How does CO2 increase global temperature?
…space. Let’s unpack this bit further… Physics dictates that any physical body with a temperature above absolute zero will radiate energy from its surface, usually small amounts of energy. The…
Energy transition: the very hungry caterpillar?
The universe of energy transition stocks seems small at first. 50 clean tech companies have $1trn in combined value, less than 1% of all global equities. But decarbonizing the world…
Nafion membranes: costs and hydrogen crossover?
…surface ultrastructural properties that “appear utterly unlike anything else”. They absorb water and form helical channels of 2-3 nm diameter, through which protons can ‘hop’. So can other small cations….
Silver pastes for solar contacts?
…and 11% organic chemicals. Ten companies stood out, including a Korean small-cap. $449.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Producing over 500GW pa of solar modules per year from 2024 onwards, each…
Oklo: fast reactor technology?
…also raising $500M, at a valuation of $850M. The company is named in homage to the Oklo mine in Gabon, where rock samples from 1972 uniquely seemed to show small…
Oil and War: ten conclusions from WWII?
…by technical issues, and only flowed 150bpd in 1944, around 0.15% of the Allied Forces’ needs. Other mid-downstream innovations were small portable pipeline systems, invented by Shell, to transport fuel…
Thermodynamics of CO2 at different temperatures and pressures?
…is plotted below. Liquefied CO2 will be in the range of 1,000-1,200kg/m3, which is over 2x more dense than LNG. Moreover, the density of heated CO2 at 300-bar and 600C…
Flaring reduction: fire extinguishers?
…at $70bn upstream, and $50bn in LNG liquefaction facilities, and pulling on an extremely broad array of sub-industries, from compressors to pipelines to new technologies. We have screened examples of…
China’s Shale Challenge?
China’s future gas production, and thus its need for LNG imports, depends heavily on its prospects in shale: Technically recoverable resources have been assessed at a vast 31.6TCM by the…
US shale: outlook and forecasts?
…the Marcellus and Haynesville shale gas plays, using the same framework, in further tabs of the data-file. Amazingly, there is potential to underpin a 100-200MTpa US LNG expansion here, with…