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…the energy transition. But how can industrial processes truly be ‘powered by solar’? Buffering the volatility creates opportunities for gas and nuclear back-ups, inter-connectors, supercapacitors, smart energy and power electronics?…
…this masks material mix-shifts. New opportunities are largest in efficiency gains, under-supplied commodities, power-electronics, conventional CCUS and nature-based CO2 removals. Important note: our latest roadmap to net zero is from…
…acquiring Dow’s epoxy business in 2015, sold into “wind energy, electronics, transportation, consumer goods, civil engineering and infrastructure”. But three epoxy companies stood out particlarly in the data-file, because their…
…example in EV chargers, especially when you consider the round-trip efficiency on the Powerwall is 87%. There is also an upgrade cycle ahead in power-electronics (note here). And finally, using…
…grids and power electronics than our base case estimates (see the links). Is any of this remotely possible? (3) Continue ramping coal? The main source of global energy demand growth…
This 14-page note explains the crucial power-electronics in an electric vehicle fast-charging station, running at 150-350kW, to charge up an entire EV in 10-30 minutes. Most important are power-MOSFETs, comprising…
…by braking harder. While emerging electric vehicle technology is amazing, there are motor drivers in power-electronics, which have been technically ready since the 1980s, and are also stepping-up, especially in…
…stator coils of the turbine (see our note below for a primer on power-electronics). However, a linear reactor containing can exploit Faraday’s law directly. Plasma particles are electro-magnetically charged. So…
…electronics can double as a grid-scale storage device (note below), absorbing excess renewables to prevent curtailment. But batteries affixed to a wall or on a concrete pad cannot usually double…
…to the grid or run a typical HVDC inter-connection line, including underground HVDC cabling that weighs 35kg/meter, plus associated, switchgear, power electronics, ancillary equipment and EPCI. This data-file reviews the…