Cathode Active Material & Precursor Manufacturing worked example

Energy Intensity with process electrical load of 6 kW: a worked example in cathode active material & precursor manufacturing

Suppose process electrical load falls to 6 kW. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate total energy cost and energy-cost intensity for CAM or precursor processing across reactors, dryers, kilns, mills, classifiers, and utilities.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Process electrical load: 6 kW (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 12)
  • Process operating hours: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Electricity price: 0.12 $ / kWh (held at the documented default)
  • Accepted material output: 1,000 kg (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total process energy cost = process energy load × process operating hours × energy price.
  • Total process energy cost works out to 5.76 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Process energy used works out to 48 kWh at these inputs.
  • Energy cost per kg accepted material works out to 0.01 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Hourly process energy cost works out to 0.72 $ / hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where process electrical load sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 11.52 $, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 5.76 $.
  • It computes total process energy cost from load, runtime and electricity price, then divides by accepted output to give energy cost per good kilogram. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Total process energy cost: 5.76 $ (headline result)
  • Process energy used: 48 kWh
  • Energy cost per kg accepted material: 0.01 $ / piece
  • Hourly process energy cost: 0.72 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Energy Intensity calculator, set process electrical load to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.