Fans and blowers: costs and energy consumption?
…and fans might sound small, but note that a direct air capture (DAC) plant will need to move something like 3,000 tons of air per ton of CO2 that is…
Energy transition companies: a new approach?
…is interesting to look at the sizes, geographies and sectoral focuses of the companies coming up in our research, and whether they are private, public large-caps, mid-caps or small-caps. The…
Electric vehicle: battery life?
…design considerations of vehicle manufacturers. For example, only a small portion of cars get into potentially fatal accidents over their operating lives, and yet all modern cars have safety features….
Electric adventures: conclusions from an EV road trip?
…points were widely available. In big towns and small towns. Queues were minimal. Charging was easy (albeit time-consuming). There was nothing in our experience that made me think I needed…
Advanced Conductors versus ACSR: costs and companies?
…tab, in $/meter of conductor and $/kW-km of carrying capacity. Generally, Advanced Conductors are 2-6x more expensive than ACSR, but these costs are only a small portion of the total…
Global heat pump sales by country?
…cart How are heat pumps defined? In the broadest sense of the term, a heat pump is any small-medium sized modular device that evaporates a refrigerant against a heat source…
Electric vehicles: the road to cost parity?
…Then we consider battery deflation, power train deflation, small urban EVs, tax incentives, and the representativeness of low-cost Chinese EVs. $559.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart Electric vehicles may saturate at…
Ideal Power: Bi-Directional Bipolar Junction Transistors?
…vehicles. So could range be restored by improving electronics? Ideal Power is a small-cap US company, commercializing bi-directional junction transistors (B-TRANs), with ultra-low voltage drops in their on-state (better than…
Kraken Technologies: smart grid breakthrough?
…and residential solar arrays collectively represent large loads, but are all individually too small to participate in balancing markets. One of the Kraken patents receives data from smart meters, filters…
Why the Thunder Said?
Energy transition is underway. Or more specifically, five energy transitions are underway at the same time. They include the rise of renewables, shale oil, digital technologies, environmental improvements and new…