Energy transition from first principles?

…vehicles, LED lighting, VFDs, CHPs, insulation, methane mitigation. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/03/23/eroei-energy-return-on-energy-invested/ Energetic industries from first principles: the internet, industrial gases, hydrogen, ammonia, steel, battery recycling, trucks, transport, compressors. The new age of electricity from first principles: transmission,…

Global electricity prices vs. CO2 intensities?

electricity prices vs CO2

…needs. This may augur favorable for rooftop solar, gas turbines, CHPs, storage or diesel gen-sets. These interpretations also present a challenge in the energy transition, which is that price-sensitive countries…

Power cuts: how frequent are grid disruptions?

Are US power cuts becoming more frequent data by disruption cause and duration

…power grid infrastructure, and possible upside for transmission utilities and companies constructing power transmission. It may also create rising demand for backup solutions, from batteries to CHPs to diesel generators….

Vehicles: energy transition conclusions?

Vehicles energy transition research

…fast-charger, and we wonder if fast-chargers will stoke demand for CHPs (note here). (5) Large vehicles that cover large distances face different constraints. For example, once the battery in a…

Thermodynamics: Carnot, Rankine, Brayton & beyond?

Thermodynamic cycles

…what we think decision makers in the energy transition should know. The theory underpins the appeal of electrification, ultra-efficient gas turbines, CHPs, nuclear HTGRs and new super-critical CO2 power cycles….

Energy efficiency: an overview?

Overview of energy efficiency

…that today’s incumbent base of turbines, furnaces and industrial processes are sitting around like turkeys waiting for Thanksgiving. We see amazing potential to improve conventional energy efficiency, from CHPs to…

Air conditioning: energy demand sensitivity?

Air conditioning energy demand

…Interesting options that have crossed our screens include improving insulation, smart energy, phase change materials, heat pumps, power factor correction, absorption chillers with CHPs, and urban trees that can reduce…

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