The Most Powerful Force in the Universe?
…powerful force in the universe” (the quote has been ascribed to Albert Einstein). This is not our usual tack — which focuses upon energy technologies, economics or quantifying CO2 —…
Leading Companies in Redox Flow Batteries
…offering ultra long-life battery storage, which could greatly surpass lithium ion economics in grid applications. A key challenge is the round-trip efficiency of redox flow batteries. For example, in other…
Can carbon-neutral fuels re-shape the oil industry?
…credits are assessed on pages 8-10, adjusting for the drawback that some of these carbon credits are not “real” CO2-offsets. The economics of future forest projects to capture CO2 are…
If a tree falls in a forest…
…to earn a 10% return under greenfield forestry economics (chart below). The largest capital cost is land acquisition costs; without this, required CO2 prices fall almost 70% But what happens…
Scaling Up Renewables and Batteries
…then to 60%. $899.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart The economics are modelled as a function of renewable costs, battery costs, curtailment rates, gas prices and carbon prices, which you can…
Carbon Funds to Decarbonize Natural Gas
This economic model illustrates a carbon fund to decarbonize natural gas by planting new forests, while also generating passable economics, attracting investment and incentivizing CO2 savings. The mechanics are that…
How to decarbonize gas value chains?
…15-60% less land than other fossil fuels. Pages 5-8 present the economics for forestry projects, with a breakeven cost of $50/ton, of which $15/ton is cash cost and $35/ton is…
Digitization after the crisis: who benefits and how much?
Digitization offers superior economics and CO2 credentials. But now it will structurally accelerate due to higher resiliency: Just 8% of digitized industrial processes will be materially disrupted due to COVID-19,…
More dangerous than coronavirus? The safety case for digital and remote operations.
Remote working, digital de-manning, drones and robotics — all of these themes will structurally accelerate in the aftermath of the COVID crisis. Our research outlines their economics and how they…
Conservation agriculture: farming carbon into soils
…How much CO2 can be removed by conservation agriculture? We have surveyed the academic literature and modelled the potential impact (pages 7-8). The economics are exceptional, evidenced by a detailed…