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Super-alloys have exceptionally high strength and temperature resistance. They help to enable 6GTpa of decarbonization, across efficient gas turbines, jet engines (whether fueled by oil, hydrogen or e-fuels), vehicle parts,…
…been that some technologies at first glance seem to be mature, but on closer inspection still have material technology risks (such as green hydrogen electrolysers, post-combustion CCS). But technology risk…
…we cannot plot the data in kWh/ton or CO2/ton. This includes the CO2 of different forms of transportation, digital processes, or hydrogen. Agricultural commodities are also not captured in the…
…house batteries and hydrogen plants. The marginal cost of cement production is estimated at $130/ton in this data-file, in order to achieve a 10% IRR, which is similar to the…
…govern the energy efficiencies of power plants, energy penalties of CCS, energy penalties of hydrogen or energy losses in inverters and power electronics. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/03/23/eroei-energy-return-on-energy-invested/ How much metal or material? The…
…possible sorbents and membranes (pages 15-16). How will AI reshape lithium-ion batteries, nuclear fusion, green hydrogen value chains or nature-based solutions. We found it harder to de-risk breakthroughs using AI…
This data-file reviews Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cell technology. What surprised us most was a particularly candid overview of the degradation pathways of solid oxide fuel cells, a focus…
…of hydrogen pipelines. Yet here in the Baltics, we do not have a complete 2-lane highway to Western Europe (video below, more on page 9). https://player.vimeo.com/video/857377730?h=77a1e8bec7&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 It is sometimes said…
…cryogenics, industrial gases, LNG, CCS, hydrogen. Boltzmann in chemistry and materials? The Boltzmann expression? Maths using the Boltzmann constant often feature the expression exp(-E/kB.T). Here, exp denotes the natural exponent…
…our desk are aimed at dehydrating CO2 in CCS projects, so that it does not form carbonic acid and dissolve disposal pipelines. Hydrogen may also require dehydration, downstream of a…