Still To Be Determined

Jan 04, 2023 • 00:23:11

Matt 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.

Dec 28, 2022 • 00:26:52

I 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.

Dec 22, 2022 • 00:22:46

https://youtu.be/PWFtXYbGqYoMatt 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 Battery Tech May Be The Future of Energy Storage”: https://youtu.be/2wsSRq-bEm0?list...

Dec 14, 2022 • 00:21:04

Matt and Sean talk about where Undecided is headed, and how it’s going to get there.

Dec 07, 2022 • 00:19:27

Matt 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.

Nov 30, 2022 • 00:28:59

On 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.

Nov 22, 2022 • 00:55:10

Matt and Sean discuss start-ups’ fusion energy plans, their timetable, and their potential. We also talk to Helion Energy’s CEO, David Kirtley about their technology.

Nov 16, 2022 • 00:25:29

Matt and Sean discuss Unity Homes’ approach to sustainable homebuilding (including Matt’s home!).

Nov 09, 2022 • 00:22:00

Matt and Sean discuss large-scale passive buildings and the different technologies available today to make it happen. Everything from regenerative braking on elevators, to solar panels plus battery energy storage, to ERVs and air tight construction.

Nov 02, 2022 • 00:26:58

Matt and Sean discuss nanotechnology advancements driving battery breakthroughs from companies like EnergyX. Their metal organic frameworks are revolutionizing lithium mining, and potentially lithium batteries as well.