Oxycombustion: economics of zero-carbon gas?
…of oxycombustion power cycles will compete with smaller-scale CHPs and fuel cells. Fuel cells have historically had high decline rates, averaging 5% per year, but recent fuel cells are slowly…
Integrated gas and renewable power?
…CHPs and gas turbines. Following this model could create great potential for an integrated gas and power company, while supplying a complete, zero-carbon energy solution to consumers in the energy…
Gas turbines: what market size in energy transition?
…renewable-heavy grids. Amidst uncertain policies, the ultimate market size for US CHPs could vary by a factor of 100x. We nevertheless find 30 companies well-placed in a $9trn global market….
Combined heat and power turbines: market sizing?
The purpose of this data-file is to ballpark the ultimate potential market size for combined heat and power systems in the US (CHPs), most probably powered by natural gas, but…
Our Top Ten Research Notes of 2020
…renewables with CHPs, PCMs and smart energy systems. If you read one research note into a non-obvious opportunity, we recommend this deep-dive below into additive manufacturing, which will re-shape every…
Ground source heat pumps: the economics?
…cost build-up for CHPs and our notes. The capex costs of electric pumps in general, pump opex, pump energy consumption and the efficiency of pumps are reviewed from first principles…
Biden presidency: our top ten research reports?
…emissions by 6-30% compared to buying power from the grid, at 20-30% IRRs. The reason is that CHPs capture and use waste heat. Thus they achieve c70-80% thermal efficiencies, where…
Turbo-charge gas turbines: the economics?
…Turbo-charged gas turbines could be among the non-obvious technologies to gain greater share as grids become more saturated with renewables, in addition to CHPs, PCMs and fuel cells, per our…
Fuel cells: performance, efficiency and decline rates?
…comparison, our research into CHPs is summarized here. What is the biggest challenge for fuel cells? The biggest challenges for fuel cells are their high capex costs (modeled here and…