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Equations are changing. We don’t use high efficiency products when the cost of energy is low. But when gas prices surge, more people consider buying electric vehicles. Because even though electricity is more expensive than fuel, it is 4x more efficient. So if electricity is 2x the cost of fuel, it’s still 2x more cost efficienct per mile making it the lowest cost option. We are seeing that with heat pumps as well. 2x the cost for fuel, with 300%-500% efficiency, it’s still 50% to 250% savings because the service is cheaper. Titanium at 20x the cost of steel, due to energy requirements, when we lower the cost of energy (with solar and battery microgrids), we lower the cost for both green steel and green titanium. With lower energy costs, that equation can flip, to where other variables, such as weight are the defining cost variable, as energy input is now marginal. For example, 500Wh/kg is the battery benchmark for affordable battery aviation over fossil fuel aviation. Already planes are made lighter with high cost titanium, but if another high energy cost material can move the needle, say to 400Wh/kg by lightening the load, then we can see the same market dynamics as with road vehicles, as that inflection point is hit and lower cost AND higher performing EVs push out obsolete technology. So by focusing on reducing the cost of energy, by oversupplying the market with zero marginal cost solar, we can send ripple effects through the economy. The first one being mass electrification on cost. Once we have mass electrification, the second stage is distribution of energy. What can I generate from my roof (if you have one), your balcony, your window, your parked car. Your new variable is not, what is the cost of energy, but battery life, and passive self generation to recharge that battery. Say you have a foldable 250W solar panel, an EV with a 75kWh battery that travels 1 mile on 250Wh, and an E-bike with a 1kWh battery that travels 1 mile on 15Wh of energy, and no grid to buy or sell electricity. I can get 1 passenger mile per hour in an EV for free or 16 passenger miles per hour on an E-bike. Some people may buy more solar, some people will just use the bike more often. This new limiting variable (not “$/mile” but to “free miles / hour”) changes the perspective, and ratchets us to the next evolution of efficiency. Just like we climb up the ladder on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, we can climb up the ladder from basic energy needs, to flexible money buying services, to time. Time is the ultimate resource each one of us has, as people buy back their time in services so they can focus on maximizing their time. We evolve from covering our energy needs with cheap energy dense fuel, to saving money by investing in higher efficiency and lower cost solar electricity and batteries, we empower an evolution focused on results. How do I spend more time doing what I want? We start with passively farming surplus energy via low cost solar.

Another fantastic article by John Snyder, this time focusing on dual-fuel diesel-electric propulsion. I hope you enjoy this article as much as I did. 🙂 #propulsionsystems #marinetechnology #decarbonization

MAN75D gensets, lowest cost of ownership, lowest Lub oil consumption and lowest emissions … and when coupled with Hybrid battery power. this combination appears an excellent solution.

Wow! How impressive is that? The “high power” PEM machines are targeted at “the decarbonisation of heavy maritime and rail mobility, as well as the production of electricity for public power grids”

Energy storage remains one of the critical challenges for renewable energy distribution, hence its always interesting to see new ideas and breakthroughs helping to solve this puzzle! https://lnkd.in/eJeNMUrD

Accelerating Transmission Expansion by Using Advanced Conductors in Existing Right-of-Way 👇 👍

Right..........OK now run along buy an EV, have that heat pump installed then read this and explain how well this plan is working. https://lnkd.in/eZTzsKfs

And what is at both ends of those cables?!🧐 Yes: Transformers, big and small, everywhere. And what’s inside those transformers, literally at the core of energy transition?! Yes: GOES. The most sophisticated steel product out there ⚡️

I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of reevaluation with battery tech, especially as V2G (vehicle to grid) becomes more widely adopted. Good article on rethinking the need for as much long term battery storage.