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Category Archives: Transportation
The fall of the roman empire from plagues and climate change
Preface. The book “The Fate of Rome Climate Disease and the End of an Empire” by Kyle Harper shows the brutal effects of plagues, climate change, and their joint interaction of the Roman Empire. This doesn’t rule out all the … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Pandemic, Roman Empire, Transportation
Tagged climate change, collapse, pandemic, plague, roman empire
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What would happen if trucks stopped running?
Preface. In “Why You Should Love Trucks” I showed that essential supply chains depend on trucks nearly completely. Because of little inventory and dependence on just-in-time deliveries, our civilization would almost immediately feel the repercussions of trucks stopping. That sounds … Continue reading
Posted in Cascading Failure, Dependence on Oil, Electric trucks impossible, Infrastructure, Oil Shocks, Transportation, Transportation, Trucks
Tagged civilization, electric trucks, life without lorries, trucks, trucks stop running
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Fuel Consumption by Containership Size and Speed
Fuel Consumption by Containerships Fuel consumption by a containership is mostly a function of ship size and cruising speed, which follows an exponential function above 14 knots. So an 8,000 TEU containership consumes 225 tons of bunker fuel per day … Continue reading
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Energy Efficiency and Use: Ships vs Rail vs Truck vs Air
Distance Traveled for One Ton of Cargo Using 1 kWh of Energy The transportation of freight relies on a variety of modes, each having its own level of energy performance. The energy benefits of economies of scale in maritime shipping … Continue reading
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