CANSOLV: CCS amine case study?
…data. This can be compared with other amines here. Economics of post-combustion CCS using amines can be stress-tested here. Underlying data and further notes are in the data-file. So far,…
Purified terephthalic acid: PTA production costs?
…feedstock affect PTA economics? Each $10/bbl variation in the oil price reduces the marginal cost of PTA production by around $50/ton, as a rule of thumb. Or alternatively, at constant…
MHI CCS technology: performance, costs and emissions?
…three decades, by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, from solvents through to entire CCS plants. This data file aggregates useful reference data-points for decision-makers who care about parameters like CCS economics, energy…
Offshore wind: levelized costs?
…tariffs (chart below). Empire Wind Uplifts 5 percent IRR to 10 percent IRR via incentives leverage and tariffs Please download the data-file to stress test the economics of offshore wind…
Fans and blowers: costs and energy consumption?
…and fans/blowers must work to overcome larger total pressure drops. The simple energy economics are that power consumption (in Watts, aka Joules per second) is a product of air flow…
Grid-scale battery costs: $/kW or $/kWh?
…in kW terms, when modelling the costs of integrated power systems. But there is some flexibility. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/battery-storage-costs-the-economics/ Standalone batteries in kWh terms? Battery costs are often quoted in $/kWh on…
Power grids: when will wind and solar peak?
Wind and solar peak at 50-55% of power grids, without demand-shifting or storage, before their economics become overwhelmed by curtailment rates and backup costs. More in wind-heavy grids. Less in…
Enhanced geothermal: digging deeper?
…economics of geothermal from first principles. Is there a path to cost-competitive, zero-carbon baseload heat? $599.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Geothermal power is produced from 200 geothermal fields globally, feeding…
Global solar: absorption spectrum?
…then new solar is no longer competing with new coal, gas, etc. It is competing with the cost of simply fuelling pre-existing power plants. These economics are much more demanding…
Midstream gas: pipelines have pricing power ?!
…are distilled on pages 5-6. Ensuring utilization is the most important dimension dictating the economics of pipelines and pipeline companies, as discussed on page 7. Gas marketers may be the…