Entropy CCS: natural gas CCS breakthrough?
…tested at multi-kTpa scale at the Glacier gas plant in Alberta, and Brookfield has agreed to invest $300M in its scale-up (page 3). We reviewed a highly detailed, 58-page patent…
Alterra Energy: technology review?
Alterra Energy built the US’s first larger-scale plastic pyrolysis facility, in Akron, Ohio, and has steadily been refining its plastic recycling technology. The company recently signed license agreements with Neste…
California electricity prices by hour?
…Checkout Added to cart By 2023, California is generating 20% of its electricity from utility-scale solar and 10% from utility-scale wind, while the total generation from solar is as high…
California power generation over time?
California’s power grid ranges from 15-61GW of demand. Utility scale solar has almost quadrupled in the past decade, rising from 5% to almost 20% of the grid. Yet it has…
Grid connection sizes: residential, commercial and industrial?
What are the typical size of grid connections at different residential, commercial and industrial facilities? This data-file derives aggregate estimates, from the 10kW grid connections of smaller homes to the…
Peaker plants: finding the balance?
…grid-scale batteries displace peakers? For the first time, we are able to properly compare the economics of gas peakers and grid-scale batteries, in a way that is truly apples for…
Long-duration storage: dirtier than gas peakers?
…breakeven comes after 1-year and the total payback is 10x. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/co2-emissions-from-batteries-when-do-evs-break-even/ For grid-scale batteries, there are many different potential business models. Our favorite is to install grid-scale batteries downstream of…
District heating: the economics?
…(waste, dairies, refineries, etc.), technology and fuel types. System capacities cover a wide range, from small scale 15kW heating systems to 455MW systems used in industry, with most being <5MW….
Solar energy: is 50% efficiency now attainable?
…for multi-junction solar cell efficiency to improve further. The cell was also very small, at 0.1cm2. When solar ‘records’ are measured, usually the stipulation is required that a cell must…
How much land is available for reforestation?
…be needed in the transition. $399.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Scale matters for nature based solutions to climate change, as the ultimate running room for reforestation will determine how much…