Diet and climate: should energy transition include agriculture?
…of the most CO2 intensive materials on the planet, an order of magnitude more than steel or cement (1-2 kg of CO2 per kg of material, chart below). Even further,…
Plastic Recycling Companies: pyrolysis and next-generation recycling?
…Others have simply not worked (e.g., one commercial reactor could not pyrolyse contaminated cling films, was shut, and the waste plastics were instead sent for incineration at a cement plant)….
Energy economics: an overview?
…Ammonia, Carbon Fiber, Cement, Copper, Cyanides, Desalination, Glass, H2O2, Hydrogen, Industrial Gases, Lithium Batteries, Methanol, NaOH/Cl2, Nitric Acid, Paper, Plastics, Silicon, Silver, Steel, Wood Products. As a rule of thumb,…
Wooden wind turbines?
…and cement, which together comprise 10% of global CO2. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/01/21/carbon-negative-construction-the-case-for-mass-timber/ To re-iterate, if mature forests are sustainably harvested, then it is ‘carbon negative’ to lock up their wood in construction…
Carbon-negative plastics: a breakthrough?
…of progress has been strong. The companies are ranked by sector below. The most advanced end market for CO2 is in the curing process for cement, a 4bn ton per…
Industrial heat: the myth of electrify everything?
…five separate case studies in the steel, cement, glass, petrochemical and paper industries, which exceed 15% of global CO2. Only a CO2 price is likely to maximize efficiency gains across…
Illustrating industrial energy efficiency in the context of cooking?
…grant the complexity around measuring efficiency in a process as simple as cooking potatoes, I can promise you, it is more complex in the industrial production of steel, cement, plastic,…
Carbon negative construction: the case for mass timber?
The construction industry accounts for 10% of global CO2, mainly due to cement and steel. But mass timber could become a dominant new material for the 21st century, lowering emissions…
Carbon negative construction: the case for mass timber?
The construction industry accounts for 10% of global CO2, mainly due to cement and steel. But mass timber could become a dominant new material for the 21st century, lowering emissions…
Biden presidency: our top ten research reports?
…chemical facilities, cement and biofuels (here). (9) Mitigating methane? Biden’s presidency will likely re-strengthen the EPA. Our hope is that this will accelerate the industry’s assault on leaking methane, which…