Paulownia tomentosa: the miracle tree?
…years and sequester 5-10x more CO2 than other trees, or around 2.5T of CO2 per tree. Finally, oil companies are exploring reforestation initiatives. For example, YPF noted in its 2018…
Smart Energy: technology leaders?
…of this data-file is to profile c40 companies commercializing opportunities in smart energy monitoring, smart metering and smart thermostats. The majority are privately owned, at the venture or growth stage….
UK grid volatility as renewables gain share?
…storage or to companies that can flex demand. Volatility of power prices in the UK grid Underlying data in the file is sourced from Elexon, however this data-file includes the…
Solid oxide fuel cells: what challenges?
This data-file reviews fifty patents into solid oxide fuel cells, filed by leading companies in the space in 2020, in order to understand the key challenges the industry is striving…
Our Top Ten Research Notes of 2020
…gas market outlook is here. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2020/09/03/great-white-whales-the-end-of-oil-and-gas/ (10) The optimal strategy for incumbent energy companies is thus suggested in our research note below. We argue that Energy Majors embracing these principles…
Ten Themes for Energy in 2021?
…bubble. But also appearing on the horizon this year are three triggers to burst the bubble. We continue to prefer non-obvious opportunities in the transition and companies with leading technologies….
Enhanced geothermal: technology challenges?
This data-file tabulates the greatest challenges and focus areas for harnessing enhanced geothermal energy, aka deep geothermal technology, based on reviewing patents from 20 companies in the space. In particular,…
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells: what challenges?
This data-file reviews fifty patents into proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), filed by leading companies in the space in 2020, in order to understand the key challenges the industry…
CO2-EOR: well disposed?
…source CO2? We find large scale and concentrated exhaust streams are important for economics, as quantified on pages 18-21. Which companies are exposed to CO2-EOR? We profile two industry leaders…
Metal organic frameworks: what challenges and opportunities?
…data-file also captures smaller-stage companies with interesting patents in 2020. More recently, we have also screend exciting progress from Montana Technologies, using metal organic frameworks to lower the energy costs…