See full article on re introducing trams into Bath: http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/trams-work-Bath/story-26246819-detail/story.html#comments… ” Could trams be the answer to our transport and traffic problems in Bath? It has worked in other cities across the UK and Europe, and campaigners feel they would be ideal for our city. Two talks on trams in Bath, both by Professor Lesley, […]
Read MoreRoad capacity, safety, Infrastructure Bill, DECC spin
Written on a phone waiting for a train, but it’s highly relevant to the discussion at hand. Roads have a finite capacity. A single lane A-road is notionally 40 mph plus 2 second following distance. In practice the police treat the 40 mph HGV speed limit with the contempt it deserves, and will not prosecute […]
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Biomass fuels – critique of FOE report
Re. the FOE briefing on using woody biomass in power plant. It is dreadful, masquerading as ‘research’ when it is just a re-tread of the appalling ‘Dirtier than Coal’ report from 2012-13. This was based on very biased research by the US legal anti-biofuels ‘hired gun’ Tim Searchinger. This carefully selected amongst the worst out of […]
Read MoreDate: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 13:06:14 +0000 Subject: Job Opportunity for Post-Doc Transport/Energy/ E-mobility modeller at Institute for Energy and Transport (Petten/Netherlands) Dear Colleague, Please find below the link to a vacancy notice on a grantholder job opportunity for an E-mobility/ Transport/Energy Modeller at the Institute for Energy and Transport (IET) of the European Commission’s Joint […]
Read MoreThe renewable grid – canal from Scotland to England, transport and water delivery
This is a proposal to construct a canal following the 300 meter contour in UK to convey water from Scotland to UK. This would provide primarily water for irrigation in the South, which experiences periodic water shortages, bulk transport of goods, power station cooling, and flood relief. A limited amount of hydro power may be […]
Read MoreAustralian idea for ammonia transmission of wind energy
https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/1384c714ccc80b76 takes you to mail with file attached… ——– Original Message ——- I am wondering if you all might be interested in a proposal I am pushing in Australia that might also be relevant to other places with renewable energy resources in remote areas such as in North Africa, the Middle East, desert areas in China […]
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 Moregasification, biogas, mulching biochar
Hello Nick You touch on various topics that I have an interest in. First: combustion of wood and other biomass for energy production. The options break down as: Co-Combustion of the biomass in coal power plants, displacing coal (no char remains). Gasification (burning in limited oxygen supply, c.10% char) Fast pyrolysis (no oxygen, a few […]
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 MoreCritique / comparison of bio fuels / jatropha / with other energy options – wind etc
I think Haiti needs Jatophra like it needs another earthquake I’m sure they would much rather have a little help to rebuild their lives, housing and infrastructure;- notably absent from all the international organisations and charities. They are more likely to need Food. Food and Water? – a seawater Greenhouse ?. For Energy – a […]
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