Pump costs: energy economics of electric pumps?

As pump power increases, pump costs per kWh decrease. The most significant reduction is in pump maintenance costs, while the total cost of electricity remains constant.

…Equations from flow speed, Reynolds Numbers, pipeline diameter and pipeline surface roughness). Energy costs of a pump are best minimized by using wider pipes with smoother internal surfaces (chart above)….

Flare gas capture: the economics?

flare gas capture

…the gas, cleaning the gas, and compressing the gas into a regional pipeline. $399.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Generally, double-digit returns are achievable at a large new shale pad, by…

Renewables: can oil and gas assets “demand shift”?

Shifting electricity demand in oil and gas

…very material in absolute terms, it could yield a 2-5% uplift, when you think that the average cash margin for a 1,000km pipeline is around $1/mcf. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/gas-and-hydrogen-pipelines-the-energy-economics/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/pipelines-the-energy-economics/ Co-generation: the…

Carbon capture and storage: research conclusions?

…concepts ranging from chemical looping combustion to molten carbonate fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells. Transporting CO2 usually costs $4/ton/100km in a pipeline (model here). But CO2 is a…

Sustainable forestry: a new listed entity?

Public company forest carbon

…the asset by 2-3x over an 8-10 year time horizon” (chart below). The rationale also fits within changes in the food system (note below). https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/land-prices-an-overview-for-renewables-and-reforestation/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/09/01/diet-and-climate-should-energy-transition-include-agriculture/ Pipeline. The company has…

Blue ammonia projects: a screen?

Blue ammonia projects

…in the data-file. And the economics can be stress-tested here. 80% of the future project pipeline is in the United States, and the majority of these projects have emerged in…

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