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…mining processes, which are increasingly important for energy transition. Interesting, we also think almost all of these mining technology can smooth our volatile power grids by demand shifting. We have…
…causes degradation, and how it can be improved. Are lithium ion batteries a good fit for backing up volatile renewables inputs? We answer this question on pages 12-13. There is…
…for power electronics, in order to integrate volatile wind and solar resources into grids, protect sensitive equipment and electrify more industrial and consumer processes. We have written excitedly about power…
…the thermodynamics of the Brayton Cycle. Although slippage rates are higher when turbines first start up, or when they are throttled aggressively in volatile power grids. Gas heaters and boilers…
…shift. Conversely, we are not even sure an electrolyser can run off of a volatile renewables input feed without incurring 5-10% pa degradation, or worse (if you read one TSE…
…like batteries, by scaling up and down to smooth out an increasingly volatile power grid? What implications for blue hydrogen, green hydrogen, Allam Cycle oxy-combustion, direct air capture energy economics?…
…air conditioning energy performance are through higher COPs, improved home insulation, and smart controls to optimize cooling. Efficiency gains are particularly helpful to smooth out increasingly volatile grids (best note…
…have tabulated 5-minute by 5-minute generation data, from AEMO, for ten of the largest gas power plants in Australia, in 2014 and 2024. Gas is clearly backstopping the volatility of…
…to 60% of the world’s energy system by 2050, save energy – from variable frequency drives to power factor management – and to accommodate more volatility in renewable-heavy grids. Thus…
…(page 6) that demand will surprise to the upside (page 7), anticipated resources may underestimate renewables’ volatility (page 8), planning has become politicized (page 9) and some regions will deteriorate…