Redox flow batteries: costs and capex?
…would need to earn a storage spread of 20c/kWh to earn a 10% return with daily charging and discharging over a 30-year period of backstopping renewables. Past redox flow projects…
Renewable-heavy grids: dividing the pie?
…peak at 30-60% of renewable-heavy power grids? And gas is particularly well-placed as a back-up, set to surprise, by entrenching at 30-50% of renewables-heavy grids? $1,999.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart…
California power generation over time?
…change in imports, tabulated in the data-file. California Thermal Generation Over Time in GW Is California’s thermal generation base backstopping its renewables? There is also evidence of thermal generation plants…
Grid-scale battery costs: $/kW or $/kWh?
…of renewables into power grids, we are looking at grid loads (in MW) supplied moment to moment by different power generation sources (in MW). If a cloud passes over a…
Thermal energy storage: cost model?
…grids, by absorbing excess generation that would otherwise be curtailed, and then re-releasing the heat later when renewables are not generating. Different storage media are compared in one of the…
California’s grid: wind and solar statistical distributions?
…curtailment rates. The data suggest that wind and solar will most likely peak at 50-55% of renewables-heavy grids. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart How will ramping up wind and solar…
Power grids: when will wind and solar peak?
…and backup costs. More in wind-heavy grids. Less in solar heavy grids. This 12-page note draws conclusions from the statistical distribution of renewables’ generation across 100,000 x 5-minute grid intervals….
Energy transition from first principles?
…energy transition from first principles… Energy theory from first principles: energy units, thermo-dynamics, electricity, electrochemistry, magnets and motors and semiconductors. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/08/25/energy-units-life-the-universe-and-everything/ Decarbonization technologies from first principles: renewables, batteries, EVs, EV charging, lithium…
European gas: anatomy of an energy crisis?
…-13% for heating, -6% for electricity and -17% for industry. The data suggest upside for future European gas, global LNG and gas as the leading backup to renewables. Underlying data…
Midstream gas: pipelines have pricing power ?!
…renewables and AI; while new pipeline investments are being hindered. So who benefits here? Answers are explored in this 13-page report. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart There are three major…