• 2018
Undecided with Matt Ferrell

Summary "Undecided with Matt Ferrell" keeps viewers informed on new research and development in the field of energy technology. Topics range from the tiny batteries that power our personal devices, not to mention cars, up to solar and wind farms to power smart homes. View more details

  • 2018

Undecided with Matt Ferrell

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jun 30, 2018

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Summary "Undecided with Matt Ferrell" keeps viewers informed on new research and development in the field of energy technology. Topics range from the tiny batteries that power our personal devices, not to mention cars, up to solar and wind farms to power smart homes. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jun 30, 2018

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

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Jan 07, 2021
Does Space Mining Solve Our Resource Problem?
With the demand for rare metals rising and the remaining supplies dwindling does it make sense to start mining asteroids. Supprisingly it's fairly economical to retrieve an asteroid but dropping the metals from orbit to Earth appears to be prohibitively expensive. More mundane resources like water are a better bet because it can be used to make rocket fuel.
Jul 12, 2021
Energy Storage in Molten Metal? Liquid Metal Battery Explained
The 'green' energy sources solar and wind suffer from the shortcoming of being intermittent. This challenge can be resolved with an energy storage system, e.g. battery. The current leading technology, lithium ion battery, is not quite up to the task of large scale energy storage and delivery. Liquid metal batteries are a promising alternative.
Jul 19, 2021
Exploring Massless Energy Battery Breakthrough
Fuel tanks in airliners are in the wings. That makes a lot of sense because the space can't be used for anything else, that's where the lift is and, here's the thing, the tanks add structure and strength to the wing. So why not do the same thing with electric cars and have the batteries provide structure to reduce the weight of the car. It's coming. Many laboratories are working on structural batteries and Tesla's next models will start using the concept.
Aug 23, 2021
Why the Airship May Be the Future of Air Travel
Airships, e.g. zeppelins, are obsolete and unreliable (think Hinddenberg) technology, right? Several companies disagree and have production models now in service to prove it. Since they can land and travel just about anywhere and are more fuel efficient that other forms of transportation there are host of tasks were airships are simply the best option.
Sep 06, 2021
28,000 Year Nuclear Waste Battery? Diamond Batteries Explained
Scientists have demonstrated that an electric current can be produced using the high speed electrons from beta decay of radioactive elements. So why why not create a nuclear "battery" that would never need recharging? And why not use nuclear waste as the radiation source? A couple companies are working on it.
Sep 13, 2021
Perovskite Solar Cells Could Be the Future of Energy
Perovskite is one of the most efficient materials know for producing solar panels. And it is better than any commercial material in terms of manufacturing cost and solar energy conversion. There is just one pesky challenge to be resolved; durability.
Nov 08, 2021
Energy Storage Breakthrough - Solid Hydrogen Explained
Hydrogren is a clean fuel that has a couple major drawbacks. First it is normally made by electrolysis of water which, in the near term, requires fossil fuels. Second, it is challenging to store in the vehicles that run on it. A company called Plama Kinetics has developed technology to work around these difficulties by extracting hydrogen directly from the air and storing it as a metal hydride.
Dec 20, 2021
Why 3D Printing Batteries Matters
Several companies have developed three dimensional printing technology to produce lithium ion batteries that use less raw materials and, as a result, have a lower cost and higher energy density. Prototype batteries are now (2021) available and pilot productions lines are being built.
Feb 07, 2022
Revisiting Thorium Energy - The Future of Nuclear Power?
To many people thorium nuclear reactors are an important part of our transition away from fossil fuels. But at this point the reactors are still fairly theoretical. Fianlly, as of 2022, prototype thorium power plants are under construction.
Apr 09, 2022
he World's Largest Battery Isn't What You Think
The dominant storage technology for storing energy to meet peak demand is still the decades old pumped hydro storage.
Feb 27, 2023
5 Years with Solar Panels - Is It Still Worth It?
Matt shares his person experience converting to a solar home focusing on costs and savings and some surprise he had to work through.
Jul 08, 2024
5 BEST Alternatives to Finally Replace Plastic
Despite it's pervasiveness could plastic be on the way out? Many companies are making progress on just the objective. Here are five of the leaders renewable, biodegradable from some odd places.
Sep 16, 2024
The World's Largest Wind Farm has a Tiny Problem
China has turned the Gobi desert into the world's largest wind generated electrical power resource. That was the easy part. The tougher challenge is delivering the electricity where it's needed and competing with lower price coal generated electricity,
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