconversation.com/can-seaweed-save-the-world-well-it-can-certainly-help-in-many-ways-201459 But before we get too excited we must … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged batteries, carbon, climate, CO2, contamination, cutting emissions, emissions, energy, finite resources, funding, green steel, h2, industry, iron ore, mining, packaging, plastic curse, sand, scale-up, sea salt, sea salt battery, seaweed, start-up | Leave a comment

Renewable Technology: Scars of Battle

Posted on April 29, 2021 by borderslynn

Some of the metals that are forecast to be in the highest demand in the future for electronics and technology are tin, lithium, cobalt, silver, nickel, gold, tungsten, vanadium, graphite, niobium, zinc, PGM (platinum group of metals) and salt (for … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged advanced computing, advanced robotics, civilisation, electric vehicles, electronics, energy, metal mining, rare earth metals, technology, weapons systems | Leave a comment

Making Steel to Meet Demand. Industrial Contamination

Posted on April 21, 2021 by borderslynn

To make a Turbine, a modern renewable technology, we need steel (71-79% of total turbine mass); fiberglass, resin or plastic (11-16%); iron or cast iron (5- 17%); copper (1%); and aluminium (0-2%). So to reduce the use of coal to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged blast furnace, cancer, coke, contamination, demand and supply, energy, health and safety, human invention, industrialisation, iron, poison, science, steel, technology, wind turbines | 1 Comment