Battle of the batteries: EVs vs grid storage?
…that drives 20,000-70,000 miles per year. This is a direct linear pass-through of these vehicles’ high annual mileage, with taxis in New York apparently reaching the upper end of this…
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…
Vacuum pumps: company screen?
…reaction with, atmospheric air, when depositing thin film layers of 5-250 nm. If normal pressure is 1 bar, some of these processes can occur at 0.001 mBar, i.e., 1 millionth…
Origen Carbon: DAC breakthrough?
…alternative approach that avoids introducing air/nitrogen into the combustion process, instead re-circulating exhaust gases, and then adding pure oxygen from an air separation unit or swing adsorption plant. Hence the…
Mainspring Energy: linear generator breakthrough?
…company has locked up the IP for piston-seal assemblies in a linear generator with air bearings, but longevity/maintenance could be a key challenge to explore. $399.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart…