What is the energy consumption of the internet?
…the internet is all electricity. Moreover it is high quality electricity. So once again our conclusion is that all roads lead to power electronics. A few pure-play listed equities that…
Magnets and permanent magnets: company screen?
…tumble dryers; and electronics such as iDevices and audio equipment. Indeed, the largest specialist magnets companies in our screen sell products to over 2,000 active customers, ranging from <1mm micro-magnets…
Energy economics: engineering wonders?
…govern the energy efficiencies of power plants, energy penalties of CCS, energy penalties of hydrogen or energy losses in inverters and power electronics. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/03/23/eroei-energy-return-on-energy-invested/ How much metal or material? The…
Vacuum pumps: company screen?
…ROCE was 29%. Vacuum pumps comprise 28% of the company’s revenues. In its vacuum pump business, Atlas Copco’s 2022 orders were 65% electronics and semiconductors, 21% chemicals/process industries including the…
Demand shifting: electrical flexibility by industry?
…industrial that can literally start printing money first, simply using smart logic and power electronics, but without having to make any major new capital investments. What is demand shifting? Demand…
MHI CCS technology: performance, costs and emissions?
…have developed an automotive technology, which is a breakthrough when compared to the Ford Model T; or a portable electronics technology, which is a breakthrough when compared to the original…
Lithium: global demand forecasts?
…electronics, grid-scale batteries and conventional material uses. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Demand for lithium has already trebled from 23kTpa in 2010 to 65kTpa in 2020, while we see the…
Global polysilicon production capacity?
Polysilicon is a highly pure, crystalline silicon material, used predominantly for photovoltaic solar, and also for ‘chips’ in the electronics industry. Global polysilicon capacity is estimated to reach 1.65MTpa in…
Electrochemistry: battery voltage and the Nernst Equation?
…other power electronics). But overall, the round-trip efficiency of a lithium ion battery should be around 85-90%. Other real world issues? The Nernst Equation gives a useful framework for understanding…
Energy Transition Technologies?
…with less’ (electric vehicles, electrification, power-electronics, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing), switching coal to gas and LNG (50-60% lower CO2 per MWH), carbon capture and storage (CCS, blue hydrogen, CO2-EOR, CO2-to-materials)…