ORCA ZODE
Ian McKay
Notes by this Author
Making batteries more like bombs
What would it take to 100x the power density of electrochemical batteries?
October 27, 2025
More technical
More technical
More technical
Checking some prejudices on materials decarbonization
We'll make more decarbonization progress by inventing the materials of the future than by reinventing the materials of the past.
May 15, 2024
Less technical
Less technical
Less technical
Discards
Some interesting misfires from the last year
April 29, 2025
Nontechnical
Nontechnical
Nontechnical
Fan fiction
DAC fans suck the air out of the climate change conversation
April 29, 2025
Nontechnical
Nontechnical
Nontechnical
Food without agriculture
A new analysis of the Savor approach to fats & oils.
September 25, 2025
Nontechnical
Nontechnical
Nontechnical
The future is made of energy
A megatrend way bigger than decarbonization is probably the key to abundance and sustainability both.
May 9, 2025
Nontechnical
Nontechnical
Nontechnical
New figures on the cost of contrail avoidance
~1% of global warming addressable at around $1/ton CO2 equivalent.
June 23, 2024
Nontechnical
Nontechnical
Nontechnical

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