CCS 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 […]

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What happens to wind power when there is no wind? Why it makes perfect sense that old, polluting and inefficient coal fired power stations should be retained and receive a capacity payment

This note argues that environmentalists will have to recognise that part (and a small price) of the price we pay for creating significant additional capacity of intermittent / variable renewables is the continued existence of coal fired plant, operating at a very low capacity factor. (And of course it will make us less vulnerable to […]

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Gasification 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 […]

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Utility Industry Achievement Awards – 14 December 2009

Utility Industry Achievement Awards – 14 December 2009
The energy and utility industry’s Christmas party
The chance to:
· Network with over 1,200 key industry personnel
· Celebrate with the winners of 2009 – rewarding the best in the industry.
· Entertain your customers, reward your staff and make new contacts
· To book visit http://www.utilityweekawards.co.uk
· There’s a big name comedian, slap up dinner, entertainment, dancing, and a casino
www.utilityweek.co.uk

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