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…energy, solar+wind, oil, gas and coal – are updated on pages 13-14. Our ranked outlook for thirty of the most important material commodities in the energy transition are summarized on…
…our overview of electro-magnetism (below). Strictly, Rare Earth magnets are best, for electric vehicles and in wind turbines. And improved semi-conductors can also optimize the performance of motors that comprise…
…suited is hydro for backstopping renewables? In the short term, from minutes to days, hydro is an excellent backstop for solar and wind (note below), with fast start-up times, fast…
…heat pumps, and inverter-based generation sources such as solar and wind. An introduction to power quality issues is presented in our overview of electricity. Active harmonic filters are the most…
…solar inverters and wind converters. Harmonic distortion from solar is particularly interesting and controversial, as discussed on page 11. Active harmonic filters are the most effective antidote to harmonics. Their…
…transformers, transistors, harmonic filters, capacitors, reactive power. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/05/25/power-grids-down-to-the-wire/ The new age of volatility due to renewables, geopolitics, politics, policies. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2024/01/11/energy-market-volatility-climate-change/ Latest views on global energy, solar innovation, wind recalibration, nuclear, grid bottlenecks, shale and how AI…
…1.4% of all useful global energy. Similar numbers are explored for wind, electric vehicles, CCS, hydrogen and energy storage, together with conclusions on pages 11-12. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart…
…of renewables and batteries are tracked in this data-file, tabulating the details of over 100 projects that combined a grid-scale battery with their construction of wind and/or solar assets. The…
…high-voltage transmission network is discussed on pages 9-12. The crucial conclusion is that interconnecting large new loads — wind, solar, data-centers, electric vehicles, etc — pulls on the entire network,…
…105bcm was exactly the same as in 2012, despite 3x higher gas prices and doubling wind and solar from 9% to 22% of the mix. These are remarkable and surprising…