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…global electricity generation, via moving magnets in rotors and magnetic induction in stator arrays. Even basic units of energy, electricity and thermodynamics tie to magnetic units (pages 4-6). Magnetic properties…
…compute will increase 3-5x faster. Thus a range of forecasts is more sensible than a single point estimate. Transistors made of semiconductor materials, underpin all modern computing by allowing one…
…leaching; while screen-printing is one of the lowest cost assembly processes. Conversely, some of the highest-cost methods are associated with the semiconductor industry, involving the deposition of very thin and…
Solar semiconductors have changed the world, converting light into clean electricity. Hence can thermoelectric semiconductors follow the same path, converting heat into electricity with no moving parts? This 14-page report…
…the underlying theory of semiconductors, you will find it deeply uncomfortable to bet against the long-run rise of semiconductors. https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/10/19/semiconductor-physics-piece-de-resistance/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/mosfets-energy-use-and-power-loss-calculator/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2021/09/16/power-grids-tenet/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2022/05/05/power-transmission-raising-electrical-potential/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/09/07/leds-seeing-the-light/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/04/20/what-is-the-energy-consumption-of-the-internet/ https://thundersaidenergy.com/2023/06/29/omniscience-how-will-ai-reshape-the-energy-transition/ Electric motors are also…
…such as propylene oxide for polyurethane insulation/EVs and for etching semiconductors. Hydrogen peroxide production costs? This data-file estimates the economic costs of producing hydrogen peroxide, at $1,000/ton per ton of…
…vehicles, are part of an industrial eco-system, illustrated above for polyurethanes. Each member of this industrial ecosystem depends upon the others. Surprising links. Some semiconductor materials are produced at larger…
…is likely to be displaced by 2050, due to the rise of electric vehicles, a world-changing technology, 2-6x more efficient than ICEs and a rapidly improving semiconductor technology, which may…
…again from here, and there are semiconductor technologies in conceptual state space that offer 50% solar efficiency, which is double today’s leading TOPCons (pages 11-12). How will AI reshape power…
Cryogenic air separation is used to produce 400MTpa of oxygen, plus pure nitrogen and argon; for steel, metals, ammonia, wind-solar inputs, semiconductor, blue hydrogen and Allam cycle oxy-combustion. Hence this…