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Polyurethanes are elastic polymers, used for insulation, electric vehicles, electronics and apparel. This $75bn pa market expands 3x by 2050. But could energy transition double historically challenging margins, by freeing…
…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…
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…
Semiconductors underpin solar panels, electric vehicles and electronics. Hence this 20-page note aims to explain semiconductor physics from first principles: their conductivity and resistance, their use in devices, plus implications…
…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…
…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)…
…almost all new energies and digital technologies inject harmonic distortion to the grid. This 17-page note argues for premiumization in power electronics, including around solar, and screens for who benefits?…
…note argues for premiumization in power electronics, in harmonic filters, including around solar, and screens for who benefits? $599.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart The perfect AC power waveform is sinusoidal….
…timely electricity supplies from the grid, although our outlook differs for green hydrogen, heat pumps and electric vehicles (pages 6-7). Most controversial are the outlooks for power electronics, power cables…
…large amount of electrical infrastructure, specifically a 10kV step-down transformer and associated power electronics, to accomodate 3 x 300 kW docks, each with 2 charging points (photo below). The continued…