Energy storage plays an important part in energy transition. Progress in battery technology was a key enabler of electromobility. Stationary battery storage of electricity is necessary to synchronise solar and wind energy with demand, but also hydrogen will be an important energy carrier with the transition from fossil fuels to Read more…
Impact on Demand – Number of Days with Temperatures between 0°C and -12 °C Salt is used for de-icing, mainly to melt existing snow and ice, or to melt remaining snow and ice after snow-removal operations. Salt is also used as anti-icing agent. It is then proactively applied to driving Read more…
Impact on Demand – Number of Snowfall Days Salt is used for de-icing, mainly to melt existing snow and ice, or to melt remaining snow and ice after snow-removal operations. Salt is also used as anti-icing agent. It is then proactively applied to driving or walking surfaces before expected precipitation Read more…
Climate change is impacting supply and demand of salt. In a series of blogs, I will present recent findings about the impact of climate change on the security of supply and the changes in demand, most importantly in de-icing. Unseasonal rainfalls, brought by the cyclonic storm Tauktae, caused a significant Read more…
Thinking about the future use of salt for de-icing, global warming is probably a term that comes immediately to your mind. Over the past decades, volumes of de-icing salt that was spread on roads and public spaces grew at an annual average rate of 2.5%. From 2005 to 2011, global Read more…