By Dave Keating – European Voices, 17 October 2013 Wide range of approaches across the EU http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/commission-to-clarify-state-aid-rules-for-energy-/78442.aspx The European Commission’s energy department is expected to publish next week draft guideance on subsidies for renwable energy, to bring greater clarity and predictability to member states’ approaches. But data showing that fossil fuels and nuclear energy together […]
Read MoreOpen letter to Tony Hall and Director General of the BBC
Open letter to Tony Hall, Lord Hall of Birkenhead and Director General of the BBC, on the platform given to Prof Bob Carter on the World at One programme (Fri 27th Sept 2013). Instigated by the Claverton Group. We, the undersigned scientists and engineers, write to condemn the appearance of Prof Bob Carter on […]
Read More108 MW Combined cycle gas turbine power plant for sale. Dual fuel
GE PG6551B combined cycle power plant, total 108MW, dual fuel gas & diesel, running time only about 14,200 hours. gas turbine (2×38.7MW)+extraction condensing steam turbine (2×15MW)+2×66t/hr HRSG boiler. Leave comment for further info
Read MoreA note about defamation
In making comments about other people or their work on this site you must avoid defamation. This applies particularily to the Yahoo Groups web group. What is defamation? Sally Bercow’s tweet about Lord McAlpine is a good example. It said: “Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *Innocent face*”. That was defamation because: “ … words are […]
Read MoreConsensus of peer reveiwed scientific paper on climate change
There have been various efforts on this front over the years. This was one of the key ones: The scientific consensus on climate change by Naomi Oreskes 2004 (looking at papers on climate change): http://www.sciencemag.org/content/306/5702/1686.full “Many details about climate interactions are not well understood, and there are ample grounds for continued research to provide a […]
Read MoreAndrew Neil errors article
Andrew Neil made several errors in discussing our 97% climate consensus paper and global warming on his BBC show.
Read MorePentland Firth – Nick Balmer
This was written as a comment to: http://rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/469/2157/20130072.full A few years ago I was working for BAM Nuttall pricing renewable energy projects including offshore windfarms. We became part of a consortium looking at the possibility of installing wave or tidal current turbines in the Pentland Firth. It was one of the most interesting projects that […]
Read MoreThe Global Climate 2001-2010, A Decade of Climate Extremes
“The world experienced unprecedented high-impact climate extremes during the 2001-2010 decade, which was the warmest since the start of modern measurements in 1850 and continued an extended period of pronounced global warming. More national temperature records were reported broken than in any previous decade, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).” […]
Read MoreDisgracefully innaccurate and incompetent report on Channel 4, global warming, renewables
Dear Channel 4 News I have enjoyed Channel 4 News over the years, but was so shocked at the poor quality of your item on climate change and renewables earlier this week I decided to offer some feedback. Your weather balloon stunt was mildly entertaining and showed pretty pictures of clouds, but what was the […]
Read More“District energy: Today and the Future Potential” presentation
District energy: Today and the Future Potential – Peter Hamnett
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