Subsea Services: Patent Leaders?
…in, flexible risers, subsea power or pipe-lay. One large subsea EPC screens as ‘Top 5’ on most categories, but is facing strong competion across the board. Covered companies include: ABB,…
Fuel Cell Patents: twenty years of progress?
…Ceres, Giner, ITM, Plug Power), to evaluate which companies have the most IP in the industry, who has been accelerating and who is being overtaken (chart below). We also focus…
Grid-scale battery costs: the economics?
…than the underlying battery, after reflecting the balance of system, power equipment, controls and communication, systems integration, grid installation, EPC concentrators and development costs. For example, a lithium ion battery…
Could new airships displace trucks?
…improvement on helicopters, but still fall short of trucks, we estimate. Specifically, the Flying Whales airships consume 1.5MW at peak cruise speeds around 100kmph. This power consumption is equivalent to…
Reforestation: costs of CO2 removals?
…into pulp/paper, wood fuel or biomass power, then our model ‘gives back’ the CO2 and does not allow credits to be booked. Timber prices are tracked here. Also note that…
Energy costs of lithium ion batteries?
…the data-file. After amortizing the CO2 emissions of producing the battery, the CO2 emissions per mile are 50% lower for an electric vehicle that is charged by the US power…
Offshore wind costs are inflating?
…cart We model the incentive price for each project, i.e., the power price that is needed to earn a 10% levered but unsubsizided return. There is little evidence for deflation….
Do Methane Leaks Detract from Natural Gas?
…much as 850kg/boe. Generating 1MWH of power from natural gas emits 0.35T of CO2, versus 0.85T for coal (chart below, data here). But it has been criticized by some commentators…
Direct air capture of CO2: the economics?
…cost-deflation, utilization, power prices, gas prices and water prices. (gas- and water-intensity of the process should be noted). Related research. Carbon Engineering is commercializing a ‘wet process’ for DAC using…
Financial and CO2 Costs of Heaters, Boilers and Heat Pumps
This data-file models the costs and CO2 intensities of four different heating solutions: oil-fired furnaces, gas boilers, electric heaters and electrically-powered heat pumps. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Gas-fired boilers…