Richard Hendriks
@mar-hendriks.bsky.social
Calm, critical, compassionate.
Earth, energy, electricity, economy… and the occasional political musings.
Canadian hydropower consultant.
Earth, energy, electricity, economy… and the occasional political musings.
Canadian hydropower consultant.
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🇦🇺🪨🔋 Using gravity and battery power, two “infinity trains” are now hauling iron ore at Fortescue’s Pilbara operations in Australia with zero emissions, recharging through downhill regenerative braking and returning uphill without external charging.
Fortescue Infinity Train gets 14.5 MWh battery that never needs charging [update]
Fortescue Infinity Train made its first 685 mile trip from Perth to the Pilbara, marking a major milestone in decarbonization.
electrek.co
December 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🇦🇺🪨🔋 Using gravity and battery power, two “infinity trains” are now hauling iron ore at Fortescue’s Pilbara operations in Australia with zero emissions, recharging through downhill regenerative braking and returning uphill without external charging.
Some climate pragmatism (and sanity?) finally coming to Canada’s electricity sector?
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d914a12...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d914a12...
What if pursuing carbon-free electricity does more harm than good?
Striving for 100-per-cent decarbonization, a.k.a. ‘the last mile problem,’ is a very costly endeavour
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Some climate pragmatism (and sanity?) finally coming to Canada’s electricity sector?
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d914a12...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d914a12...
What if pursuing carbon-free electricity does more harm than good?
Striving for 100-per-cent decarbonization, a.k.a. ‘the last mile problem,’ is a very costly endeavour
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Some climate pragmatism (and sanity?) finally coming to Canada’s electricity sector?
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d914a12...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d914a12...
PHEV effectiveness depends on driving habits, PHEV battery range and electricity savings.
If you driving > 30K km/y in Canada, it’s probably worth it to purchase a BEV, provided you’re home charging in a low-cost electricity region where you’ll save about $1000/10K km driving in electric mode.
If you driving > 30K km/y in Canada, it’s probably worth it to purchase a BEV, provided you’re home charging in a low-cost electricity region where you’ll save about $1000/10K km driving in electric mode.
Full of clear graphs, such as this one on the energy consumption of new cars. Battery electric consumption mode is one third of that of combustion engines.
PHEVs combine the worst of both worlds: higher electric consumption than BEVs and higher fuel consumption than “regular” fossil fuel vehicles.
PHEVs combine the worst of both worlds: higher electric consumption than BEVs and higher fuel consumption than “regular” fossil fuel vehicles.
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
PHEV effectiveness depends on driving habits, PHEV battery range and electricity savings.
If you driving > 30K km/y in Canada, it’s probably worth it to purchase a BEV, provided you’re home charging in a low-cost electricity region where you’ll save about $1000/10K km driving in electric mode.
If you driving > 30K km/y in Canada, it’s probably worth it to purchase a BEV, provided you’re home charging in a low-cost electricity region where you’ll save about $1000/10K km driving in electric mode.
Many people will lose a lot of influence, money, power and control if we make too much progress on the climate crisis too quickly. They’ve staked their entire life identities around the issue.
Keep calm… and carry on reducing emissions recognizing the gains and challenges still ahead.
Keep calm… and carry on reducing emissions recognizing the gains and challenges still ahead.
This is what happens when non-climate scientists write about the climate crisis without really understanding where we are or where we are headed
Unjustified optimism
If the world is just 2.5C hotter in 2100, I will eat my hat, or would if I wasn't 6ft under
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unjustified optimism
If the world is just 2.5C hotter in 2100, I will eat my hat, or would if I wasn't 6ft under
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit
There’s much more to do, but we should be encouraged by the progress we have made
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Many people will lose a lot of influence, money, power and control if we make too much progress on the climate crisis too quickly. They’ve staked their entire life identities around the issue.
Keep calm… and carry on reducing emissions recognizing the gains and challenges still ahead.
Keep calm… and carry on reducing emissions recognizing the gains and challenges still ahead.
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Blue Owl
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1969
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1969
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Blue Owl
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1969
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1969
Plus ça change… 😂
(Ugly and dirty then, ugly and dirty still)
(Ugly and dirty then, ugly and dirty still)
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Plus ça change… 😂
(Ugly and dirty then, ugly and dirty still)
(Ugly and dirty then, ugly and dirty still)
Jack Magnus is exactly correct - planning and relationship building take time. When dozens of wind projects were abandoned fifteen years ago to make room for Site C, the BC wind industry lost its expertise, capital, confidence and collaborations with First Nations.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Jack Magnus is exactly correct - planning and relationship building take time. When dozens of wind projects were abandoned fifteen years ago to make room for Site C, the BC wind industry lost its expertise, capital, confidence and collaborations with First Nations.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Many federal Liberal policies, while perhaps well-intentioned, were largely ineffective at reducing emissions. If we take 2017 to 2023 as a guide, while it’s true that oil and gas emissions did not decline that can be said of all other sectors save electricity, which is provincial jurisdiction.
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Many federal Liberal policies, while perhaps well-intentioned, were largely ineffective at reducing emissions. If we take 2017 to 2023 as a guide, while it’s true that oil and gas emissions did not decline that can be said of all other sectors save electricity, which is provincial jurisdiction.
Very cool.
Enedym Inc., a Hamilton, Ont.-based technology company, has secured a strategic investment from Honda to accelerate the development of its rare-earth-free electric motor technology and ramp up operations.
Read on: buff.ly/kRdnRWk
#EVCanada #EVSupplyChain
Read on: buff.ly/kRdnRWk
#EVCanada #EVSupplyChain
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Very cool.
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A tremendous own goal for the US to be breaking up offices in the Department of Energy that had bipartisan support and that stood to help the US compete in industries of the future.
@bradplumer.bsky.social has the RIP for MESC, OCED, and LPO.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
@bradplumer.bsky.social has the RIP for MESC, OCED, and LPO.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
A Trump Overhaul of the Energy Dept. Breaks Up Clean Energy Offices
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A tremendous own goal for the US to be breaking up offices in the Department of Energy that had bipartisan support and that stood to help the US compete in industries of the future.
@bradplumer.bsky.social has the RIP for MESC, OCED, and LPO.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
@bradplumer.bsky.social has the RIP for MESC, OCED, and LPO.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/c...
This article is getting high traction. If Germans who vote for far right parties don’t adopt EVs because their “climate scepticism deepens” then we’d expect to see the same in Hungary, with its far right regime. Yet, Hungary has the highest solar penetration in all of Europe.
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This article is getting high traction. If Germans who vote for far right parties don’t adopt EVs because their “climate scepticism deepens” then we’d expect to see the same in Hungary, with its far right regime. Yet, Hungary has the highest solar penetration in all of Europe.
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@douglewin.bsky.social: "Solar PV capacity additions increased by ten-times from 2015 to 2024, with nearly 540 gigawatts (GW) added in 2024...Sales of EVs continued to expand in 2024, accounting for over 20% of sales... ICE cars decreased by 1.5% in 2024 and are now almost 25% lower than in 2017..."
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
@douglewin.bsky.social: "Solar PV capacity additions increased by ten-times from 2015 to 2024, with nearly 540 gigawatts (GW) added in 2024...Sales of EVs continued to expand in 2024, accounting for over 20% of sales... ICE cars decreased by 1.5% in 2024 and are now almost 25% lower than in 2017..."
Much of the reporting of the BBC’s biased reporting has centered on editing of a Trump speech on the BBC program Panorama. But Michael Prescott outlined several other concerns about BBC bias, including in relation to sex and gender.
sex-matters.org/wp-content/u...
sex-matters.org/wp-content/u...
sex-matters.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Much of the reporting of the BBC’s biased reporting has centered on editing of a Trump speech on the BBC program Panorama. But Michael Prescott outlined several other concerns about BBC bias, including in relation to sex and gender.
sex-matters.org/wp-content/u...
sex-matters.org/wp-content/u...
May people I respect and who are otherwise engaged in the world cling to notions of China a decade or two out of date. The moment of reckoning is coming quickly now…
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
The Great Reckoning - The Ideas Letter
The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about…
www.theideasletter.org
October 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
May people I respect and who are otherwise engaged in the world cling to notions of China a decade or two out of date. The moment of reckoning is coming quickly now…
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
Note to my friends in British Columbia, if the left keeps throwing all the furniture on the fire, the fascists will say they’re justified in letting the house burn down.
You cannot say you weren’t warned.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
You cannot say you weren’t warned.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
October 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Note to my friends in British Columbia, if the left keeps throwing all the furniture on the fire, the fascists will say they’re justified in letting the house burn down.
You cannot say you weren’t warned.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
You cannot say you weren’t warned.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
That’s a thoughtful approach to a challenging issue.
Here's a thoughtful and well reported article on what comes after radical gender ideology and medical interventions as first-line treatment for gender dysphoria. www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...
What Comes After Gender Affirmation?
A growing group of psychologists wants to restore the therapeutic relationship.
www.thenewatlantis.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
That’s a thoughtful approach to a challenging issue.
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A research scientist stands up for merit and integrity. May many others follow! hxstem.substack.com/p/why-i-no-l...
Why I no longer engage with Nature publishing group
My response to a recent invitation to review a manuscript for Nature Communications
hxstem.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A research scientist stands up for merit and integrity. May many others follow! hxstem.substack.com/p/why-i-no-l...
The Bluejays play baseball, also known as “America’s pastime”, in the “American League” of an American sports corporation having 31 of 32 teams located in America, and with 29 of the team’s 40 players being Americans.
But hey, let’s not let the facts get in the way of this “Canadian” moment, eh.
But hey, let’s not let the facts get in the way of this “Canadian” moment, eh.
October 23, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The Bluejays play baseball, also known as “America’s pastime”, in the “American League” of an American sports corporation having 31 of 32 teams located in America, and with 29 of the team’s 40 players being Americans.
But hey, let’s not let the facts get in the way of this “Canadian” moment, eh.
But hey, let’s not let the facts get in the way of this “Canadian” moment, eh.
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Interesting article… but the comments here. The political left in America is truly lost.
Democratic Party leaders know they need to moderate on cultural issues to win back working-class voters—so why don’t they?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Democrats Don’t Seem Willing to Follow Their Own Advice
Party leaders know they need to moderate on cultural issues to win back working-class voters—so why don’t they?
www.theatlantic.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Interesting article… but the comments here. The political left in America is truly lost.
Valuable reflections on the current state of clean energy.
European Venture Fair 2025! @mliebreich.bsky.social is heading to Zurich tomorrow to give the opening keynote at this year's #EVF2025. The keynote, entitled 'The Pragmatic Climate Reset', will focus on Michael's latest piece for @BloombergNEF. Check it out now - about.bnef.com/insights/cle...
Liebreich: The Pragmatic Climate Reset - Part I | BloombergNEF
As the tide on clean energy turns, Michael Liebreich makes a strong case for a pragmatic climate reset.
about.bnef.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Valuable reflections on the current state of clean energy.
To have hope in 2028, the Democrats need to win back those who voted not so much for Trump as voted against the Dems.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Obama Won Record Numbers of Nonwhite Voters. This Is How the Democrats Lost Them.
One in five voters who cast a ballot for Donald Trump in 2024 was a person of color. Why?
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
To have hope in 2028, the Democrats need to win back those who voted not so much for Trump as voted against the Dems.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...