Pressure ratings: industrial and energy processes?
The purpose of this data-file is to chart the typical pressures of industrial processes and energy processes, as a useful reference. We are all used to 1 atmosphere of pressure,…
TSE Patent Assessments: a summary?
New technologies for the energy transition range across renewables, next-gen nuclear (fission and fusion), next-gen materials, EV charging, battery designs, CCS technologies, electronics, recycling, vehicles, hydrogen technologies and advanced bio-fuels….
Power functions: how would gas shortages change the cost curve?
…which can help the world on its pathway towards net zero. Naturally this includes power generation sources such as wind, solar, gas turbines, CHPs, coal, hydro, nuclear and hydrogen fuel…
Global coal production: supply outlook in energy transition?
…been less excited by hydrogen or syngas from gasification of coal. Around 1GTpa of new coal projects are in planning or under construction, of which half are in China. Chinese…
Energy return on energy invested?
…are hydro, nuclear, natural gas and coal. Sources with middling EROEIs of 10-20x are solar, wind and LNG. Sources with weaker EROEIs are oil products, green hydrogen and some biofuels….
Natural gas: the EU green taxonomy’s 270g/kWh CO2 target?
…conventional gas plus landfill gas (c25%), nature-based CO2 removals (20-25%), blue hydrogen (30%) and CCS (c33%). Generally these blends do not look too bad on costs, inflating a marginal cost…
Helion: linear fusion breakthrough?
…two hydrogen nuclei. There are no net neutron emissions and resultant radioactivity issues (see fusion note). However, the Helium-3 would need to be bred from Deuterium, which is apparently one…
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)….