Claverton Group members, ( a member of the management Board of the Group below and a sizeable respectable company ) has asked me to post this: “Our Group is looking for new products and markets that we can use to assist the growth of our existing companies into expanded or new markets, leveraging our […]
Read MoreDesign Engineer wanted to work on Very large Composite Wind Turbine
Adrian McCurry mailto:adrian.mccurry theatsynbol recruitengineers.com I am currently looking for a degree qualified or equivalent Design Engineer to work on Very large Composite Wind Turbine Blades. Ideally this person must be very experienced on composite blades with commercial experience to deal with suppliers world wide. The position will be based in Scandinavia. Post replies […]
Read MoreUse of biofuels, biodiesel, bioethanol etc is it feasible, ethical, sustainable and environmental?
Hi Dave and Chris Can I add my bit? UK homegrown biofuel could, at extreme, only supply 3 or 4% of UK transport fuel. Ethanol is such poor EROEI and competes directly with food, wheat, sugar, it should not count. We only have ~6M hectares of ploughable land (as in WWII). The figures for WWII […]
Read Moresuitable candidate for a job with a West Midlands based renewable energy company who want a project manager to help them develop several biomass power plants
A colleague has asked if I know of anyone who might be a suitable candidate for a job with a West Midlands based renewable energy company who want a project manager to help them develop several biomass power plants. The basic job description is as follows: Renewable Energy Project Manager for a company in the […]
Read MoreThe relationship between our rotten political system, the voting system and energy and other vital policy issues.
Dear All, forgive me for inflicting yet again my views on the relationship between our rotten political system, the voting system and energy and other (health, environment, media, financial, tax, justice) vital policy issues. In a nutshell, it seems blindingly obvious, ( to me anyway) that with our system, where the PM wields enormous power, […]
Read MoreCCS Carbon Capture and Storage – the facts.
Dear Oliver, You’re not alone in your scepticism! However, you’re wrong about the CO2 emissions. The reality is that coal +CCS as currently defined/mandated emits significantly less CO2 than NG CCGT without CCS (‘unabated’), because authorities in the UK (and most countries except Japan) are demanding c.90% CO2 removal from coal, whereas CCGT emits about […]
Read MoreAwards for Environmental Excellence – Call for Project Entries
Awards for Environmental Excellence Call for Project Entries Entries must be received by 26 May 2010 Categories Carbon Reduction Green Corporate Initiative Green Retail Initiative Local Government Initiative Renewable Energy Sustainable Construction Sustainable Transport Waste & Recycling Water Do you have a project that could influence the future of environmental management in your […]
Read More"Electric power from offshore wind via synoptic-scale interconnection" – using HVDC interconnectors to smooth intermittent power
Abstract World wind power resources are abundant, but their utilization could be limited because wind fluctuates rather than providing steady power. We hypothesize that wind power output could be stabilized if wind generators were located in a meteorologically designed configuration and electrically connected. Based on 5 yr of wind data from 11 meteorological stations, distributed […]
Read MoreRenew – leading newsletter on Renewable Energy – concessionary terms for Claverton Energy Group Members
CEG Concessionary offer- Renew Claverton Energy Group members a can subscribe to the UK’s leading renewable energy policy journal Renew at the reduced price of £14 p.a. (instead of £20 p.a.). To subscribe go to www.natta-renew.org and sign up via Pay Pall at the £14 concessionary level, or contact Tam_Dougan@natta-renew.org mentioning that you are […]
Read MoreLarge Scale Wind Energy is Bad For the Climate – or Not?
from Mark Z. Jacobson <jacobson reply-to Offshore windenergy <offshorewind@claverton-energy.com> to Windenergy <offshorewind@claverton-energy.com> date 8 April 2010 16:43 subject Re: [Offshorewind] Claverton Energy Group – wind farms mailing list offshorewind_claverton-energy.com.claverton-energy.com Filter messages from this mailing list unsubscribe Unsubscribe from this mailing list hide details 16:43 (18 minutes ago) The model run for that study is at […]
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