After functioning for years in the centralized system, the internet is about to experience a breakthrough with the help of blockchain and its decentralization nodes. The move to Web 3.0 represents the next step in the internet, with new data rights, activities, and normal avenues of action becoming the standard. Web 3.0 technology gives rights …
SEALER (Swedish Advanced Lead Reactor) is a passively safe lead-cooled reactor designed for commercial power production in a highly compact format. Its fuel is never replaced during operation, which minimizes costs related to fuel management. The integrity of steel surfaces exposed to liquid lead is ensured by use of alumina forming alloys, containing 3-4 wt% …
France has unveiled new “Seabed Control” where they will have drones, mines, submarines and missile platforms to fortify their coastal defenses out to the bottom of the ocean. This is somewhat like a 21st version of the Atlantic Wall or the Maginot Line. However, the new plan and having military vehicles that can go all …
Chinese power battery supplier Svolt Energy is now targeting 600 GWh of battery capacity by 2025. Svolt’s “SV ‘600’ Strategy” was released on December 8. This is nearly doubling the company’s previous goal of 320 GWh and surpassing the 520 GWh capacity that CATL, currently China’s largest power cell supplier, current 2025 target. Svolt Chairman …
China Lithium Battery Technology (CALB) has started building the thrid phase of an LFP lithium battery factory with manufacturing capacity of 40GWh and supporting assembly lines for battery modules and battery packs. For the first stage, CALB plans to invest 5 billion yuan ($786.275 million) in 10GWh manufacturing facilities. The first phase will output a …
French President Macron says with the electric car future, France must produce up to 60% more electricity than today and Nuclear Energy will be a big part of it. 1. The operation of all existing reactors will be extended without compromising safety. 2. Macron announced the launch of a programme of new reactors. They learned …
Kelley Blue Book reports that the average price of a new car in the USA is $47,077 which is higher than the $45,000 price of a base Tesla Model 3. In California the Tesla Model 3 gets about $5750 in incentive discounts. Growth in used vehicle values is expected to continue through the spring of …
In the most recent SpaceX Starship presentation, Elon Musk stated that the SpaceX Starship can become lower cost than airplanes for long haul cargo delivery. I have some detailed calculations. Starship will double the payload capacity. Full fueling costs are about the same for the 1200 tons of fuel for Starship versus 50,000 gallons of …
Elon Musk had a Starship and Heavy Booster update. The SpaceX Super Heavy Booster will be eventually flown every hour. It will boost for two minutes and return in four minutes and refuel in 30 minutes. The SpaceX Starships that go to orbit will be flown every 6 to 8 hours. They will have to …
Ark Invest manages tens of billions in investment funds that are focused on capturing the innovative companies that will be successful in the future. Ark Invest categorizes innovation companies of 2022 with a total market cap of $14 trillion and this will grow to $210 trillion in 2030. Tesla is about $1 trillion of the …
In 2022, SpaceX has been launching once per week. This is the rate of launch that SpaceX is targeting for 2022 and would mean 50+ launches. SpaceX has announced a Starship presentation tomorrow at 6 PM PST / 8PM Texas time. Awaiting lift of Starship S20 onto Super Heavy B4. pic.twitter.com/J6CJvNipvW — John Kraus (@johnkrausphotos) …