Glass fiber: what upside in the energy transition?
What opportunities for glass fiber in the energy transition? Glass fiber makes up 50% of a wind turbine blade, lightens vehicles and insulates homes for 30-70% energy savings. Hence we…
Glass fiber: the economics?
This data-file models the economics of producing glass fiber, the key component in fiberglass, which is used in wind turbine blades and the light-weighting of transport; but also an insulation…
Glass fiber: screen of leading companies?
This data-file aims to provide an overview of the world’s largest glass fiber manufacturers, quantifying company size, production volumes (in kTpa), proportionate exposure to the theme (% of revenues), plant…
Energy intensity of fiber optic cables?
…cables and had produced over 1bn kilometers of optical fiber by 2017 (and comes up in our glass fiber research). Prysmian produces 30M km of optical fiber each year across…
Fiber optic data transmission costs?
…overview, please see our data-file into the energy use of fiber optic cables. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/energy-intensity-of-fiber-optic-cables The economics of fiber optic cables are sensitive to cable length, utilization, and especially capex costs,…
Bill of materials: electronic devices and data-centers?
…Copper, Cromium, Dioxygen, Epoxy Resin, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, Fan, Ferrous, Fibrous Glass Wool, Glass, Glass Fiber, Gold, HDPE, HVA-2, Iron, Iron Oxide, LCP Polymer, Lead, Li-ion batteries, Magnesium silicate, Magnesium,…
Carbon fiber: energy economics?
Carbon fiber production costs are estimated at $25/kg in this data-file, in order to generate a 10% IRR at a new world-scale carbon fiber plant. Energy economics are broken down…
Metals and materials: strength and temperature resistance?
…and jet engines; why glass fiber and carbon fiber are used in wind turbine blades; why traces of Rare Earth metals are introduced into high-pressure pipelines for gas transportation or…
Carbon fiber: the miracle material?
Energy transition will catapult carbon fiber demand upwards from today’s 120kTpa baseline, across wind turbine blades, more efficient vehicles and hydrogen tanks. This miracle material is 3-10x stronger than steel…
Fiber Optic Cables: Patents and Leading Companies?
…these patents, we identify and evaluate the largest listed fiber optic companies, including a helpful profile of each company, their revenues, and the percent of their revenues from fiber-optic cables….