Newest Episodes
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154: Passive House Aggressive
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about how to make passive house choices that work for you and why Matt made the choices he did for his…
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153: Re-Fusing! What is a Breakthrough?
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about new fusion energy production breakthroughs, like the US National Ignition Facility’s recent announcement on the first fusion ignition, and the long path to viability.
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152: Brick Batteries – Making Old Tech New Again
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about brick, rocks, and other physical heat storage battery tech paths. It’s an old concept that’s finally catching on in a big way.
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151: These Darn Youngsters – Evolving Electric Motor Design
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about why a 17-year old going back to first principles to solve a specific electric motor problem is important. It’s not the what, but the why.
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150: Wood Batteries???
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about how many wood batteries a woodchuck would chuck… Lignin, biochar, and sustainable tree farming are key to this being a success.
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149: General Fusion Interview with Mike Donaldson
Listen nowI had a chance to sit down and chat with Mike Donaldson, the Vice President, Fusion Island Engineering at General Fusion. It’s an interesting conversation about not only General Fusion’s technology, but the fusion industry at large. Hope you enjoy.
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148: Old Tech May Be Our Future – Zinc Batteries
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about zinc batteries and why old tech doesn’t always stay old. Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, “137 Year Old…
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147: The Future of Undecided
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about where Undecided is headed, and how it’s going to get there.
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146: Discovering Covering Canals – Solar Panels + Water
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about what you get when you mix solar and calm water. There’s a lot of similarities between solar panels over water and solar panels over crops (agrivoltaics). There’s also a lot we can learn about solar from countries like India.
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145: Put Those Cans To Use – Aluminum Ion Batteries
Listen nowOn today’s episode of Still To Be Determined we’re turning our beer cans into batteries … well … we’re talking about aluminum ion batteries and how they might be the successor to the lithium ion battery.