Few businessmen, entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists outside of Finland will have heard of Tekes. It is a public agency working under Finland’s Ministry of Employment and the Economy – and is the main public funding organisation for research and development (R&D) in Finland. Tekes has an annual budget of approximately 600 million euros and has […]
Greener telecom networks
As an ever increasing number of people around the world become connected by mobile communications networks [the number of cell phone subscribers is set to reach 5 billion in 2010] the challenges to providing electricity to these expanding networks are becoming greater as well. In particular, developing countries are seeing unprecedented growth in wireless subscribers. […]
Didcot A Coal Fired Power Station – and potential impact of large wind energy on maintenance costs of two shifting power stations
Note: Some notes have been added, via the comment field which originate from the Claverton emails, from authoritative persons, which inter alia indicate that the maintenance and operating costs for a plant such as this are slightly less than 0.4p/kWh. Background and Location Didcot A is was built as a coal fired steam power station […]
2010 will be record year for offshore wind
On 20th July 2010 the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) published their latest statistics on offshore wind turbine developments. 118 new offshore wind turbines were fully connected to the grid during 2010 H1. These turbines have a capacity of 333 MW – well over half the 577 MW installed offshore last year – showing continuing […]
Natural gas power station to use revolutionary fuel cell technology
AFC Energy plc, the world’s leading developers of low-cost alkaline fuel cell technology, announced in mid-July 2010 that they will be supporting a project being developed by B9 Coal, and its affiliate B9 Gas, to create a natural gas power station using revolutionary fuel cell technology. This ground-breaking project will incorporate up to 99% carbon […]
Imperial College to get CCS pilot plant
Work has begun on London’s first Carbon Capture Pilot Plant, as part of an £8.9 million redevelopment project at Imperial College London. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology is one type of technology that may be used in the future to reduce the UK’s greenhouse emissions by fitting coal and gas fired power plants with […]
Carbon Neutral Tampere
Introduction Carbon neutrality is a simple concept – but one enmeshed in highly complex detail. It implies that a city should move away from using fossil fuels and reduce its waste outputs to near-zero. Several cities have started on the journey to carbon neutrality – led by the flagship urban development of Masdar City in […]
Call for Papers – The Piston Engine Revolution – An International Conference – 14-17th April 2011 : MOSI, Manchester
The Piston Engine Revolution An International Conference 14-17th April 2011 : MOSI, Manchester Call for Papers 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” The conference […]
ESTA – Campaign to save the meter pulse output for Automatic Meter Reading AMR
Circulated to all ESTA MembersMonday 5 July 2010 We are alerting you to a situation that may have a direct affect now on your data collection and BEMS systems. Metering, automatic meter reading systems and aM&T have been recognised by Government as key to energy and carbon management e.g. roll out of smart/advanced […]
Adsorbed Synthesis Gas – light weight tankers for non fossil fuel shipping fuel
I am trying i to find a supplier of ready made -lightweight ro/ro tanktainers that will hold my own supply of clean syngas (no inerts) I make coconut shell activated carbon with high microporosity and hardness. Alternately am looking for someone who has experience working with ASG in particular- making portable tanks- also trying to work […]