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…methane slip. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/02/23/flaring-reduction-fire-extinguishers/ Industry-leading countries, with the lowest flaring include Saudi Arabia and the US. Saudi Arabia has flared 0.02 mcf/bbl over the past half-decade. The US has flared 0.06…
…speeds. Natural gas (methane) has the lowest flash point, at -188ºC but one of the higher auto-ignition temperatures of 540ºC, making it well suited to stationary power generation, with fast…
…the point of combustion (data here). The spread is wide, after comparing and contrasting 425 companies here and here. The best decarbonization opportunities for shale are mitigating flaring and methane…
Blue hydrogen value chains are gaining momentum. Especially in the US. So this 16-page note contrasts steam-methane reforming (SMR) versus autothermal reforming (ATR). Each has merits and challenges. ATR looks…
…CO2, methane and field gas. Under simulated reservoir conditions, around 3,600psi, bubbles of CO2 immediately began dissolving into the oil, helping to mobilise it. (2) CO2 swelled the oil by…
…case might be $25,000 per mmcfd of throughput TEG dehydration units are under increasing scrutiny due to methane emissions, including from pneumatically powered components. Alternatives to TEG dehydration units include…
…Oil Majors in patent filings for GTL, for oxidative coupling of methane and for a process to convert C3-4s into gasoline and diesel range molecules. Our positive outlook on shale…
…vehicles, LED lighting, VFDs, CHPs, insulation, methane mitigation. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/03/23/eroei-energy-return-on-energy-invested/ Energetic industries from first principles: the internet, industrial gases, hydrogen, ammonia, steel, battery recycling, trucks, transport, compressors. The new age of electricity from first principles: transmission,…
…the atmosphere absorbs specific infrared wavelengths as heat, because this is the entire reason for worrying about the radiative forcing of CO2 or radiative forcing of methane. Hence for an…
…alternative to post-combustion CCS, directly converting the methane molecule (CH4) into relatively pure streams of H2, as an energy carrier or feedstock, and CO2 as a waste product for disposal….