Paul Martin (Spitfire Research)
@spitfireresearch.bsky.social
Chemical engineer, scale-up specialist, antidote to marketing #hopium . Advocate for a decarbonized future. www.spitfireresearch.com for more details
This one really touched a nerve. So many people want to believe...#hopium addiction is widespread. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ocean-...
The "Ocean Cleanup" is as Dumb as Direct Air Capture (and that's saying something)
The Ocean Cleanup is as Dumb as Direct Air Capture UPDATED: 7 Aug 2025, to fix typos and to repeat myself about real solutions, because commenters simply will not click on the links to other articles ...
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September 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This one really touched a nerve. So many people want to believe...#hopium addiction is widespread. www.linkedin.com/pulse/ocean-...
I saw this and thought it was wryly amusing. Didn't see it on X- I'm done with that platform permanently.
September 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I saw this and thought it was wryly amusing. Didn't see it on X- I'm done with that platform permanently.
The ER-6 battery pack has been replaced. Elon-free silent roadster motoring is back on the menu- with twice the range! The old pack is going into a solar installation where it will likely last another decade. www.linkedin.com/pulse/er-6-b...
ER-6 Battery Pack Replacement
ER-6 Battery Pack Replacement I converted a 1975 Triumph Spitfire to a fully electric vehicle in 2014. The project is described here, including the specifications of the motor, inverter and other comp...
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September 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The ER-6 battery pack has been replaced. Elon-free silent roadster motoring is back on the menu- with twice the range! The old pack is going into a solar installation where it will likely last another decade. www.linkedin.com/pulse/er-6-b...
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As Canadians do their best to buy Canadian, it's worth pointing out how much the CBC has been a constant presence throughout our entire lives.
To me, Canada wouldn’t be Canada without the CBC. And I hope it never is. Don’t forget to vote tomorrow ❤ #vote #canadastrong @savethecbc.bsky.social
To me, Canada wouldn’t be Canada without the CBC. And I hope it never is. Don’t forget to vote tomorrow ❤ #vote #canadastrong @savethecbc.bsky.social
April 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
As Canadians do their best to buy Canadian, it's worth pointing out how much the CBC has been a constant presence throughout our entire lives.
To me, Canada wouldn’t be Canada without the CBC. And I hope it never is. Don’t forget to vote tomorrow ❤ #vote #canadastrong @savethecbc.bsky.social
To me, Canada wouldn’t be Canada without the CBC. And I hope it never is. Don’t forget to vote tomorrow ❤ #vote #canadastrong @savethecbc.bsky.social
Somebody told @dannymichelmusic.bsky.social that musicians should stay in their lane and not make political comments. So he did the right thing - he wrote a protest song.
"But we ain't for sale, like one of your cars
And the northern star- that one's ours!"
"But we ain't for sale, like one of your cars
And the northern star- that one's ours!"
NEW SONG DAY!
"At a time when cultural identity, sovereignty, and economic pressures are front and centre, Northern Star is a reminder that music isn’t just entertainment; it’s resistance, and a rallying cry" youtu.be/3lcCrQKBlrI?...
"At a time when cultural identity, sovereignty, and economic pressures are front and centre, Northern Star is a reminder that music isn’t just entertainment; it’s resistance, and a rallying cry" youtu.be/3lcCrQKBlrI?...
"Northern Star" Danny Michel / Socan©2025
YouTube video by Danny Michel
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April 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Somebody told @dannymichelmusic.bsky.social that musicians should stay in their lane and not make political comments. So he did the right thing - he wrote a protest song.
"But we ain't for sale, like one of your cars
And the northern star- that one's ours!"
"But we ain't for sale, like one of your cars
And the northern star- that one's ours!"
A tale of two batteries. 11 years apart. The new ones to the left weigh the same, have 1.66x the energy density per unit volume and 2.4x the energy density per unit mass, and cost 30% as much per kWh. And they're not done getting better.
April 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A tale of two batteries. 11 years apart. The new ones to the left weigh the same, have 1.66x the energy density per unit volume and 2.4x the energy density per unit mass, and cost 30% as much per kWh. And they're not done getting better.
Batteries arrived for the ER-6 replacement pack. The 11 yr old original cells will be going into a solar project to serve a low C rate retirement of likely another 10 years or so. Now the long process of capacity measurements before they go in the car!
March 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Batteries arrived for the ER-6 replacement pack. The 11 yr old original cells will be going into a solar project to serve a low C rate retirement of likely another 10 years or so. Now the long process of capacity measurements before they go in the car!
Our old bumpersticker for our Model Y is starting to peel already, but the new one is sticking fast- and I think it makes the point even clearer. Elon can kiss my shiny metal ass!
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Our old bumpersticker for our Model Y is starting to peel already, but the new one is sticking fast- and I think it makes the point even clearer. Elon can kiss my shiny metal ass!
Tesla is rattling around $234, but if it had twice the P/E of Toyota it would be $30. Fan-boys will buy it all the way down. It's a meme stock, not an investment, and hasn't been one for years. Stop funding the narcissist CEO - if you own it, ditch it, like you did your X account.
March 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tesla is rattling around $234, but if it had twice the P/E of Toyota it would be $30. Fan-boys will buy it all the way down. It's a meme stock, not an investment, and hasn't been one for years. Stop funding the narcissist CEO - if you own it, ditch it, like you did your X account.
And just like that, the cynical stock price reward given by "investors" to Elon after he bought Orange Julius Caesar the presidency, has been wiped out. 15% drop in a day- and lots more room to fall. Brings to mind my 2nd favourite German word: schadenfreude. (fave is still "gift" (poison))
March 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
And just like that, the cynical stock price reward given by "investors" to Elon after he bought Orange Julius Caesar the presidency, has been wiped out. 15% drop in a day- and lots more room to fall. Brings to mind my 2nd favourite German word: schadenfreude. (fave is still "gift" (poison))
Congratulations to Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister. Tough job ahead- he has to contend not only with Orange Julius Caesar, but Canada's own "Trump lite" Pierre Poilievre. Hopefully Canadians will vote for competence over bluster.
March 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Congratulations to Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister. Tough job ahead- he has to contend not only with Orange Julius Caesar, but Canada's own "Trump lite" Pierre Poilievre. Hopefully Canadians will vote for competence over bluster.
US booze has been pulled from Ontario and Quebec shelves. US products are heavily discounted but not selling in our grocery stores. Canadians have two modes: "We're sorry", and "You're about to be sorry". Elbows up- this is going to get ugly until the Orange Turd is flushed from the Oval Toilet
March 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
US booze has been pulled from Ontario and Quebec shelves. US products are heavily discounted but not selling in our grocery stores. Canadians have two modes: "We're sorry", and "You're about to be sorry". Elbows up- this is going to get ugly until the Orange Turd is flushed from the Oval Toilet
Speaks for itself- when it can get a word in edgewise.
March 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Speaks for itself- when it can get a word in edgewise.
What do you think of my new trash artwork? Any guesses as to what it is?
February 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What do you think of my new trash artwork? Any guesses as to what it is?
Watch out! Green hydrogen as a fuel is a zombie meme idea. It can never be alive- thermodynamics and H2's properties ensure that- but it also will never die. It is too powerful at a simpleminded level, and as a predatory delay strategy. spitfireresearch.com/green-hydrog...
Green Hydrogen as a Fuel is a Zombie Meme Idea – Spitfire Research Inc.
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February 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Watch out! Green hydrogen as a fuel is a zombie meme idea. It can never be alive- thermodynamics and H2's properties ensure that- but it also will never die. It is too powerful at a simpleminded level, and as a predatory delay strategy. spitfireresearch.com/green-hydrog...
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I have no idea how I missed this but this @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social report on Oxy is fantastic
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February 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I have no idea how I missed this but this @carbonmarketwatch.bsky.social report on Oxy is fantastic
carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/u...
carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/u...
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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
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February 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
This piece from the Onion is darkly funny, until you realize it was published in November 2023- then its prescience is a little spooky...https://theonion.com/nazi-hopes-elon-musk-antisemitism-apology-as-disingenuo-1851062416/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIUYu1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRmw
February 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This piece from the Onion is darkly funny, until you realize it was published in November 2023- then its prescience is a little spooky...https://theonion.com/nazi-hopes-elon-musk-antisemitism-apology-as-disingenuo-1851062416/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIUYu1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRmw
Airbus has given up on hydrogen as a practical aviation fuel- they are "still committed" to the concept but have given up on a timeline for its implementation.
As was predicted. Because that turkey was never going to fly, except as a predatory delay strategy.
www.flightglobal.com/air-transpor...
As was predicted. Because that turkey was never going to fly, except as a predatory delay strategy.
www.flightglobal.com/air-transpor...
Airbus pushes back ZEROe timeline and ditches A380 fuel cell flight-test plan
Airbus has delayed the service-entry target for a hydrogen-powered aircraft developed under its ZEROe project by up to 10 years and axed plans to flight-test hydrogen propulsion systems, according to ...
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February 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Airbus has given up on hydrogen as a practical aviation fuel- they are "still committed" to the concept but have given up on a timeline for its implementation.
As was predicted. Because that turkey was never going to fly, except as a predatory delay strategy.
www.flightglobal.com/air-transpor...
As was predicted. Because that turkey was never going to fly, except as a predatory delay strategy.
www.flightglobal.com/air-transpor...
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There’s a gulf between installed electrolyser capacity in Europe and what’s needed to meet the 10m t green hydrogen production ambition set out in RePowerEU Strategy.
Great slide @nathanielbullard.com !
Great slide @nathanielbullard.com !
February 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
There’s a gulf between installed electrolyser capacity in Europe and what’s needed to meet the 10m t green hydrogen production ambition set out in RePowerEU Strategy.
Great slide @nathanielbullard.com !
Great slide @nathanielbullard.com !
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We all know fossil fuel companies are beyond shameless, but it takes a special kind of sociopathy to announce $9.1 billion in profits, and a 50% cut to renewable energy investments ON THE SAME DAY.
Great work as always, #Equinor 🤮
Great work as always, #Equinor 🤮
Norwegian oil giant Equinor cuts green investment in half
Equinor will slash investment in renewable energy while ramping up oil and gas production.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We all know fossil fuel companies are beyond shameless, but it takes a special kind of sociopathy to announce $9.1 billion in profits, and a 50% cut to renewable energy investments ON THE SAME DAY.
Great work as always, #Equinor 🤮
Great work as always, #Equinor 🤮
What is "green steel"? It's a misnomer. It's really "green iron"- a not so subtle difference. Steelmaking in the US is already 70% done in electric arc furnaces. www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-m...
Paul Martin on LinkedIn: What is "green steel"? Simple. It's a misnomer.
Iron in nature is…
What is "green steel"? Simple. It's a misnomer.
Iron in nature is rarely found alone. We mine its oxides as iron ores. These oxides need to be chemically…
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February 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
What is "green steel"? It's a misnomer. It's really "green iron"- a not so subtle difference. Steelmaking in the US is already 70% done in electric arc furnaces. www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-m...
It never had a thing to do with Canadian border security.
February 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It never had a thing to do with Canadian border security.
I'm not an artist, but I modified this popular cartoon to make it more accurate. It would better if the Great Orange Turd were holding the MAGA supporter to ward off the backsplash- hopefully someone can do a nicer job of it and post it here!
February 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I'm not an artist, but I modified this popular cartoon to make it more accurate. It would better if the Great Orange Turd were holding the MAGA supporter to ward off the backsplash- hopefully someone can do a nicer job of it and post it here!
We didn't start this trade war, but we sure as hell won't just roll over and take it, either. Great speech from Trudeau- well worth listening to.
Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
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February 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We didn't start this trade war, but we sure as hell won't just roll over and take it, either. Great speech from Trudeau- well worth listening to.