Albedo of different landscapes: a challenge for reforestation?
…true that land uses with a lower albedo will absorb more heat. But how much more heat? (2) Albedo impacts are a rounding error? Overall, our roadmap to net zero…
Thermal energy storage: cost model?
This data-file captures the costs of thermal energy storage, buying renewable electricity, heating up a storage media, then releasing the heat for industrial, commercial or residential use. Our base case…
Prysmian E3X: reconductoring technology?
…sag causing electrical hazards. For comparison, note that bare aluminium cables have a notoriously poor heat emissivity factor, around 0.16x, which is one of the key reasons they heat up…
Generac: power generation products?
…comprise transfer switches to connect generators to loads, pressure washers, light towers for construction, pumps, batteries and mobile heaters, hence there may be heavy exposure to construction and infrastructure projects….
Energy economics: an overview?
…the data-file, across our models of Air Separation, Cables, Comminution, Compressors, Electric Motors, Electrowinning, Fans, Flotation, Gas Dehydration, Harmonic Filters, Heat Exchangers, Inverters, Motor Drivers, Pumps, Rankine Engines, Tanks and…
Sea levels: what implications amidst climate change?
…ultimately gets stored in the oceans, but the degree of thermal expansion depends on precisely where the heat ends up being distributed. (4) Sea levels could rise by >10m by…
Purified terephthalic acid: PTA production costs?
…liquid). Separating out the PTA uses a crystallizer, steam heating and pumps/blowers to drive off the liquid. Acetic acid is used as a solvent and small portions are consumed (not…
Qnergy: reliable remote power to mitigate methane?
…electricity from heat. It is fuel agnostic and can run on waste heat or in-basin gas. The PowerGen product was launched in 2017 and its adoption has been growing at…
The green hydrogen economy: a summary?
…in the energy transition. For example, we estimate that using blue hydrogen to decarbonize heat would raise an average household’s heating bill by c$670 per year, while green hydrogen would…
China Energy Demand and CO2 Emissions, 2000-2060
…for residential heat, 12% is for commercial heat and 12% is for LNG trucks in transport. China’s oil demand rises from 16.6Mbpd in 2023 to a plateau of 17.5Mbpd in…