Dataset: Cost Of Different Technologies (Farmer & Lafond (2016), 2023b)

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Cost Of Different Technologies (Farmer & Lafond (2016), 2023b)

Cost of each technology, expressed in different units, that have been chosen for visualization purposes, namely:

Acrylic fiber is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Acrylonitrile is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Aluminum is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Ammonia is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Aniline is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Automotive (US) is measured in Gallons/Mile.
Beer (Japan) is measured in 1955 Yen.
Benzene is measured in 1958 USD.
Bisphenol A is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Caprolactam is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Carbon black is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Carbon disulfide is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
CCGT power is measured in 1990 USD/kW.
Concentrating solar is measured in US cents/kWh.
Corn (US) is measured in acres/1000 bushels.
Crude oil is measured in 1958 USD.
Cyclohexane is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
DNA sequencing is measured in 2013 USD/human-size genome.
DRAM is measured in 2005 USD/thousand bits.
Electric range is measured in 1958 USD.
Ethanol (Brazil) is measured in 2002 USD/GJ.
Ethanolamine is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Ethylene is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Formaldehyde is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Free standing gas range is measured in 1958 USD.
Geothermal electricity is measured in 2005 US cents/kWh.
Hard disk drive is measured in 2005 USD/megabyte.
Hydrofluoric acid is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Isopropyl alcohol is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Laser diode is measured in Yen.
Low-density polyethylene is measured in 1958 USD/pound.
Magnesium is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Maleic anhydride is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Methanol is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Milk (US) is measured in Heads/Mil.lbs.
Monochrome television is measured in 1958 USD per unit.
Motor gasoline is measured in 1958 USD/Gallon.
Neoprene rubber is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Nuclear electricity is measured in 2004 USD/Watt.
Onshore gas pipeline is measured in dollar/mile-inch.
Paraxylene is measured in 1958 USD.
Pentaerythritol is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Phenol is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Photovoltaics is measured in 2013 USD/Wp.
Phthalic anhydride is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Polyester fiber is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Polyethylene HD is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Polyethylene LD is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Polypropylene is measured in 1958 USD/pound.
Polystyrene is measured in 1958 USD/pound.
Polyvinylchloride is measured in 1958 USD/pound.
Primary aluminum is measured in 1958 USD/pound.
Primary magnesium is measured in 1958 USD/pound.
Refined cane sugar is measured in 1958 USD.
Sodium is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Sodium chlorate is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Sodium hydrosulfite is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Sorbitol is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Styrene is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Titanium sponge is measured in 1958 USD/lbs.
Titanium dioxide is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Transistor is measured in 2005 USD.
Urea is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Vinyl acetate is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Vinyl chloride is measured in 1966 USD/lbs.
Wind turbine (Denmark) is measured in DKK/kW.

According to Farmer & Lafond (2016), the data are mostly taken from the Santa-Fe Performance Curve DataBase. The database has been constructed from personal communications and from Colpier and Cornland (2002), Goldemberg et al. (2004), Lieberman (1984), Lipman and Sperling (1999), Zhao (1999), McDonald and Schrattenholzer (2001), Neij et al. (2003), Moore (2006), Nemet (2006), Schilling and Esmundo (2009). The data on photovoltaic prices has been collected from public releases of Strategies Unlimited, Navigant and SPV Market Research. The data on nuclear energy is from Koomey and Hultman (2007) and Cooper (2009). The DNA sequencing data is from Wetterstrand (2015) (cost per human-size genome), and for each year the last available month (September for 2001-2002 and October afterwards) was taken and corrected for inflation using the US GDP deflator.

Tables

How Predictable Is Technological Progress?

@owid.farmer_lafond_2016.owid_farmer_lafond_2016_1

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CREATE TABLE owid_farmer_lafond_2016_1 (
  "year" INTEGER,
  "acrylic_fiber" FLOAT,
  "acrylonitrile" FLOAT,
  "aluminum" FLOAT,
  "ammonia" FLOAT,
  "aniline" FLOAT,
  "automotive_us" FLOAT,
  "beer_japan" FLOAT,
  "benzene" FLOAT,
  "bisphenol_a" FLOAT,
  "caprolactam" FLOAT,
  "carbon_black" FLOAT,
  "carbon_disulfide" FLOAT,
  "ccgt_power" FLOAT,
  "concentrating_solar" FLOAT,
  "corn_us" FLOAT,
  "crude_oil" FLOAT,
  "cyclohexane" FLOAT,
  "dna_sequencing" FLOAT,
  "dram" FLOAT,
  "electric_range" INTEGER,
  "ethanol_brazil" FLOAT,
  "ethanolamine" FLOAT,
  "ethylene" FLOAT,
  "formaldehyde" FLOAT,
  "free_standing_gas_range" FLOAT,
  "geothermal_electricity" FLOAT,
  "hard_disk_drive" FLOAT,
  "hydrofluoric_acid" FLOAT,
  "isopropyl_alcohol" FLOAT,
  "laser_diode" INTEGER,
  "low_density_polyethylene" FLOAT,
  "magnesium" FLOAT,
  "maleic_anhydride" FLOAT,
  "methanol" FLOAT,
  "milk_us" FLOAT,
  "monochrome_television" FLOAT,
  "motor_gasoline" FLOAT,
  "neoprene_rubber" FLOAT,
  "nuclear_electricity" FLOAT,
  "onshore_gas_pipeline" FLOAT,
  "paraxylene" FLOAT,
  "pentaerythritol" FLOAT,
  "phenol" FLOAT,
  "photovoltaics" FLOAT,
  "phthalic_anhydride" FLOAT,
  "polyester_fiber" FLOAT,
  "polyethylene_hd" FLOAT,
  "polyethylene_ld" FLOAT,
  "polypropylene" FLOAT,
  "polystyrene" FLOAT,
  "polyvinylchloride" FLOAT,
  "primary_aluminum" FLOAT,
  "primary_magnesium" FLOAT,
  "refined_cane_sugar" FLOAT,
  "sodium" FLOAT,
  "sodium_chlorate" FLOAT,
  "sodium_hydrosulfite" FLOAT,
  "sorbitol" FLOAT,
  "styrene" FLOAT,
  "titanium_sponge" FLOAT,
  "titanium_dioxide" FLOAT,
  "transistor" FLOAT,
  "urea" FLOAT,
  "vinyl_acetate" FLOAT,
  "vinyl_chloride" FLOAT,
  "wind_turbine_denmark" INTEGER
);

Cost Of Different Technologies

@owid.farmer_lafond_2016.owid_farmer_lafond_2016_2

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CREATE TABLE owid_farmer_lafond_2016_2 (
  "year" INTEGER,
  "acrylic_fiber" FLOAT,
  "acrylonitrile" FLOAT,
  "aluminum" FLOAT,
  "ammonia" FLOAT,
  "aniline" FLOAT,
  "automotive_us" FLOAT,
  "beer_japan" FLOAT,
  "benzene" FLOAT,
  "bisphenol_a" FLOAT,
  "caprolactam" FLOAT,
  "carbon_black" FLOAT,
  "carbon_disulfide" FLOAT,
  "ccgt_power" FLOAT,
  "concentrating_solar" FLOAT,
  "corn_us" FLOAT,
  "crude_oil" FLOAT,
  "cyclohexane" FLOAT,
  "dna_sequencing" FLOAT,
  "dram" FLOAT,
  "electric_range" INTEGER,
  "ethanol_brazil" FLOAT,
  "ethanolamine" FLOAT,
  "ethylene" FLOAT,
  "formaldehyde" FLOAT,
  "free_standing_gas_range" FLOAT,
  "geothermal_electricity" FLOAT,
  "hard_disk_drive" FLOAT,
  "hydrofluoric_acid" FLOAT,
  "isopropyl_alcohol" FLOAT,
  "laser_diode" INTEGER,
  "low_density_polyethylene" FLOAT,
  "magnesium" FLOAT,
  "maleic_anhydride" FLOAT,
  "methanol" FLOAT,
  "milk_us" FLOAT,
  "monochrome_television" FLOAT,
  "motor_gasoline" FLOAT,
  "neoprene_rubber" FLOAT,
  "nuclear_electricity" FLOAT,
  "onshore_gas_pipeline" FLOAT,
  "paraxylene" FLOAT,
  "pentaerythritol" FLOAT,
  "phenol" FLOAT,
  "photovoltaics" FLOAT,
  "phthalic_anhydride" FLOAT,
  "polyester_fiber" FLOAT,
  "polyethylene_hd" FLOAT,
  "polyethylene_ld" FLOAT,
  "polypropylene" FLOAT,
  "polystyrene" FLOAT,
  "polyvinylchloride" FLOAT,
  "primary_aluminum" FLOAT,
  "primary_magnesium" FLOAT,
  "refined_cane_sugar" FLOAT,
  "sodium" FLOAT,
  "sodium_chlorate" FLOAT,
  "sodium_hydrosulfite" FLOAT,
  "sorbitol" FLOAT,
  "styrene" FLOAT,
  "titanium_sponge" FLOAT,
  "titanium_dioxide" FLOAT,
  "transistor" FLOAT,
  "urea" FLOAT,
  "vinyl_acetate" FLOAT,
  "vinyl_chloride" FLOAT,
  "wind_turbine_denmark" INTEGER
);