Kindly provided by Brendan McNamara. Part of the IAEA Fusion Conf Proceedings at Geneva this Oct. Basically small fusion reactors are viable now. Abstract An important milestone on the Fast Track path to Fusion Power is to demonstrate reliable commercial application of Fusion as soon as possible. Many applications of fusion, other than electricity production, have […]
" Why Batteries Not Hydrogen Fuel Cells Are The Future Of Private Motoring" – George Wallis
Wallis’ excellent paper attempts to show why cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells are not the immediate future of private motoring, and why batteries have an important and immediate part to play. Note: (‘Nazi sharks etc.’ refers to a no doubt bad taste joke, made by James May during the recent BBC TV Top Gear show, […]
Rare UFO Sighting In Spain at windfarm
New Study Puts The Generation Costs For Power From New Nuclear Plants Triple Current U.S. Electricity Rates
A new study puts the generation costs for power from new nuclear plants at 25 to 30 cents per kilowatt-hour — triple current U.S. electricity rates.
see: http://climateprogress.org/2009/01/05/study-cost-risks-new-nuclear-power-plants/ rel=no follow
Current CSP costs (still substantially less than nuclear):
Vinod Khosla gives current CSP at 16 cents kWh (and note PV far higher at 22.4 cents kW/hr – see slide 124 onwards at http://www.slideshare.net/guest76ed37/khosla92507 rel=no follow
Also, good summary of costs can be found here: puts current CSP at 13 – 17 cents kWh: http://peakenergy.blogspot.com/2008/04/concentrating-on-important-things-solar.html/ rel=no follow
Makes CSP look very attractive indeed at 11 cents per kWh by 2011 (cf Ausra & Bright Source CSP plants signed up with PG&E in South West America) – compatible with gas prices, and estimated to reduce to 4-6 cents per kWhr by 2020. Nuclear costs unlikely to reduce, but instead are on an upward trajectory.
First Section Of The 11 MWe 'Abengoa' Concentrating Solar Power Plant
This is the first 11 MWe operating module of three towers currently being built to constitute what will be soon a 50 MWe concentrated solar power (CSP) facility that is sited a few kms west of Seville in Spain near a place called Sanlúcar la Mayor. It works, as most will know, by reflecting solar […]
ESA, IET and CIGRE Meeting On The Practical Application Of Electrical Energy Storage On The Power Network
We have been asked to remind people of this meeting which is in London, UK, on Wednesday 21 January 2009. Registration can be made through the ESA website, using the link from the ESA home page. This meeting will concentrate on the practical application of deploying storage on advanced power networks, which are being designed […]
DECC Updates Its Generation Cost Database, But Misses the Cheapest – CHP DH and Micro CHP
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) had a meeting to discuss the generation costs of energy technologies in November last year. This exercise happens every so often and its objective is to update inputs that might be used in any energy-related modelling work carried out by the department. The link represent DECC’s initial […]
CAP Biogas Technology To Be Installed On United Utilities Trucks
Clean Air Power Limited are converting UU’s diesel trucks at Davyhulme the sewage treatment works serving the large Northern City of Manchester, famous for its football teams, to run on dual fuel diesel-biomethane. The basic idea has been around for years, essentially methane is fed into the inlet of an ordinary diesel engine, where the […]
Nuclear energy can only make small impact by 2050 according to New Scientist report
Reporting on a communique from the OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, published on 16 October New Scientist reports that nuclear power output could be quadrupled by 2050 rising to 1400 gigawatts from present 370 GW and supply roughly 12.5% of total world power use. This high projection assumes that renewables and CCS don’t […]
The Future Role of Hydrogen – David McGrath – M.D. of Regentech the Fuel cell and Energy Company.
The Future Role of Hydrogen – Text of presentation that was scheduled to be given at the October Claverton Conference by David McGrath – M.D. of Regentech. Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I shall share my perspectives. This is how I see things based on the evidence I have available. If you like it is my […]