…more renewables. The lowest-cost, zero-carbon power grid, we find, comprises c25% renewables, c25% nuclear and c50% decarbonized gas, with an incentive price of 9c/kWh. $579.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Pages…
…(data below). https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/california-curtailment-key-numbers-from-2021/ The curtailment point is crucial. There might be economic or geopolitical reasons for storing renewables at midday and re-releasing the energy at 7pm in the evening, as…
This model shows the full-cycle cost of storing a kWh of electricity, across ten different technologies that have been proposed to backstop renewables. The model allows you to flex input…
…renewables for the same amount of decarbonization. Welcome to the cobra effect. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/02/25/shifting-demand-can-renewables-reach-50-of-grids/ The Third Law of Thermodynamics The third law of thermodynamics states that a system’s entropy approaches zero…
…contact us. Renewables slow-down: Could it be soooner? Another theme for 2020 is whether renewables growth will slow down, as heartland markets reach grid saturation. This was the precedent when…
…can be carbon-negative in principle. This 17-page case study illustrates how supply chains are localizing and more renewables can be integrated into grids. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart The first…
This 14-page note lays out a new model to supply fully carbon-neutral energy to a cluster of commercial and industrial consumers, via an integrated package of renewables, low-carbon gas back-ups…
This data-model calculates risk-adjusted returns available for different portfolio weightings in the energy sector, as companies diversify across upstream, downstream, chemicals, corporate, renewables and CCS investments. The methodology is a…
A transformer is needed to step the voltage up or down at every inter-connection point in the grid. Hence this 14-page note explores how renewables and EVs will expand future…
How do power grids work? How will they be re-shaped by renewables? This 20-page note outlines the underpinnings of electricity markets, from theoretical physics through to looming shortages of ‘inertia’…