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Renewables have 'no prospect' of being economically competitive
'Renewables have 'no prospect' of being economically competitive ' They should all get real. Tidal power is the only secure source of green energy - not wind, not waves(a mutation of wind power) and certainly not PV. Otherwise go nuclear!
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Huhne unveils latest Carbon Plan
'Huhne unveils latest Carbon Plan ' So, no mention of energy efficiency. Educating end users to use energy more efficiently would enable a 20% with no, or low cost investment. If we ever get to the dizzy height of 20% from renewables it will at least feed the waste!
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Reactions to proposed Green Deal scheme mixed
'Reactions to proposed Green Deal scheme mixed ' we need a "can do, make it happen" attitude from industry leaders, not scepticism. Government has provided tremendous incentives so seize the opportunity!
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Ireland pledges more funds to fight climate change
'Ireland pledges more funds to fight climate change ' Some people rob you with a fountain pen - (Bob Dylan)
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Huhne aims to put CCS back on the agenda with launch of first UK pilot
'Huhne aims to put CCS back on the agenda with launch of first UK pilot ' For £26 million they will capture 100 tons of Carbon dioxide a day at Ferrybridge Power station. This place burns 800 tons of coal an hour, and coal is largely carbon. Lets not get too excited, this is 1% of the flue stream from one of the four 500 MW generators at Ferrybridge C. This costly exercise will disolve the CO2 in a solvent, of the amine family, a derivative of ammonia, and then...... wait for it...... it will drive off the CO2 and let it rejoin the flue stream and recycle the amine. Or have I misread something?
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Protesters storm Cuadrilla fracking site again
'Protesters storm Cuadrilla fracking site again ' The government should ensure that this project proceeds with all speed. America and China have seen the opportunity offered by shale gas - are we to be left behind again? Somebody should pull the plug on Rising Tide.
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UK climate aid allegedly used to power Mexican supermarket
'UK climate aid allegedly used to power Mexican supermarket ' Contrary to the claim attributed to the World Bank in this article, UK taxpayers' money was used to fund the La Mata and La Ventosa wind park. The World Bank's Clean Technology Fund, which invested in the project, receives all of its money from national governments, including 14 per cent, or 385 million, from the UK government. This World Bank report details the UK's contribution: http://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/cif/sites/climateinvestmentfunds.org/files/CTF%20Inf%202%20Trustee%20Report_0.pdf
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EfW biomass plant gains double ROCs approval
'EfW biomass plant gains double ROCs approval ' Waste incineration/gasification recovers at best a tenth of the energy used to make the products in our rubbish. It is fundamentally unsustainable.
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No landfill ban on food waste, says DECC minister
'No landfill ban on food waste, says DECC minister ' An increase in landfill tax in order to deter waste mangement companies from sending foodwaste to landfill is not the driver here. They will take the soft option and ensure that Councils and consumers pick up the tab. The real negative is the message given to consumers, so many of whom harbour a suspicion that 'recycling is largely ineffective and most materials collected as recyclable go into landfill anyway'. The absence of legislation shows a distinct lack of resolve in properly addressing the foodwaste problem and undermines the efforts of those Councils who have worked diligently to set up composting / AD initiatives, often at great cost. It must also be borne in mind that an AD is a big, hungry animal and needs copious amounts of feedstock to keep it commercially viable and operating efficiently. Frazer Walker Ecosac Ltd
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Scotland to sign green energy deal with Middle Eastern firm
'Scotland to sign green energy deal with Middle Eastern firm ' Looks like a lot of money is changing hands.
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CRC league table winners celebrate
'CRC league table winners celebrate ' At Hubsphere we have just completed analysing the CRC PLT! The analysis represents a break-down by industry of the organisations participating in the CRC. We have separated the participants into 22 industrial sectors and have analysed the sustainability programmes of the majority of these in order to produce a brief overview of each sector and its top performers. Amongst those we have mentioned are: BT, Ofgem, BAA, Toyota, Whitbread, etc. Our aim was to produce a version of the CRC PLT that offers clarity and a high visual impact. For this purpose we have used our own web-based platform thus managing to create interactive charts complementing our analysis. Should you be interested to have a look please use the url below: https://evolution.hubsphere-evolution.com/simple_views/4eea03a29d805b00010000c9 You can also contact us with any questions you might have. We will be interested to hear feedback on our analysis: info@hubsphere.com
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Large-scale oil recovery operation up for an award
'Large-scale oil recovery operation up for an award ' ""Many power stations and large industrial gas users face a dilemma following changes to the interruptible gas tariff." A bit wooly & mysterious, they stocked up on gas (as LNG) and got a favorable tariff because the supply might go off. So now they didn't want it as the interuptible tarrif has been changed. And now someone has been given an award for shifting it? LNG deteriorates with time? What's going on? Why not just use it? And who is going to use it, it will be burned somewhere for sure.
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Measures to cut London's pollution come into force
'Measures to cut London's pollution come into force ' It is unfortunate that Transport for London and the Mayor have not discussed the impact that these (albeit necessary) changes will have on voluntary and community organisations that are likely to be using older vehicles in order to operate and get their members out and about. There is a very interesting blog from Dai Powell, Chief Executive of HCT Group, on the subject and the solution for such groups, here: http://www.hctgroup.org/about_us/dai_powells_blog
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Thames Water warns of potential summer drought
'Thames Water warns of potential summer drought ' A serious shortage of capable experienced practical engineers in high places. We spent billions on a motorway network, we spent billions on a rail network, we spent billions on a gas network, we have spent billions on a fibre optic communications network, yet the jokers in power never thought of the savings by combining a few of these, and perhaps laying a few water pipes and spare ducts at the same time. Why? Because a degree in Greek classics, accountancy, sociology, political history or law doesn't include common sense Lack of engineering competence is costing the country hundreds of billions of pounds. Tony Smee tonysmee@hotmail.com
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A energy review of 2012 - 12 months early
'A energy review of 2012 - 12 months early ' 'A energy review....?' AN energy review, please!
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Renewables boosted the UK economy by £2.5bn
'Renewables boosted the UK economy by £2.5bn ' Just think what might be achievable if the government was prepared to put in a similar investment as they are prepared to do with nuclear energy, but then of course it might show that we did not need nuclear energy in the first place and that would never do!!!
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New research could end variability of renewables
'New research could end variability of renewables ' i think the comments from your Australian provider are very important if Solar energy is to be fully utilised. In the meantime the UK industry remains in limbo with potentially a collapse of the sector. Reduce prices are essential to keep payback and ROI viable.
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Biomass boost for waste wood in Hampshire
'Biomass boost for waste wood in Hampshire ' "2MW ...per hour"? I hope the engineering of the plant is better informed than the raportage. That said, it is a good news story and one I am sure we will see repeated over the coming months and years. I have often thought that public spaces like motorway and railway corridors should be harvested for their biomass, the recovered product being fed into this sort of small unit at intervals along the route. Ultimaetly, it may be the way we charge our electric vehicles.
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PDM invests millions to extend network of AD food waste plants
'PDM invests millions to extend network of AD food waste plants ' http://www.eisele.de/International/image.pdf
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Coca-Cola forms biotech alliances for plant-based packaging
'Coca-Cola forms biotech alliances for plant-based packaging ' In a bid to cater the increasing demand of sustainable packaging as a result of increased consumer awareness, packaging manufacturers such as Uflex Ltd. are increasingly using eco-friendly and recyclable products such as paper, bamboo, plastic composite, airless pump bottles and more for packaging.
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The RO Consultation a resource(ful) approach?
'The RO Consultation a resource(ful) approach?' I wish it would be that easy to convince investors to show "appetite". Aftre having tried that for years with limited sucess and enough money laid out for presentations and such, we have found an even better way and are luccky enough to be able to finance WTE projects in South Africa and Botswana. TRADING AS A LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FINANCING SOLUTION Benefit from fractional reserve trades! Capital for for commercially approved projects, largest global projects, industries, as well as huge projects of a humanitarian nature of over 1,5 billion USD / Euro needed? - Talk to us and see if you are qualified to join a fractional reserve trade. The money earned in a trade for you is NO equity, NO loan, it is 100% yours! From 2012 on (Happy New Year!) we even have to programms starting - the small Investment Programme (jump from the small Invest.Programme into the larger!) - and the large Tier 1 Trade. The provisions to participate are simple but binding. The money placed for a trading participation has to be cash, wholy owned! a.abraham@email.de
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Energy industry mitigation for climate change plans published
'Energy industry mitigation for climate change plans published ' There is only one thing that worries me and that is complacency, climate change means just that, as we are already finding out, as part of this scenario we are seeing increased instability, which means you might well get some very tough winters as well as hot and wet summers. Indeed if the Gulf Stream slows much more, London is approximately at the same latitude as Moscow, we in Britain could end up with very cold winters followed by hot summers!
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Civitas report on wind power the work of 'cranks' says industry
'Civitas report on wind power the work of 'cranks' says industry ' Serious lack of practical experienced visionary engineers. Closed minds, blinkered thinking, more skilled at talking than creating. No engineers at government level, negative humanities biassed media, and lack of ecouragement to inventors and innovators is costing the country hundreds of billions of pounds. I'm a retired engineer & inventor so I might be biassed. Surprisingly it all looks so clear with 50 years experience and time to think. Discuss..... tonysmee@hotmail.com
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Report shows plastic bag is not "great environmental evil"
'Report shows plastic bag is not "great environmental evil"' Who are these jokers? Are they being paid? In Kuwait there are mountains of plastic bags blowing around the desert. In the Far East and Africa rivers are blocked with a floating mass of plastic rubbish. What happens to food or dog poo trapped in a plastic bag for thousands of years? Sea creatures are eating these bags thinking they are jelly fish. What are we leaving behind for our great, great....grandchildren? Sounds serious to me, and I'm not in the environmental agency.
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An energy review of 2012 - 12 months early
'An energy review of 2012 - 12 months early ' Quite right Nathster. Apologies for the lapse in grammar and many thanks for pointing it out.
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ANALYSIS: Retailers must promote consumer choice in sustainability
'ANALYSIS: Retailers must promote consumer choice in sustainability ' Very nice blog!! Guy.. Excellent.. Amazing.. I will bookmark your blog and take the feeds also...I am satisfied to find so much useful information here in the post. Thank you for sharing. hornady 22 cal
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Should controversial Glyndebourne wind turbine have been built?
'SOMERSET WIND FARMS' By JO BROWN If Somerset people understood the public health damage caused by emissions of poisonous radioactive gases from the Hinkley Point nuclear site they would stop objecting to wind farms in this very windy county and encourage even more safe, secure, sustainable, economic wind electricity. Good for Glyndebourne.
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Should controversial Glyndebourne wind turbine have been built?
'Wind Power.' By Charlie We have only limited resources left on our bueatiful planet and if renewables are not explored and environmently harnessed, sooner rather than later, then later we will not have anything at all to harness
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Should controversial Glyndebourne wind turbine have been built?
'Wind Turbine' By Frank Inglis (MBA) Every watt of nonfossil fuel electruicity generated is welcome - jump forward in you mind 200 years how much fossil fuel is left and how much is the energy produced from it ? Now how warm is the planet ?
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HP hits out at 'unfair' WEEE producer compliance costs
'HP hits out at 'unfair' WEEE producer compliance costs ' If HP were to make their products last longer instead of selling then cheap and living off the proceeds from exhorbitant cartridge costs then perhaps they might not be hit by WEEE costs so much
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