ESS: redox flow battery breakthrough?
…on NYSE. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart It aims to be the leader in medium-duration energy storage (4-12 hours), with an iron flow battery costing 2-5c/kWh (assuming >daily cycling) and…
Energy of rotation: angular momentum, inertia and flywheels?
…flywheel stored around 2-3kWh of energy, as a 9m wide iron wheel, weighing 100 tons rotated at 36 rpm. Fast-forward: the largest rotating generators in the world? The average nuclear…
Recycling: a global overview of energy savings?
…prices and a $50/ton CO2 price, these ‘savings’ can avoid half of the typical costs of primary steel production. Leading steel-recycling companies, in electric arc furnaces include Nucor, CMC and…
Advanced Conductors versus ACSR: costs and companies?
Advanced Conductors have 2x higher amperage capacities and temperature limits than standard Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced (ACSR) used in AC transmission lines. This data-file screens Advanced Conductors versus ACSR on…
How do commodities perform during recessions?
…in recessions? Commodities assessed in the data-file include oil, natural gas, coal, corn, iron ore (precursor to steel), aluminium, copper, zinc, nickel, platinum, silver and gold. Recessions assessed in the…
European energy use: by industry, by fuel, by country?
…and 28 countries. $699.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart The largest consumption categories are residential energy (24%), chemicals (14%), commercial energy (13%), road transport (9%) and iron and steel (6%). The…
Industrial materials: thermodynamic efficiency?
…thermally reducing Fe2O3 in iron ore reduction for steel. On the other hand, the industrial processes needed to produce battery materials, lithium, nickel, PGMs are an order of magnitude more…
Vehicle mass: what opportunities to improve fuel economy?
This data-file breaks down the typical materials that contribute to the weight of a 2-ton car. We estimate that steel comprises c50% of the volume and c80% of the weight….
Bio-coke: energy economics?
Bio-coke is a source of carbon and energy for steel-making, and other smelting operations where metal oxides need to be reduced to pure metals. Bio-coke differs from conventional coal-coke or…
Wind power: energy costs, energy payback and EROEI?
…estimates for the energy costs of wind turbines are based on a full bill of materials, economic models of those materials (e.g., glass fiber, carbon fiber, epoxies, steel, copper), data…