Harmonic filters: leading companies?
…heat pumps, and inverter-based generation sources such as solar and wind. An introduction to power quality issues is presented in our overview of electricity. Active harmonic filters are the most…
LNG ramp-rates: MTpa per month and volatility?
…was blamed on deficient valve-testing procedures, which allowed LNG to become isolated, heat up, expand, breach the pipeline and explode. US regulators asked for information on 64 items before permitting…
Bill of materials: electronic devices and data-centers?
…it is used for the chassis/enclosure of data-center racks and other components, in switchgears, fans, heat sinks, etc. Advanced polymers are the single most important material, both by mass and…
Oklo: fast reactor technology?
…0.025eV energy level that promotes fission. Instead, fast neutrons are reflected back within the reactor core, absorbed directly as heat in liquid metal, and can also breed more fissile isotopes…
Sugar to ethanol: value in volatility?
…is different from the corn-to-ethanol value chain because it generates net electricity and heat via its waste products. It is also more productive as quantified on page 3. Our base…
Electricity demand for electric vehicles?
…the energy content of fuels as waste heat, which is exhausted from the tailpipe. The real-world fuel economy of electric vehicles is around 0.2 kWh/km, which equates to 120mpge, based…
Landfill costs: by country and over time?
…the US achieve cost effective decarbonization. On the other hand, we have worried that badly designed CO2 taxes could cause industrial leakage and must be combined with a border adjustment…
Carbon capture and storage: research conclusions?
…carbon capture and storage? CO2 is a greenhouse gas. But it is also an inevitable product of many energy-releasing reactions, from biology, to materials, to industrial energy, because of the…
A Short History of Travel Speeds
…travel speeds in Britain since the 1970s. Top travel speeds have increased by c100x since pre-industrial times, however in the past 20-years, the trend has reversed and begun slowing down….
US shale: outlook and forecasts?
…powerful clean industrial hub on the planet (note here). International shale? We have found it harder to get excited about international shale, but there is strong potential in other large…