Power cables: how much aluminium and copper?
Power cables’ aluminium and copper consumption are quantified in this data-file, in order to estimate the upside for both metals in the energy transition, especially amidst the expansion of renewables,…
Power cables’ aluminium and copper consumption are quantified in this data-file, in order to estimate the upside for both metals in the energy transition, especially amidst the expansion of renewables,…
A transformer is needed to step the voltage up or down at every inter-connection point in the grid. Hence this 14-page note explores how renewables and EVs will expand future…
This 14-page note lays out a new model to supply fully carbon-neutral energy to a cluster of commercial and industrial consumers, via an integrated package of renewables, low-carbon gas back-ups…
How do power grids work? How will they be re-shaped by renewables? This 20-page note outlines the underpinnings of electricity markets, from theoretical physics through to looming shortages of ‘inertia’…
How do power grids work? How will they be re-shaped by renewables? This 20-page note outlines the underpinnings of electricity markets, from theoretical physics through to looming shortages of ‘inertia’…
…ten fully mature technologies, that feature in our roadmap to net zero, present interesting opportunities, and may be overlooked. (1) Renewables mainly need investment. Across our research, it is relatively…
…excess renewables avoid denting the utilization rates of other grid infrastructure, which is one of the paradoxical reasons that renewables can be inflationary. Please see the links for out top…
…early days, as renewables assets could rely on the large and controllable output of reactive power from spinning generators. But regulations are tightening. And if renewables are to dominate future…
Can large-scale power transmission smooth renewables’ volatility? To answer this question, this horrible 18MB data-file aggregates 20-years of hour-by-hour solar insolation arriving at four cities in the US (Los Angeles,…
…economically smooth them. Solar heavy grids may thus become prone to unbearable volatility? Our 17-page note outlines this important challenge, and finds that high-voltage interconnectors cure renewables volatility most effectively….