Finders Fee – Land for Renewable Power Plant

Large finders fee / reward offered for information leading to the location of suitable land for the construction of a biomass / diesel / wind and other renewable power plant Subject to Contract: A significant finders fee, which could be as much 10s of £thousands, (subject to contract, site suitability etc) when and if building […]

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Welcome to the Claverton Group of Energy Expert's Web Site

This site contains posting and discussions from experts (scientists, engineers, consultants, economists, policy makers, academics etc) in the field of energy studies and practical engineering. Feel free to join one of the groups or post articles, provided they are based on sound experience or other credentials. Below are key words and key phrases recent visitors […]

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The difference between LCV and HCV (or Lower and Higher Heating Value, or Net and Gross) is clearly understood by all energy engineers. There is no 'right' or 'wrong' definition.

Perhaps I could comment as someone with direct experience as a project leader in gas turbine power generation/CHP technology. The difference between LCV and HCV (or Lower and Higher Heating Value, or Net and Gross) is clearly understood by all energy engineers. There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ definition. The numerical difference between the two is […]

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Hydrogen – the green currency of the future Mark Crowther GASTEC at CRE Lt

If there are images in this attachment, they will not be displayed. Download the original attachment By 2050 it is suggested there will be three possible green energy vectors, (excepting bio-mass, bio-oils and bio-gases). Low carbon hydrogen Low carbon electricity Low carbon hot water. This paper is about the first of these three: Low carbon […]

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WHY AN EU RENEWABLE ENERGY PLAN NEEDS SOLAR POWER

© FSK TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 2009 leon.dimarcotheatsymbolbtinternetdotcom WHY AN EU RENEWABLE ENERGY PLAN NEEDS SOLAR POWER Background to EU energy issues – Climate science points to a reduction in carbon emissions of at least 80% by 2050. In practice, this will require the decarbonisation of at least 90% of most types of EU energy supplies. The […]

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From Dr John Constable. Note on the Renewable Energy Foundation

Dear Mr Andrews:

I posted the following response re. REF yesterday, but it seems stuck in the moderation queue. Could you please accelerate this.
Regards,
John Constable.
Note on the Renewable Energy Foundation

The postings concerning REF on the Claverton list have been drawn to my attention, and since there is a good deal of confusion in some of the remarks I thought it might be helpful if I, John Constable, Director of Policy and Research for REF, were to post a response. [More…]

1. Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) is a UK registered charity, and has been since 2004. It has no political affiliation, and publishes data and analysis on the renewable sector, as well as engaging in educational activities.

2. When first created Noel Edmonds kindly agreed to be chairman, and he remains in that role.

3. REF is guided by its board of Trustees, and advised by the Technical Advisory Group (see http://www.renewable-energy-foundation.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=72). Those listed on TAG are not members of REF, but independent experts who have agreed to advise the Foundation on policy and the conduct of research.

4. REF does not, now, have members; it has Friends of the Foundation, and the charity is supported by private donation only. The identity of these donors is public information, though they are numerous and cannot all be listed here. Some of the largest charitable trust making donations to charities have given money, including the Rausing, and the Cadogan trusts. In addition, the entrepreneur Vincent Tchenguiz gave generously to support the creation of the Renewable Energy Data files, described in more detail below.
5. Renewable Energy Forum Ltd is the charity’s not-for-profit sister company, and was created at the same time as the charity.

6. The organisation has not recently divided, though in the last two weeks Renewable Energy Foundation has moved to a new web site, www.renewable-energy-foundation.org.uk, while Renewable Energy Forum has taken over www.ref.org.uk. For the time being the latter website will host the archive of the charity, while material is gradually transferred.

7. REF aims to improve understanding of the renewable sector by supporting and in some cases publishing technical research.

8. For example, in 2005 we supported two articles on Danish wind power in Proceedings of the ICE, both by Hugh Sharman.

‘Why Wind Power Works for Denmark’, Proceedings of ICE: Civil Engineering, 158 (May 2005), 66-72

‘Why the UK should build no more than 10 GW of Wind Capacity’, Proceedings of the ICE: Civil Engineering, 158 (November 2005), 161-169.

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