Auto manufacturing: the economics?
…energy and industrial shortages, it is likely that the same vehicle could cost closer to $50k, representing c40% inflation, mostly due higher costs of materials and bottlenecks in supply chains….
Global oil demand: breakdown by product by country?
…8Mbpd. Gasoline demand also grew by a full +1Mbpd YoY in 2023 to an all time high of 27Mbpd. LPG demand for heating grew +0.4Mbpd to a new all time…
Graphite: upgrade to premium?
…$499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart What is graphite and why does it matter? We outline some history, some chemistry, some market-sizing and the main sources of industrial demand growth on…
Hydrogen: what GWP and climate impacts?
…GWP. (8) CH4 Collaboration. Atmospheric methane is around 1,900 ppb, 160% above pre-industrial levels. Every year, about 40% of the world’s methane emissions comes from natural sources like wetlands, 25%…
Wood use: what CO2 credentials?
…best use of wood, as each ton of sustainably harvested timber avoids 0.5 – 1.2 tons of net CO2 versus using other industrial materials. The note explores how wood product…
Sulphur recovery units: Claus process economics?
This data-file captures the economics of sulphur recovery from H2S via the Claus process, which is an important industrial process cleaning up sour gases from the oil and gas industry,…
Chlor-alkali process: the economics?
…models for energy transition and broader industrial models, such as paper products, renewable diesel, carbon fiber, refining, battery recycling, some CCS and Direct Air Capture. HCl is also an input…
Crop production: what CO2 intensity?
…to industrial commodities, that tend to range from 0.5 – 150 tons/ton CO2 intensity, across our economic models. The largest component of crop’s CO2 intensity, at c50% of the total,…
Solar volatility: second by second output data?
…power drops. Bottom quartile days see over 135 power drops. And the worst day, frankly, are hellish — they would struggle to power most modern industrial processes, even with the…
Heap leaching: energy economics?
…an industrial metal, under typical input assumptions. Energy consumption and CO2 intensity are both very low. Most likely around 2kWh/ton of ore; with a fully loaded CO2 intensity of 4…