Global solar: absorption spectrum?
…18x from 2022, to supply 25,000 TWH of useful energy in 2050, or 20% of total global useful energy. But how much can solar grow? The answer hinges on relative…
CCS: what CO2 purity for transport and disposal?
…requires 90-120 kWh/ton of compression energy. If the gas stream is only 90% CO2, then the energy costs per unit of CO2 are around 10% higher. Or more. The reason…
LNG ramp-rates: MTpa per month and volatility?
…trains tend to ramp at +0.7MTpa/month, with a +/- 35% monthly volatility around this trajectory. Thus do LNG ramps create upside for energy traders? $899.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Qatar…
Power beaming: into thin air?
…opportunities, challenges, efficiencies and costs. We still fear power grid bottlenecks. $449.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Power grids are shaping up to be the biggest bottleneck in the energy transition,…
Electric adventures: conclusions from an EV road trip?
…equivalent to buying useful transportation energy at $1.1/kWh. Our receipt is below for Friday’s night’s EV charge in Dunkirk, equating to around $0.6/kWh of useful energy. This is about 2-4x…
Bright green hydrogen from biomass gasification?
…are c50% energy-efficient, requiring 70 kWh of input energy per kg of hydrogen output, of which 94% is from the exothermic partial oxidation of woody biomass. Another c3% is from…
Global population and GDP breakdown by country?
…energy demand, plastics demand, steel demand, EV adoption and other commodities. Hence this data-file contains the key inputs, across the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, LatAM, China, India, other Asia…
Fiber optic data transmission costs?
…overview, please see our data-file into the energy use of fiber optic cables. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/energy-intensity-of-fiber-optic-cables The economics of fiber optic cables are sensitive to cable length, utilization, and especially capex costs,…
Moving targets: molecules, electrons or data ?!
…energy and financial costs of data-center cooling. There is a strange symmetry bringing the shale and AI industries together: the former suffering bottlenecks in energy demand and export infrastructure; the…
Japan gas and power: supply-demand model?
…in the model. Underlying data are from Japan’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. The data-file is also interesting to compare with our European, US, China and India energy models….