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…different storage media (pages 4-8). Thermal storage has high charging capacity, more than electrochemical cells, which has overlooked benefits in power grids (pages 9-10). Re-releasing energy is where the devil…
…cleaned data-set is available for download below. Across all energy sub-sectors, there are benefits to counter-cyclical investment, whether we are considering oil, gas, LNG, nuclear, wind, solar or power grids….
…re-inflating levelized costs of solar by around 50-75%, but still possibly less costly than funding network upgrades. Our long-term forecasts for power grid capex assume that 0.15MW of grid-scale batteries…
…https://thundersaidenergy.com/2024/04/04/energy-and-ai-the-power-and-the-glory Landauer’s principle: forgetting 1 bit requires >0.018 eV The mathematical definition of entropy is S = kb ln X, where kb is Boltzmann’s constant (1.381 x 10^-23 J/K) and…
…models, as building any new piece of infrastructure requires access to that infrastructure, whether it is a wind farm, solar project, power transmission line or any other industrial facility. Our…
…quantities of U-235 naturally fissioning in the Earth’s subsurface, probably because of groundwater acting as a moderator. Oklo plans to commercialize a liquid metal fast reactor, called the Aurora powerhouse,…
…this energy is ultimately getting harnessed today. ((The location of the losses in the chart above is also a reason for exploring solar in space, then beaming the power back…
…days, wind does not run at all (chart below). The biggest challenge for integrating wind into power grids, we think, are the long gaps (aka dunkelflaute), seen in this data-file….
…6-25 c/kWh feed-in tariffs for biogas->power. 40-45% of Germany’s biogas feedstock is from the anaerobic digestion of crop residues (70% corn silage), 40-45% is from animal waste (80% cattle), 6%…
…helpful broader reference file is our roadmap model for US decarbonization. Our outlook for gas pipelines in the energy transition is also informed by recent research, summarized below. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2024/04/11/price-and-pretense-do-gas-pipelines-have-market-power/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2024/08/08/peaker-plants-finding-the-balance/…