The Piston Engine Revolution A Conference at The Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) Manchester 14th – 17th April 2011 A revolution in transport took place once a piston could be driven by internal combustion rather than by steam pressure. At once lighter and more compact […]
Read MoreMicro chp website
Jeremy Harrison runs micro CHP information website (www.microchap.info) which gives quite a bit of information on engines and other prime mover technologies for micro and mini CHP. You will also find links to preview his book on micro CHP or click here: http://www.blurb.com/books/1478310 Kind regards Jeremy Harrison Technology Consultant Energy Infrastructure & End Use Many […]
Read Moreimminent threat to the Feed-in tarrif from the ‘greenest government ever’ and the ‘green jobs revolution’
On 17 February 2011 14:28, Jonathan Selwyn <j.selwyn@larkenergy.co.uk> wrote: I would like to draw your attention to the imminent threat to the Feed in Tariff for PV. Whatever your views on the efficacy of large scale land based solar, the emergency review announced last week threatens the entire sector. In 10 short months since […]
Read MoreWhy was Dinorwig built? Load following, standby, fast reserve, pumped storage?
Roger, My own analysis has also shown that there is insufficient value in the difference between peak and off peak electricity prices to make energy storage economic. However, this may not be the only revenue stream for an energy storage system. Mechanisms that may provide greater return are as you say, within islanded communities (where […]
Read MoreList of Energy Acronyms / Glossary
Acronyms/Glossary AFC Automatic Frequency Control AFRO Automatic Frequency Responsive Operation (same as AFC) AGC Automatic Generation Control AGR Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (unique to GB, operated by British Energy/EdF) BWR Boiling Water Reactor (Second most common reactor type world-wide) IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency of the U, based in Vienna K.E.N.T. = the Key Environmental […]
Read MoreIs nuclear power flexible, does it have load following capability?
Some Notes on the Flexibility of Nuclear Units What is “Flexibility”? What does “flexibility” mean for a generating technology? I guess that most people would think about the ability to increase or decrease active power output (Megawatts) either on instruction, or automatically, in order to help balance generation and demand on the system. But the […]
Read MoreDr Gregor Czisch to talk at Synergistic SuperGrid for Transmitting Energy Overseas 2011 Collecting the SuperGrid Puzzle & Moving Closer to Reality
CompanyNameDesignationCountry Climate ParliamentNicholas DunlopFounder and Secretary-GeneralUnited Kingdom Siemens Transmission and DistributionMatthew KnightBusiness Development ManagerUnited Kingdom Friends of the SupergridAna AguadoCEOBelgium Commission for Energy RegulationPaul BrandonManager – Electricity TransmissionIreland The University of GlasgowEnrique AchaProfessor of Electrical Power systems, Department of Electronics and Electrical EngineeringScotland ABBLars WeimersChief Engineer Marketing HVDC SystemsSweden DESERTECGerry WolffCoordinatorUnited Kingdom Institute […]
Read MoreWho's to blame for high commodity – energy, food, metals, prices – it's the producers, stupid, not the banks and speculators
Happy New Year everyone. This article of mine re markets might be of interest (also below). http://seekingalpha.com/article/245574-who-s-to-blame-for-high-commodity-prices-it-s-the-producers-stupid v=1294568746&source=tracking_notify In my view commodity markets have two price boundary ‘trend-lines’: a ‘sellers’ market’ upper boundary, where consumer demand destruction sets in, and a ‘buyers’ market’ lower boundary, where ‘production destruction’ sets in. The current situation, where finance […]
Read MorePapers in Energy Policy from Mark Delucchi and Mark Jacobson, Stanford / California University USA – 100% renewable energy at reasonable prices and timescales
Mark Jacobson and Mark Delucchi recently published two papers in Energy Policy expanding upon our article on 100% wind, water, and solar power for the world, published in Scientific American in November 2009. I am attaching corrected in-press proofs of the articles. Mark and I continue to work on various aspects of this, so we […]
Read MoreUK Energy bills set to rise £ 3 / year to pay for £2bn investment in distribution / trasnmission
4th Oct 2010 – BBC web site Energy bills set to rise to pay for £32bn investment The rise in renewable energy such as windfarms mean a radical rewiring of the National Grid is needed Gas and electricity bills will both have to rise by £3 a year, as £32bn is needed to improve the […]
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