Hello all The OECD’s report on the global environment to 2050 (available to buy or read online free at http://www.oecd.org/document/11/0,3746,en_2649_37465_49036555_1_1_1_37465,00.html) includes a summary of where we are at with emissions trajectories at the moment. On the current path, 85% of energy will be provided by fossil fuels in 2050, with an estimated atmospheric CO2 concentration […]
Read MoreEnergy Conversations: Should we be storing carbon, energy or nuclear waste underground?
Energy Conversations: Should we be storing carbon, energy or nuclear waste underground? Wednesday 9 November, 6.30pm As we move towards a low carbon energy infrastructure we will be faced by numerous technology choices. Should we follow Germany and Japan to decommission our nuclear power plants and, if so, should we use carbon […]
Read MoreGerman government major conclusions of a review of energy policy in its Energiekonzept.
On 14 September 2010 09:42, Matt Phillips In case you have not studied the German Energiekonzept document, below are some informal notes on what it says. Last week the German government released its major conclusions of a review of energy policy in its Energiekonzept. If your German is up to scratch, here it is: http://www.bmu.de/files/pdfs/allgemein/application/pdf/entw_energiekonzept_kf.pdf […]
Read MoreCall for papers on CCS for Energy journal
The journal Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Energy encourages submissions on the topic of Carbon Capture and Storage. The call for papers is here:
Read MoreCarbon Capture and Storage in the UK Questions that Need to Be Asked
F.Starr PhD, BSc, FIMMM, C.Eng: Materials and Energy Consultant Dr F Starr played a major part in the EU Supported Dynamis Programme, in which natural gas steam reforming, and coal based IGCC based processes, were to be developed to capture CO2 from fossil fuels. Both processes would produce a hydrogen rich gas which […]
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 MorePowerMarketers.com Enhanced Oil Recovery as Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Click Here to Download a Complete Conference Brochure Price: $295 today– $345 if register day of program! Click Here to Register ! Or call 201 871 0474 OVERVIEW Utilizing carbon dioxide (CO2) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is not new, but a growing number of policymakers see it as an important part of the emerging […]
Read MoreGasification gets The Guardian treatment
Comments are invited on the two gasification articles found on the The Guardian website today. They seem to have been written on the basis of a Press Release, without much background checking. I don’t want a bad word said about the author, Alok Jha, who is lovely, but I really think we need to unpack […]
Read MoreHydrogen – the green currency of the future
All governments have pledged to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions; this effectively means that the world must move to:
Electricity from nuclear, renewable or decarbonised sources
Hydrogen from renewable or decarbonised sources
biomass derived methane gas or hydrocarbon liquids or
heat as a by-product, or from biomass, solar or geothermal sources.
Of these electricity and hydrogen are purely manufactured energy vectors competing as intermediaries between energy sources and final consumers. In recent years the tide seems to have moved to electricity as the ultimate solution, but this article will take issue with this. This is principally because of the severe cost implications associated with either electricity storage or its corollary – demand side management.
Read MoreCARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE – TIME TO DELIVER
What is it: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), the process of capturing carbon emissions when fossil fuels are burnt on large scales such as during the power generation process, has been identified as having a key role in meeting the UK’s pressing climate change targets. CCS has the potential to reduce emissions by coal fired […]
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