Data-centers: the economics?
…demand-flexed to power them using the raw output from renewable electricity sources, such as wind and solar? Economic considerations may tip the market towards sourcing the most reliable power possible,…
Energy and AI: the power and the glory?
…6% of a data-center’s energy needs could be self-powered via on-site solar, per pages 8-9. Combined cycle gas turbines are predicted to emerge as a leading energy source to meet…
Bill of materials: electronic devices and data-centers?
…factors by raising computing performance density, using advanced materials and manufacturing techniques is highly reminiscent of the same trend in new energies (raising solar efficiency, raising battery voltages). This creates…
Arms race: defence versus decarbonization?
…how would these vast sums compete with energy transition expenditures? For an answer, we turn to our roadmap to net zero, and the costs/capex needed for wind, solar, gas, power…
Road costs: economic model?
…models, as building any new piece of infrastructure requires access to that infrastructure, whether it is a wind farm, solar project, power transmission line or any other industrial facility. Our…
Engineering and construction companies screen?
…they construct. Three leaders in engineering are noted. For renewables, such as solar and wind, 90% of large construction companies have started building these projects. This makes construction in this…
Japan gas and power: supply-demand model?
…outlook for Japan’s electricity mix is that wind and solar will double from 11% to 22% of the mix by 2030, and almost 100 TWH of nuclear restarts will increase…
Energy security: right to self-determine?
…is an abysmal deterioration in Europe’s energy security, falling more than any other region, despite ramping wind and solar. Failure to unlock domestic resources is an existential threat to Europe’s…
Oil demand: making millions?
…are GDP growth, fuel economy, electric vehicles, going online, industrial efficiency, expanded recycling, wind and solar, heat pumps, corn ethanol and sugar ethanol, renewable diesel, ammonia shipping fuels, biogas to…
Prysmian E3X: reconductoring technology?
…to General Cable’s E3X technology, which has exciting potential for reconductoring transmission lines. E3X is a thin yet durable ceramic coating, with 0.9x emissivity factor and 0.2x solar absorptivity factor,…