From the Claverton Gmail threads: Dear all, David Weight kindly copied me in to this thread. I hope you don’t mind me adding my thoughts. I am only going to comment on the use of biomass for electricity-only, and not the question of DH and or CHP. My position is that UK, EU and US […]
Read MoreEffect of brutal cutoff of wind capacity – Spanish Wind ramping, intermittency back up
http://www.carboncommentary.com/2009/11/15/853 Spain’s variable wind and stable electricity networks Sunday 15 November 2009 in uncategorized by Chris Goodall One of the frequent criticisms of wind energy is that national distribution systems (‘the grid’) cannot cope with large number of turbines because of the variability and unpredictability of their output. Grids need to match supply and demand […]
Read MoreOffshore Wind Technology conference, 12 – 13 December, Birmingham, UK
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The IET is one of the world’s leading professional institutions with over 150,000 engineers and technologists as members worldwide. We are organising an Offshore Wind Technology conference, 12 – 13 December, Birmingham, UK and we would appreciate your support in promoting this event to your members. http://conferences.theiet.org/offshore-wind/programme/index.cfm via […]
Read MoreRequest for urgent meeting to halt the imminent destruction of the UK solar PV industry
I think this open letter from Jeremy Leggett of Solar Century to Cameron puts the current situation into clear context: 4 November 2011 The Right Honourable David Cameron MP Dear Prime Minister You will recall that five years ago you chose to host your first Shadow Environment team ‘meet the media’ event at Solarcentury. I […]
Read MoreEffect of a step change in wind output or load on in grid frequency and control mechanisms
Fred, The frequency is system-wide. That is, all parts of an A/C system will have the same frequency. Any change in frequency is a reflection of a change in the balance between supply and demand. So a drop in frequency is a reflection either of a loss of generation, or an increase in demand. Actual […]
Read MoreIEA Biofuels 2050 Roadmap (27% of transport fuel) – Press release 20apr11
Reply |Mark Delucchi to energy-discuss. show details 21:34 (12 hours ago) I tend to agree with Mark B. here. FWIW, the IEA report mentions algae but doesn’t feature it in its analysis. I’ve seen a few LCAs of algae fuel, and and the results are not particularly impressive. The IEA report includes algae in one […]
Read MoreWOOD WASTE TO ENERGY
SAVE MONEY CONVERT YOUR WOOD WASTE TO ENERGY ü Eliminate expensive oil or gas heating costs ü Dramatically reduce your wood waste disposal bills ü Hand fed and automatic units – Hot air or hot water ü Comply to Clean Air Act and EPA regulations ü Utilise most wood wastes from softwood/hardwood to MDF/MFC ü […]
Read MoreThe CCE-SJ Gasproducer gasifier was developed to consume solid wood Biomass fuels to produce tar-free gas for electricity generation and / or heat applications / chp.
The pollution-free, environmentally friendly answer to providing affordable energy through Biomass gasification. The CCE-SJGasproducer was developed to consume solid Biomass fuels to produce tar-free gas for electricity generation and / or heat applications. This self-contained, efficient and reliable alternative source of convenient energy is one of the most cost-effective solutions to uplift non-grid and remote […]
Read Moreimminent threat to the Feed-in tarrif from the ‘greenest government ever’ and the ‘green jobs revolution’
On 17 February 2011 14:28, Jonathan Selwyn <j.selwyn@larkenergy.co.uk> wrote: I would like to draw your attention to the imminent threat to the Feed in Tariff for PV. Whatever your views on the efficacy of large scale land based solar, the emergency review announced last week threatens the entire sector. In 10 short months since […]
Read MoreDr Gregor Czisch to talk at Synergistic SuperGrid for Transmitting Energy Overseas 2011 Collecting the SuperGrid Puzzle & Moving Closer to Reality
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 […]
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