Wood use: what CO2 credentials?
…from hydrogen atoms converting to innocuous water vapor. This means each MTpa of LNG can displace an astonishing 10MTpa of CO2 where it prevents the burning of wood from deforestation…
Power transmission: raising electrical potential?
…power, over distances around 3,000km, for total transmission spreads of 5-10c/kWh. Underlying assumptions, and comparisons with other technologies — batteries, hydrogen — are given on page 13. Who benefits? Some…
HVDC transmission: leading companies?
…companies in HVDC, please see our article here. Our outlook on HVDC transmission is constructive, with costs and energy penalties that are materially lower than batteries or hydrogen (note here)….
General Fusion: magnetized fusion breakthrough?
General Fusion technology review. General Fusion is developing a magnetized target fusion reactor, to fuse heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium). It confines 100MºC plasma within a vortex of liquid…
CO2 intensity: Scope 1, 2 & 3 and Scope 4 emissions?
…biofuels, wind, solar, nuclear, hydrogen, CCUS, EVs, heat pumps and forestry. Next we calculate the Scope 1&2 CO2 emissions involved in producing the energy product. Then we calculate the Scope…
Energy efficiency: an overview?
…world that is in energy deficit. The best examples in this category are hydrogen, batteries and CCS. Conventional energy is also getting more efficient. It would be wrong to conclude…
Energy shortage: fear in a handful of dust?
…batteries, biofuels, hydrogen have energy penalties (pages 9-11). Our final consideration is that harnessing energy has been one of the greatest enablers of human progress. It truly has. One narrative…
Hydrofluoric acid: the economics?
…in its own right, to etch silicon chips, metals and blow insulation foams. This economic model captures the production of hydrogen fluoride from acid-grade fluorspar and sulfuric acid. We think…
Electrification: the rings of power?
…presented on pages 4-5. What about energy storage? Can batteries and hydrogen solve the various volatility issues, and increase the percentage share of renewables. Again, summarizing four years of research,…
Jetti Resources: copper leaching breakthrough?
…carbon black, which raises the intriguing possibility of providing an offtake for the carbon black coming out of turquoise hydrogen plants. There are four major challenges to explore, based on…