Drone Attacks on Energy Assets?
…modified and retro-fitted to inflict violence or damage. Similarly, in the military sphere, one expects large super-powers such as the US, Russia and China to develop leading military technologies, but…
Renewables: share of global energy and electricity by country?
…however, belong to Norway (87% hydro, 10% wind) and Sweden (40% hydro, 30% nuclear, 19% wind, 1.5% solar), where nuclear and hydro can also buffer renewables (note here). China, India…
Fuel Cell Patents: twenty years of progress?
This data-file tabulates the numbers of patents filed into different types of fuel-cells, from 2000-2020, globally and in key geographies: China, Japan, Korea and the US. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to…
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…
Paulownia tomentosa: the miracle tree?
…be c10x lower, at $2-5/ton (including land acquisition costs at developed world prices). https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/forests-to-offset-co2-the-economics/ Examples of Paulownia? Over 2M hectares of Empress trees are cultivated in China, often being inter-cropped…
Wind and solar capacity additions?
…granular solar forecasts to our model, looking region-by-region, covering the US, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, China, India, Africa and Other Asia. Global module additions will likely surpass 500GW in 2024,…
Energy transition: distorted by politics?
…producers, while also depriving China of new LNG supplies, thereby perpetuating its reliance on 2-3x more CO2 intensive coal. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/02/04/china-can-the-factory-of-the-world-decarbonize/ (4) 100% renewable electricity is often promoted by policymakers and…
Global oil demand: breakdown by product by country?
…than 2019 levels, prior to the COVID crisis. Looking across countries and regions, 2023’s YoY growth in oil demand can be attributed to China (+1.5Mbpd to 16Mbpd), the US (+0.3Mbpd…
TOPCon: maverick?
…cells, which will take some sting out of solar re-inflation, tighten silver bottlenecks and may further entrench China’s solar giants. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart This report starts with our…
Nuclear capacity: forecasts, construction times, operating lives?
…GW today, for perspective. Leading countries include the US, with c100 GW of capacity, France with 60GW, China with 50GW and Russia with 30GW. Japan’s nuclear capacity is presently around…