David In March 2005 the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Renewable Power Association (RPA) published a report titled “The Quantification of the Potential Energy from Residuals (EfR) in the UK (Lee P et al. 2005). A briefing on this report was included in Energy Journal 160, (Crudginton A. 2007). The report indicated that […]
Read MoreWhispered over tea and cake: price for a peer to fix the law (in favour of smart metering). Times January 25, 2009
“He went on to describe how he had previously worked to ensure the Energy Bill was favourable to a client that sells smart meters for electricity and gas supplies. The bill has created a huge market for smart meters — which give consumers more detail on energy usage — by making it law that […]
Read MoreTiny Tech Steam Engines for Biomass to power
Dear Friends, Dave Andrews has suggested me to appraise you about my activity of steam engines and steam power plants which, I think, will play very vital role in shaping the economy of many developing countries in future. Just to get the idea of my steam engines, you can watch the following URL on […]
Read MoreThe connection between Dixieland, Weighing the Earth, the First World War and Free Markets
Dixieland is the line separating Maryland and the South from the rest of the USA, and the actual line was surveyed in the 1780 by two English men, Mason and Dixon who plotted the contentious Mason Dixon line – hence the name. (well its is one commonly accepted explanation). They noted that there were systematic […]
Read MoreCall for Papers:The Piston Engine Revolution : 1850-1950, An International Conference, 14-17th April 2011 : MOSI, Manchester
The NEWCOMEN Society (The International Society for the History of Engineering and Technology) and the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) are organising an International Conference entitled “The Piston Engine Revolution : 1850-1950”. The conference will review how the internal combustion engine came into being, how it was first commercialised for stationary power production, and […]
Read MoreCarbon Capture and Storage in the UK Questions that Need to Be Asked
F.Starr PhD, BSc, FIMMM, C.Eng: Materials and Energy Consultant Dr F Starr played a major part in the EU Supported Dynamis Programme, in which natural gas steam reforming, and coal based IGCC based processes, were to be developed to capture CO2 from fossil fuels. Both processes would produce a hydrogen rich gas which […]
Read MoreProspects for Trans-Atlantic Undersea Power Transmission
Prospects for Trans-Atlantic Undersea Power Transmission harryc@ontarioeast.net Submarine Power Cable Precedents: For several decades, submarine power cables have carried electric power across short distances under bodies of water within the same nation. Some examples include the cable from mainland Italy to the offshore Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Sardinia. Similar cables were installed in Sweden, […]
Read More"The contention that there is always wind blowing somewhere is shown to be false" argues a contributor
Psted by ADMIN on behalf of our Australian friend. Dear Dave, In relation to the PNAS paper recently distributed, much has been made of a few theoretical studies on the geographic dispersal of windfarms and their alleged ability to back one another up. In Australia we have over 30 windfarms spread over many hundreds […]
Read MoreWind Energy Reduces Electricity Prices,Says Independent Study"….NOT
Extract from Claverton Energy Group Archives, by Paul Frederik Bach, ex director Danish Western National Grid. On 12 May 2010 21:13, Paul-Frederik Bach <pfbach@profibermail.dk> wrote: Dear all, The debate on the economy of wind power seems to be never ending. Observations of wind power output and spot prices indicate that wind power creates low prices […]
Read MoreEvidence of an imminent global oil crunch / peak oil has continued to build, un-noticed by the majority of people
Folks In the run up to the UK election, evidence of an imminent global oil crunch has continued to build, un-noticed by the majority of people, almost entirely uncommented on in the election campaign. The CEO of a major oil company has admitted it no longer pays to build up new oil reserves. A US military panel has […]
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