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  • Grid connection sizes: residential, commercial and industrial?

    Grid connection sizes: residential, commercial and industrial?

    What are the typical sizes of grid connections at different residential, commercial and industrial facilities? This data-file derives aggregates estimates, from the 10kW grid connections of smaller homes to the GW-scale grid connections of large data-centers, proposed green hydrogen projects and aluminium plants.

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  • CO2 intensity: Scope 1, 2 & 3 and Scope 4 emissions?

    CO2 intensity: Scope 1, 2 & 3 and Scope 4 emissions?

    Scope 4 CO2 emissions capture the CO2 that is avoided by use of a product. Many energy investments with positive Scope 1-3 emissions have deeply negative Scope 1-4 emissions. Numbers are quantified and may offer a more constructive approach to decarbonization investments.

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  • Residential energy consumption over time?

    Residential energy consumption over time?

    Global residential energyย demandย runs at 2.5 MWH pp pa, of which c40% is fromย electricity, 40% is gas, c13% is biomass and c7% is oil. In ourย gasย andย powerย models, electrification rises to 65% by 2050, to help renewables reach 50% of global electricity.ย Heat pumps improve efficiency and lower primary demand in the developed world.

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  • Power capacity of a typical home?

    Power capacity of a typical home?

    A typical home in the developed world currently has a 10kW maximum power capacity before tripping its circuit-breaker (although it varies). This could easily double in the energy transition, due to phasing back gas heating, gas cooking and the addition of home charging stations for electric vehicles.

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  • Magnets and energy: fundamental attraction?

    Magnets and energy: fundamental attraction?

    Electric currents create magnetic fields. Moving magnets induce electric currents. These principles underpin 95% of global electricity, while 50% of wind turbines and 95% of electric vehicles use permanent magnets with Rare Earth metals. This 15-page overview of magnets explains key magnet concepts and controversies for the energy transition.

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  • Magnets and permanent magnets: company screen?

    Magnets and permanent magnets: company screen?

    The global magnet industry is fragmented across hundreds of suppliers, including 800 in Asia-Pacific. The total market is worth $20bn pa. Theย purpose of this data-file is to highlight a dozen leading magnet companies, including producers of permanent magnets, Rare Earth magnets (e.g., NdFeB), ferrites and other magnetic components.ย 

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  • Hydrofluoric acid: the economics?

    Hydrofluoric acid: the economics?

    Hydrogen fluoride is a crucial commodity chemical. This model captures its production from acid-grade fluorspar and sulfuric acid. We think marginal costs are around $1,850/ton, in order to earn a 10% IRR on a production facility costing $4,000/Tpa, while the fully loaded CO2 intensity is around 0.75 tons/ton.

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  • Organic Rankine Cycles: the energy economics?

    Organic Rankine Cycles: the energy economics?

    This data-file captures the energy economics of an Organic Rankine Cycle to recover low-grade waste heat (at 70-200C) from an industrial facility, or in the geothermal industry. A CO2 price of $50-75/ton could greatly accelerate adoption and improve the efficiency of industrial facilities.

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  • Combined heat and power turbines: market sizing?

    Combined heat and power turbines: market sizing?

    The purpose of this data-file is to ballpark the ultimate potential market size for combined heat and power systems in the US (CHPs). Our build-up looks across five main categories: large power facilities, large industrial heating facilities, landfill gas, electric vehicle charging and smaller-scale commercial and multi-family usage.

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  • Absorption chillers: the economics?

    Absorption chillers: the economics?

    Absorption chillers perform the thermodynamic alchemy of converting waste heat into coolness. Capex costs of absorption chillers average $600/kW-th and all-in absorption chiller costs run to 6-7 cents/ton-hour, depending on the price of incoming waste heat. This data-file captures the economics of absorption chillers from first principles.

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