Biomass to biochar: the economics?
This data-file captures the economics of producing biochar from waste biomass that would otherwise be likely to decompose. Other products are bio-oil and bio-gas, with the mix depending on reactor…
Reforestation: costs of CO2 removals?
…into pulp/paper, wood fuel or biomass power, then our model ‘gives back’ the CO2 and does not allow credits to be booked. Timber prices are tracked here. Also note that…
Next-generation plastics: bioplastic, biodegradable, recycled?
…derived from biomass (but not bio-degradable), 0.3MTpa are bioplastics in the sense that they are biodegradable (but not derived from biomass), and 0.7MTpa are both bio-degradable and bio-plastics. Biodegradable is…
Thermal power plant: loss attribution?
This data-file is a simple loss attribution for a thermal power plant. For example, a typical coal-fired power plant might achieve a primary efficiency of 38%, converting thermal energy in…
Biofuels: better to bury than burn?
Burying biomass to sequester CO2 could be more economical than biofuel production with a $15-50/ton carbon price. Thus the global bioethanol industry could be disrupted. Burying biomass would also remove…
Nature based solutions to climate change?
…forests sequester minimal amounts of CO2 as mature trees grow 40-50% more slowly and biomass decomposition matches new accumulation. CO2 is removed when land moves from ‘not forest’ to ‘forest’…
Bio-coke: energy economics?
…petcoke in that it is derived from biomass, ideally waste biomass, which would otherwise have decomposed. This lowers emissions. $449.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Specifically, input materials are treated at…
Biochar: burnt offerings?
Biochar is a miraculous material, improving soils, enhancing agricultural yields and avoiding 1.4kg of net CO2 emissions per kg of waste biomass (that would otherwise have decomposed). IRRs surpass 20%…
Renewables: how much time to connect to the grid?
…power compensation and balancing of power grids. Whereas gas power plants, batteries and hydro typically help with these metrics (each in their own way). We think this adds evidence in…
Power plants: average capacity?
This data-file aggregates granular data into the average size of different types of power plants: wind, solar, nuclear, gas, hydro, coal, biomass, landfill gas and geothermal, by looking across 23,000…