Battery cathode active materials and manufacturing?
…most often PVDF is also sourced. This is an inert plastic that physically holds all of the other the active materials together and will typically form 4% of the cathode….
Metals and materials: strength and temperature resistance?
…stress, additional stress will not cause further elastic deformation, but instead, will cause plastic deformation. When this stress is removed, then the material does not return to its original shape….
Recycling: a global overview of energy savings?
A global overview of recycling is laid out in numbers in this data-file, covering steel, paper, glass, plastics such as PET and HDPE and other metals, such as copper and…
Paper production: energy economics?
…(and actually more than plastic). We are all somewhat complicit in these emissions, as the average Western person consumes 200kg of paper per year in various forms, underpinning around 0.5…
Danimer: bio-plastics breakthrough?
Danimer Scientific is a producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), a biodegradable plastic feedstock, sold under the brand-name Nodax, derived from the bacterial metabolism of vegetable oils (e.g. canola oil). There are…
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,…
If a tree falls in a forest…
…of CO2 per ton of cement, around, 1.3-1.5T of CO2 per T of glass and ceramic, and as much as 5T of CO2 per ton of plastic (chart below). The…
Global oil demand forecasts: by end use, by product, by region?
…in June-2023, to reflect 2022 data, and our latest outlook into changing vehicle fleets and long-term plastic demand. Underlying workings are shown in seven subsequent tabs, covering light vehicles, trucks,…
Patent Leaders in Energy
Technology leadership is crucial in energy. It drives costs, returns and future resiliency. Hence, we have reviewed 3,000 recent patent filings, across the 25 largest energy companies, in order to…