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Overbuilding renewables may have unintended consequences, making power grids more expensive and less reliable. Hence more businesses may choose to generate their own power behind the meter, installing combined heat…
Phase change materials could be a game-changer for energy storage. They absorb (and release) coldness when they freeze (and melt). They can earn double digit IRRs unlocking c20% efficiency gains…
Phase change materials could be a game-changer for energy storage. They absorb (and release) coldness when they freeze (and melt). They can earn double digit IRRs unlocking c20% efficiency gains…
…nuclear, renewables, et al. However, due to the sale of RECs, debatably, I can no longer claim some of those renewables are part of my grid mix, as they have…
…more renewables. The lowest-cost, zero-carbon power grid, we find, comprises c25% renewables, c25% nuclear and c50% decarbonized gas, with an incentive price of 9c/kWh. $579.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Pages…
This model shows the full-cycle cost of storing a kWh of electricity, across ten different technologies that have been proposed to backstop renewables. The model allows you to flex input…
…renewables for the same amount of decarbonization. Welcome to the cobra effect. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/02/25/shifting-demand-can-renewables-reach-50-of-grids/ The Third Law of Thermodynamics The third law of thermodynamics states that a system’s entropy approaches zero…
…contact us. Renewables slow-down: Could it be soooner? Another theme for 2020 is whether renewables growth will slow down, as heartland markets reach grid saturation. This was the precedent when…
…output, across 50 research notes and 40 online articles since April-2019. Energy Transition Technologies The most economic route to ‘net zero’ is to ramp renewables to 20% of the total…
It is possible to decarbonize all of global energy by 2050. But $30/bbl oil prices would stall this energy transition, killing the relative economics of electric vehicles, renewables, industrial efficiency,…
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