Finnish forests: a two billion ton CO2 case-study?
Can forestry remove CO2 from the atmosphere at multi-GTpa scale? This 19-page note about Finland forests CO2 removals is a case study , where detailed data goes back a century….
Solar trackers: efficiency improvements?
This data-file quantifies solar trackers’ efficiency improvements. Depending on location, 40-90% of new utility-scale solar plants are being fitted with ‘trackers’ in the early-2020s; constantly re-positioning panels to face the…
CH4 context: the largest methane leaks of all time?
…70kT to 500kT. Finally, many regions with large-scale oil and gas production have no historical disclosure of large methane leaks. In our view, the most likely explanation is that the…
Energy storage: top conclusions into batteries?
…>70% electric in our oil models by 2050. (2) Bottlenecks in battery materials will set the limit on the scale up. Numerically, the largest bottlenecks are in lithium; followed by…
Amprius: silicon anode technology review?
…have been shipped, extending across 10 SKUs; and GWh-scale manufacturing started in 2021. The majority of Amprius’ patents that we reviewed were focused on overcoming degradation challenges resulting from graphite…
Power grids: transmission and distribution kilometers by country?
…12-24x. Generally, large, developed world countries tend to have a higher share of large-scale transmission, due to greater availability of financing for larger and more efficient grid infrastructure. How much…
Aker Carbon Capture: technology review?
…GJ/ton) and high stability; plus modular CCS plants using those solvents, such as JustCatch (40-100kTpa scale) and BigCatch (>400kTpa). The company aims to secure contracts for 10MTpa of CCS by…
MIRALON: turquoise hydrogen breakthrough?
…$10/kg. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart “When we succeed at the kiloton scale, MIRALON will be a name that everyone knows”. This comment was made on a recent Huntsman podcast,…
New energies: the age of materials?
…much new energies deflation is left, and who benefits? $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Over the past decade, new energies have seen remarkable deflation. Installed costs of a utility-scale solar…
DAC companies: direct air capture screen?
…1MTpa-scale projects being progressed by 1PointFive, the consortium between Occidental and Carbon Engineering. The largest proposed project we have seen is 5MTpa. Modularity is also a growing topic amongst emerging…