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…energy transition from first principles… Energy theory from first principles: energy units, thermo-dynamics, electricity, electrochemistry, magnets and motors and semiconductors. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/08/25/energy-units-life-the-universe-and-everything/ Decarbonization technologies from first principles: renewables, batteries, EVs, EV charging, lithium…
…comparisons. But how efficiently do we supply this food energy onto our plates? https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/the-2050-energy-mix-a-simple-model/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/power-capacity-of-a-typical-home/ (2) Crop yields can be very high per acre. The average yield for an acre…
…cables will have 1-2 orders-of-magnitude lower energy consumption (chart below). Thus the energy intensity of fiber optic cables is not a fixed number, but highly context-sensitive. Energy consumption will continue…
…opportunities in vapor deposition equipment, advanced polymers, and ultra-high purity materials including tantalum, silver, gold, tin, et al. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/09/28/new-energies-the-age-of-materials https://thundersaidenergy.com/2024/04/04/energy-and-ai-the-power-and-the-glory Finally, the vast range of advanced materials used in electronic…
…EV batteries are still inferior to hydrocarbons in energy density and vehicle cost implications. Therefore context matters. And different OEMs need clear strategies that ramify into specific niches (e.g., clean…
This data-file reviews 25 of QuantumScape’s 2019-20 patents, in order to substantiate its claims of a solid-state battery than can achieve c50-100% higher energy density than conventional lithium ion batteries,…
…battery breakthrough in 30-years”. The technology is already starting to be used in wearable devices (e.g., the Whoop 4.0 fitness wearable) with 17% higher energy density and 33% smaller devices….
The energy transition technologies are aggregated in this data-file, scoring their economics, technical readiness, and decarbonization potential, as assessed apples-to-apples across all of Thunder Said Energy’s energy transition research. $999.00 – Purchase…
…sizing. How big will the markets be for energy commodities, materials, manufactured products and clean technologies, as part of the energy transition? Our energy transition research has been boiling the…
…into energy technologies and energy transition to-date, we have also ‘ranked’ these 30 top materials and commodities, according to our long-run outlook in this data-file in the ‘Materials’ tab of…