Electric vehicles: motors and magnets?
This data-file assesses electric vehicle magnets, the use of permanent magnets and the use of Rare Earth materials such as neodymium (NdFeB). 80-90% of recent EVs have used Rare Earth…
Magnets and permanent magnets: company screen?
…leading magnets and permanent magnets companies, including Rare Earth magnets (e.g., NdFeB), ferrites and other magnetic components. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart End markets for magnets in the energy transition…
Magnets and energy: fundamental attraction?
…magnets with Rare Earth metals. This 15-page overview of magnets covers key concepts and controversies for the energy transition. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart What is a magnet? There are…
Wind turbine generators: DFIGs or Rare Earth magnets?
…10-15MW turbines, especially offshore, is almost always associated with PMSG turbines. Why do wind turbines use Rare Earth magnets? The short answer is that Rare Earth magnets have greater magnetic…
Magnets and energy: fundamental attraction?
…pumps, and electric vehicles. But what actually are magnets? How are they measured? Why do so many use Rare Earth metals? This 15-page overview of magnets explains key magnet concepts…
Neodymium market: our top ten facts?
…such as the Lorentz Force Law. Ferrite magnets’ magnetic fields typically peak out at 0.5-1.0 Teslas, and this is for very large and heavy magnets. Nd2Fe14B magnets can have magnetic…
Thermodynamics of prime movers: energy from first principles?
…our overview of electro-magnetism (below). Strictly, Rare Earth magnets are best, for electric vehicles and in wind turbines. And improved semi-conductors can also optimize the performance of motors that comprise…
Decarbonized supply chains: first invent the universe?
…turbine blades and hydrogen storage tanks), photovoltaic silicon (used in solar panels), lithium (used in batteries), neodymium magnets (used in wind turbines and EVs), dielectric gases (used in electricity distribution)…
Nuclear fusion: what are the challenges?
…how super-conducting magnets can levitate a stream of super-heated, charged particles. Or not. Ignition of plasma. What happens to the reaction products? How do you harness the heat? Without the…
Commonwealth Fusion: nuclear fusion breakthrough?
…magnetic fields in 2021. Our patent review found CFS to have a high-quality patent library, of specific, intelligible, practical and commercially-minded innovations to densify the magnets that would confine plasma…