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…is population growth, +1.4% pa rising incomes, -1.4% pa efficiency gains, -0.5% renewables, 0% nuclear, +0.2% ramping back coal due to underinvestment in gas. Depressingly, progress towards net zero slowed…
Some industries can absorb low-cost electricity when renewables are over-generating and avoid high-cost electricity when they are under-generating. The net result can lower electricity costs by 2-3c/kWh and uplift ROCEs…
…volatile power prices, amidst the build out of renewables, by demand shifting, which means timing their electrical loads to the times when renewables are generating. In some cases, this requires…
…would need to earn a storage spread of 20c/kWh to earn a 10% return with daily charging and discharging over a 30-year period of backstopping renewables. Past redox flow projects…
…peak at 30-60% of renewable-heavy power grids? And gas is particularly well-placed as a back-up, set to surprise, by entrenching at 30-50% of renewables-heavy grids? $1,999.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart…
…change in imports, tabulated in the data-file. California Thermal Generation Over Time in GW Is California’s thermal generation base backstopping its renewables? There is also evidence of thermal generation plants…
…of renewables into power grids, we are looking at grid loads (in MW) supplied moment to moment by different power generation sources (in MW). If a cloud passes over a…
…grids, by absorbing excess generation that would otherwise be curtailed, and then re-releasing the heat later when renewables are not generating. Different storage media are compared in one of the…
…curtailment rates. The data suggest that wind and solar will most likely peak at 50-55% of renewables-heavy grids. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart How will ramping up wind and solar…
…energy transition from first principles… Energy theory from first principles: energy units, thermo-dynamics, electricity, electrochemistry, magnets and motors and semiconductors. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/08/25/energy-units-life-the-universe-and-everything/ Decarbonization technologies from first principles: renewables, batteries, EVs, EV charging, lithium…