Shale: Upgrade to Fiber?
…note focuses on the most exciting new data methodology we have seen across the shale space: distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) using fiber-optic cables. It has now reached critical momentum, to…
Carbon fiber: the miracle material?
Energy transition will catapult carbon fiber demand upwards from today’s 120kTpa baseline, across wind turbine blades, more efficient vehicles and hydrogen tanks. This miracle material is 3-10x stronger than steel…
Vehicle mass: what opportunities to improve fuel economy?
…Replacing 10% of this steel with a lighter and stronger alternative, such as carbon fiber is likely to improve a vehicle’s overall weight and fuel economy by c16%. Carbon fiber…
Advanced Conductors: current affairs?
…Reinforced (ACSR) with composites such as carbon fiber. Properties of Advanced Conductors versus ACSR and economic costs are on pages 9-13. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/advanced-conductors-versus-acsr-costs-and-companies Materials implications? Carbon fiber is a miracle material,…
Fluorinated polymers: flying under the radar?
…and maybe secondarily silver. When you think about wind, you are primarily going to think about glass fiber, and maybe secondarily resins. When you think about batteries, you are primarily…
Polyester: production process?
…the shirt on your back is made of hydrocarbons derived from the chemical processes described in this data-file and spun into PET fibers. But note that the uses of fibers…
Recycling: a global overview of energy savings?
A global overview of recycling is laid out in numbers in this data-file, covering steel, paper, glass, plastics such as PET and HDPE and other metals, such as copper and…
Industrial heat: the myth of electrify everything?
…five separate case studies in the steel, cement, glass, petrochemical and paper industries, which exceed 15% of global CO2. Only a CO2 price is likely to maximize efficiency gains across…
Wind turbines: screen of resin and polymer specialists?
…wind turbines. $399.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Resins mind together with glass fibers or carbon fibers in a wind turbine blade, and thus these epoxies, harneers and adhesives will tend…
Energy transition: hierarchy of needs?
…fall apart? Constructive solutions will include debottlenecking resource-bottlenecks, efficiency technologies and natural gas pragmatism. https://vimeo.com/680851397 https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/07/07/energy-transition-wheel-of-time/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/07/21/political-shifts-do-energy-shortages-cause-revolutions/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/global-energy-supply-demand-balance/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/01/06/renewables-can-they-ramp-up-faster/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/01/13/glass-fiber-what-upside-in-the-energy-transition/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/energy-transition-leading-commodities/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/02/10/falling-towers-how-will-energy-shortages-play-out/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/01/20/us-lng-new-perceptions/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/12/30/energy-crisis-ten-themes-for-2022/ To view the video directly in…