Archive for the 'Energy' Category
U.S. Army To Bring Nuclear Microreactors To Its Bases By 2028
October 27th, 2025Via: The War Zone: Army installations within the lower 48 states will have operating nuclear microreactors starting in the fall of 2028 if the Army’s Janus program moves forward on schedule. The addition of nuclear power will diversify the energy sources available on military bases and provide a critical enhancement to their resiliency, the Army […]
They’re Coming for Your Wood-Burning Stove. Again.
October 25th, 2025Via: Off-Guardian: The weather is getting colder, and that means getting back to anti-wood-burning propaganda. … Data and obedience to authority. That’s what this is actually about. Yes, I’m sorry to have to disillusion anyone; it’s not really about asthma attacks. The people that nailed you inside your house and forced you to mask up […]
Mass Production of CATL’s New ‘Naxtra’ Sodium Battery Begins in December
October 16th, 2025Via: Ben Alexxander: More: CATL’s Naxtra Battery Sets New Safety and Performance Standards
Update on CATL’s Sodium Battery Technology
August 15th, 2025Via: Undecided with Matt Ferrell:
NASA to Announce Expedited Plans “To Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon”
August 5th, 2025[???] Via: Politico: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, the first major action by the former Fox News host as the interim NASA administrator. NASA has discussed building a reactor on the lunar surface, but this would set a more definitive timeline — […]
Redwood Materials Repurposes Used EV Batteries for Fixed Energy Storage
August 3rd, 2025Redwood Materials is acquiring old EV battery packs that have years of useful life remaining when they are repurposed as fixed energy storage. The number of these packs is growing exponentially. Notice the wide spacing and white wrap. That’s an attempt to keep the whole place from going up in case an individual pack experiences […]
U.S. Navy Demonstrates Multi-Day Solar UAS Flight
August 1st, 2025Via: U.S. Navy: The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi. Led by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), the test of Skydweller UAS marks a significant advancement in both long-endurance solar-powered UAS technology and its potential to enhance maritime […]
Take a Break from the Doom with the Homewood Stoves Family
July 10th, 2025Looking for a break from the doom? Here’s a homeschooling family and their business making wood stoves. It’s the middle of Summer for most of you reading this. Maybe save it for when the weather turns colder. Via: Homewood Stoves:
Google Offers to Buy Half the Output from Upcoming Fusion Power Plant
July 1st, 2025Via: CNBC: Google on Monday announced a partnership with Commonwealth Fusion Systems, or CFS, a private company spun off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which marks the tech giant?s first commercial commitment to fusion. The company unveiled plans to buy 200 megawatts of clean fusion power from what CFS describes as the world’s first […]
Dyson: “We’ve Got Wonderful Land, and We Should be Able to Grow Everything We Eat” – In Greenhouses?
June 29th, 2025Don’t forget the protein: Via: Dyson:
