Extreme Electrochemistry for a Sustainable Future - Ep155: Prof Donald Sadoway

[@jsnover]

I was that guy that sent an email (not text message) to Dr Sadaway about BillG discussing his lectures. He didn't reply so I wondered if he ever read it. 20+ years later, I find out he did (38:41 mark). Very cool. In fact, it was BillG's retirement party. So at an event as important and meaningful as that, Bill took the time to discuss Dr Sadaway's work and told us all to watch his lectures. I thought that was notable enough that Dr Sadaway should know about it. I did and have been a fan ever since.

[@jclmiller47]

Consistently good and informative shows! Thank you, Michael.

[@peterjohn5834]

Stunning interview with a real intellectual giant in Dr Sadoway. It is refreshing to hear someone of his calibre still focused on improving industrial processes. However, the scale of the education efforts required to lift our vision on EVs and EV applications is alarming.

[@mbarnardc1]

Great content. No surprise about Form even before you talk hydrogen byproduct management.

[@andreacavalleroni6126]

Dear Michael, it was such a good episode! Sad to see it had to end with some low level EV disinformation. Is your guest not aware that petrol cars are so inefficient that: yes, an EV powered with fossil gas electricity is cleaner (both for the climate and for local air pollution) than a petrol equivalent. I was really expecting you would point this out! 💚⚡️

[@MLiebreich]

I had to pay that go - we were already one hour in. I did maths the point that I didn't agree. Otherwise it was a fabulous conversation, I thought.

[@andyfrew6761]

Great. To get more constant power for these electrical chemistry processes, do we need to install some street heat networks with large scale heat storage to use the more intermittent fraction of renewable electricity supply? @AndyFrewX

[@MLiebreich]

If the processes generate waste heat, yes, it would be good to find some way of using it. But they kind of have to work reliably first :-)

[@Craig_Broadbent]

Define a Polymath

[@AVCD44]

Google is your friend

[@chestercurtis7548]

Maybe berylliom oxide coated seals.

[@Kenneth_James]

The chemistry is fantastically simple, but the 1000°F is the downside of it. At least it isn't quite hot enough to start fires if it failed as long as there's no low ignition material around. I think.

[@larrystewart6901]

I want to know what Ambri is doing right now. When will these batteries get tested in a commercial environment. Where are they being tested today and how are they performing? Enough waffling around.