Power grids: down to the wire?
…and more metals-intensive electricity use, especially for electric vehicle chargers (page 7). There is upside for metals in energy transition power grids, but we think that the growth in power…
Renewables: can oil and gas assets “demand shift”?
…The number of industries that can demand shift is much larger than one might expect at first glance. They include electric arc furnaces, industrial gases, internet companies, EV chargers, greenhouse…
Silicon carbide: faster switching?
…the building blocks for solar inverters, wind converters, battery chargers and EV drive trains. We argue that their crucial role in new energies is analogous to the $100bn pa valve…
Refrigerants: leading chemicals for the rise of heat pumps?
…EVs will have increasing total refrigerant demand, as there are in-built cooling systems for many fast-chargers. Using CO2 as a refrigerant could also be an interesting niche. It is clearly…
Power cables: how much aluminium and copper?
…power transmission and fast-chargers for electric vehicles. $299.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Our best estimate is that a typical EV fast-charger would most likely require over 100kg of copper cabling,…
Power-MOSFETs: leading companies?
Power MOSFETs are an energy transition technology, the building block behind inverters, DC-DC converters, EV drive trains, EV chargers and other renewables-battery interfaces. Hence this data-file is a screen of…
Transformers: rise of the beasts?
…The physics of power distribution and transformers are explained on pages 2-6. What is changing in the energy transition is that renewables and EV chargers are being added to the…
Residential solar plus batteries: granular data from Australia?
…example in EV chargers, especially when you consider the round-trip efficiency on the Powerwall is 87%. There is also an upgrade cycle ahead in power-electronics (note here). And finally, using…
Sentient Energy: smart grid breakthrough?
…at the grid edge”. This also helps to integrate more solar and EV charging into power grids. We will explain the technology below and in the data-file. $299.00 – Purchase Checkout Added…
Eaton: breakdown of revenues by product category?
…Eaton has over 10,000 SKUs, across 200 different categories. Its product split covers everything from electric vehicle charging, through to missile guidance systems, illuminated emergency exit signs and golf grips….