CANSOLV: CCS amine case study?
CANSOLV CCS amine has been commercialized by Shell since 2014. This data-file aggregates data into its reboiler duties (2.4-3.2 GJ/ton), amine emissions to air (can be below 0.2ppm) and degradation…
Electromagnetic energy: Planck, Shockley-Queisser, power beaming?
Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy, exemplified by light, infrared, ultraviolet, microwaves and radio waves. What is the energy content of light? How much of it can be captured…
Farming carbon into soils: a case study?
“The key to climate change is not in the air, it’s in the ground. As a no till farmer, I’m doing my part… If [the carbon market] grows it will…
Polyurethane: production costs?
…when transforming oil, gas, air and mined minerals into this class of petrochemicals (chart below). And moreover, there are hundreds of different types of polyurethanes, in this 25MTpa market, which…
De-Carbonising Cars. Can Oxy-Combustion Save Gasoline?
…of Salt Lake City, Utah and Air Products. Aramco has also patented its own membrane cell designs (image below). The drawback is that these membranes require high temperatures (700-800F). But…
Qnergy: reliable remote power to mitigate methane?
…control and actuation of valves. The power demands rise to 4kW if compressed air is used in lieu of methane. Compressed air is reliable, easy to retrofit and does not…
Refinery membranes: where’s the IP?
…Air Liquide, Air Products, Aramco, BASF, BP, Chevron, Dow, ExxonMobil, GE, Honeywell, IFP, MTR, Praxair, Shell, WR Grace and Zeon. A brief overview is prented for each company, along with…
Global average temperature data?
…influenced by COVID-19, as “global shutdowns related to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic reduced particulate air pollution in many areas, allowing more sunlight to reach the surface and producing a…
Illustrating industrial energy efficiency in the context of cooking?
…stove might achieve 30-40% efficiency. Burning gas is less efficient at heating up the aluminium block, as a large portion of energy from the flame heats the surrounding air, which…
Form Energy: long-duration battery breakthrough?
…stationary battery team. The company said in 2020 that it intended to deploy its first 1MW/150MWh long-duration storage system by 2023. The technology is an iron-air battery. There is a…