CompanyNameDesignationCountry Climate ParliamentNicholas DunlopFounder and Secretary-GeneralUnited Kingdom Siemens Transmission and DistributionMatthew KnightBusiness Development ManagerUnited Kingdom Friends of the SupergridAna AguadoCEOBelgium Commission for Energy RegulationPaul BrandonManager – Electricity TransmissionIreland The University of GlasgowEnrique AchaProfessor of Electrical Power systems, Department of Electronics and Electrical EngineeringScotland ABBLars WeimersChief Engineer Marketing HVDC SystemsSweden DESERTECGerry WolffCoordinatorUnited Kingdom Institute […]
Read MorePapers in Energy Policy from Mark Delucchi and Mark Jacobson, Stanford / California University USA – 100% renewable energy at reasonable prices and timescales
Mark Jacobson and Mark Delucchi recently published two papers in Energy Policy expanding upon our article on 100% wind, water, and solar power for the world, published in Scientific American in November 2009. I am attaching corrected in-press proofs of the articles. Mark and I continue to work on various aspects of this, so we […]
Read MoreUK Energy bills set to rise £ 3 / year to pay for £2bn investment in distribution / trasnmission
4th Oct 2010 – BBC web site Energy bills set to rise to pay for £32bn investment The rise in renewable energy such as windfarms mean a radical rewiring of the National Grid is needed Gas and electricity bills will both have to rise by £3 a year, as £32bn is needed to improve the […]
Read MoreFull time job for power expert Large Combustion Plant Best Available Techniques Reference Document
Dave, Below is the link to the GH 40 post (2 years full time work based in Petten) we have open (closing date 31.01.2011) for a co-author of the rewriting of the Large Combustion Plant Best Available Techniques Reference Document (BREF). We are looking for someone with a few years of experience in the power […]
Read MoreSmart metering energy display device for schools
Dear Dave You have been trying to contact me via claverton. The product you need from us is the Cube.i.p which is currently being completed in it’s latest version and will provide accurate voltage measurement, power factor real time measurement. Any kind of measurement and analysis you want in fact, and any graphing you want […]
Read MoreSmart Metering Implementation Prospectus – The Transition – notes from an energy metering professional
1. CAPACITY IN WHICH I (Colin Boughton Smith) AM RESPONDING AND BACKGROUND I am the Managing Director of Energy Metering Technology Ltd (EMT), and am responding due to my passionate believe that automatic meter reading, and the awareness it brings to the consumer, is fundamental to achieve utility resource use efficiency. I have […]
Read More" Are Smart Meters Really That Smart?" who really benefits from smart metering?
On 3 October 2010 10:12, David Hirst .com <david@davidhirst.com> wrote: Good information is a Good Thing. Nobody doubts that, for some people and organisations, improved information about their electricity (and even gas and water) consumption and its costs could provoke some behaviour change, or trigger energy saving investments. Indeed, current UK laws assume this is […]
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 MoreWill wind farms pick up the tab for new nuclear? Wind farm developers fear National Grid proposals designed to accommodate nuclear power plants will lead to a huge increase in backup costs
David Hirst Comments. Chris, You are quite right to separate the issues of immediate loss of generation, which needs to be covered by frequency response, and the longer term periods of scarcity that need to be covered by “reserve”. If the reports are true What NGC seems to be seeking to cover here is the […]
Read MoreSmart Meters — Smart Savings or Smart Profits ? Are the Costs & Benefits Fairly Apportioned ?
Wednesday 29 September 2010, Energy Institute, London The implementation of Smart Meters in the UK has major implications for business and the public sector. DECC/Ofgem E-Serve are working through activities and consultations with the aim of defining the implementation programme; a programme that will shape the type and scope of services for energy and carbon […]
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