Shale growth: what if the Permian went CO2-neutral?
Shale growth has been slowing due to fears over the energy transition, as Permian upstream CO2 emissions reached a new high in 2019. We have disaggregated the CO2 across 14…
Renewables: share of global energy and electricity by country?
…linked to rising power grid system costs, which are often overlooked in over-simplified LCOE analysis. As a concrete example, Denmark, lauded as a wind+solar leader above, has the highest retail…
Energy Transition: Polarized Perspectives?
…to the issue. These attacks are from an unusual direction. Living in New Haven, CT, we are more used to being criticised for seeing a continued, strong role for lower-carbon…
EOG’s Digitization: Pumped-Up?
EOG patented a new digital technology in 2019: a load assembly which can be built into its rod pumps: to raise efficiency, lower costs and lower energy consumption. This 8-page…
Global CCS Projects Database
…to enter the pipeline. New projects are being scoped out over time, and will continue layering in on top of what we have quantified in this data-file. CCS breakdown by…
Fuel Cell Power Project Economics
This data-file models the economics of constructing a new fuel-cell power plant; generating electricity from grey, blue or green hydrogen in a PEMFC, or from natural gas in an SOFC….
Chevron: SuperMajor Shale in 2020?
SuperMajors’ shale developments are assumed to differ from E&Ps’ mainly in their scale and access to capital. Superior technologies are rarely discussed. But new evidence is emerging. This 11-page note…
Solar Energy: Where’s the IP?
…at 11,500 patents per year. Many geographies have since slowed by 50-90%; except China, which hit a new peak off 3,500 patents in 2019, leading the industry. A granular breakdown…
MCFCs: what if carbon capture generated electricity?
…terms, and by comparison to new gas plants and hydrogen fuel cells. CCS-MCFC economics range from passable to phenomenal, at recent power prices. Pages 19-23 suggest who might benefit. Fuel…
Offshore wind costs are inflating?
…data-file to interrogate the findings, or view the individual project parameters. Continued technical innovation is needed in the wind industry. We find new airship concepts could help deflate logistic costs….