Batteries

chatgpt generated panoramic illustration of deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, showing a crawler harvesting polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor with a riser pipe carrying slurry to a ship 4 km above

From Clarion-Clipperton to Clean Tech: The Debate Over Seabed Mineral

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with a global expert on minerals processing and battery minerals, Lyle Trytten. We were closing out an engagement to do a technoeconomic assessment of seabed mining and it was a great opportunity to discuss the space and some of the things we … [continued]

ChatGPT generated image: A grounded eVTOL prototype sits neglected in a hangar, coated in dust and pigeon droppings, a stark symbol of stalled aviation dreams

From Kitty Hawk to Supernal: The Shrinking Future of eVTOLs

Supernal’s decision to pause work on its eVTOL aircraft is a signal that the sector is entering a different phase. Hyundai created Supernal with strong funding, a long timeline, and a clear plan to bring a five-seat air taxi to market around 2028. If a global automaker with significant resources … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic illustration of a geothermal energy site in California’s Imperial Valley, with a drilling rig, pipelines, and a power plant under a desert sky

Hell’s Kitchen: Can Lithium & Geothermal Power Thrive In The Salton Sea?

The Hell’s Kitchen project in Imperial County, California, has attracted attention because it brings together two ambitions in one place. Controlled Thermal Resources is building a facility that would generate geothermal electricity while also extracting lithium from the same brine. The plan is to deliver 25,000 tons per year of … [continued]

ChatGPT generated timeline showing Tesla’s four Master Plans: the 2006 Roadster launch, the 2016 Solar Roof vision, the 2023 global energy blueprint, and the 2025 humanoid robot shift

Tesla’s Master Plans: From Clear Roadmap To Vague Abundance

Tesla’s Master Plans have served as public roadmaps for the company for almost twenty years. Each has attempted to set a direction, outline priorities, and provide a vision of what Tesla would do next. They are unusual in corporate history in that they are not dense internal strategy documents, but … [continued]