EV fast charging: opening the electric floodgates?
…as explained on pages 9. Hence an EV fast-charger is going to have 15-200 high-spec power MOSFETs. Silicon carbide is a crucial enabler, and has been accelerating since it was…
Wet sand: what impacts on shale breakevens and CO2?
…takes 120-seconds, via a 100bpm slurry rate carrying 2.7ppg of sand. PropX has undertaken successful trials placing the sand containers on a vibration table, with a sloped discharge cone, silicon-inserts…
Solar trackers: leading companies?
…trackers in 2023, mostly single-axis horizontal systems. It is a rare part of the solar supply chain, that is not dominated by Chinese suppliers – unlike PV silicon, or PV…
Chlor-alkali process: the economics?
…to the Siemens Process, used to make 92% of the world’s PV silicon in 2021. Energy intensity is middling. Electricity comprises 30% of the total marginal cost, and c45% of…
Prysmian E3X: reconductoring technology?
…data-file. And we can also guess at the composition of E3X ceramic coatings, which interestingly, will pull on demand for silicon carbide? Full details are available in this data-file, while…
Bill of materials: electronic devices and data-centers?
…Black 28, Polybutyl Terephthalate, Polycarbonate, Polycarbonate Acrylonitrile, Polycarbonates, Polyimides, Polymers, Polyurethanes, Proprietary, PVC, Silica, Silicon, Silver, Sodium Oxide, Solder, Steel, Styrofoam, Synthetic Rubber, Tantalum, Tin, Titanium, Vinyl Silicone Oil, Zinc….
Maxwell’s demon: computation is energy?
…1bn times more energy than the thermodynamic minimum. One reason, of course, is that modern computers flow electricity through semiconductors, which are highly resistive. Indeed, undoped silicon is 100bn times…
Silver pastes for solar contacts?
…increasingly also the back too (in TOPCon and HJT cells), forming the electrical contacts with the underlying silicon substrate. Can any companies have an edge? We reviewed 15 patents from…
Solar module production by company?
…comparing the companies by solar module selling prices ($/kW), margins (%), efficiency (%), transparency, and technology development. $599.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Solar modules are produced when photovoltaic silicon (model…
Electric vehicle: battery life?
…switch away from incumbent lithium ion battery chemistries, to more novel and more energy dense battery chemistries (see below) such as solid state batteries, silicon anode batteries or sodium-ion batteries….