Global energy: supply-demand model?
…2030 (model here). It includes oil demand, rising to 102Mbpd in 2024 (data here), then plateauing (model here) as OPEC and US shale (model here) offset the decline rate impacts…
Farming carbon into soils: a case study?
…(sources and sinks data below). https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/net-zero-an-energy-climate-model-for-2-degrees/ Specifically, a group of carbon brokers, Nori, and an agricultural trade body, Xtreme Ag, have certified that Mr Garrett’s farm has sequestered an average…
Electric vehicles: saturation point?
…month to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The most relevant survey data into climate attitudes are compiled on pages 9-10. Hence, we have attempted to model the saturation…
Carbon capture and storage: research conclusions?
…trucking small-scale CO2 for c$17/ton per 100-miles (note here, model here). Similarly, seaborne transport of CO2 costs $8/ton/1,000-miles (model here), and this also opens up a possibility for the LNG…
Air conditioning: energy demand sensitivity?
…grown by a factor of 30x. Over a similar timeframe, Persian Gulf Cities went from 500,000 people in 1950 to 20M now, and now these hot climates even host air-conditioned…
Energy Transition: Polarized Perspectives?
…comments, attacked the science of climate change. It is perhaps not a fully fair represenation, as those with extreme views are more likely to post comments in online forums. But…
Switching gears: the most potent GHG in the world?
…the cavities of switchgear and quench electric arcs. There is no other substance known to man with such an incredible array of properties. Climate Impacts of SF6? There is only…
One hundred years of carbon offsetting?
…and blue carbon eco-systems are most effective. Nature based solutions to climate change are among the largest and lowest cost opportunities in the energy transition, with potential to absorb well…
Sitka spruce: our top ten facts?
…thus grow in below a pine canopy, adding carbon density. As usual, the right tree needs to be matched to the right climate to maximize CO2 removals (note below). https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/09/09/nature-based-co2-removals-theory-of-evolution/…
CO2-Labelling for an Energy Transition?
…Leading companies are preparing their businesses. Faster Efficiency gains are critical to decarbonisation. We model it is possible to fully decarbonise the world’s energy system by 2050: c17% by ramping…