In my last post, I said that “between a quarter and a third of current UK electricity generation capacity will come offline by the end of the decade.” In a subsequent comment, Mel Starrs asked me for my sources. It’s such an important fact, I think it’s worth fleshing out.
Archive for the ‘renewable energy’ Category
UK is facing electricity shortage
Posted in energy, renewable energy, tagged DECC, energy gap, LCPD, Poyry, WWF on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
inevitable slide into gas?
Posted in chp, climate change, energy, renewable energy, sustainability, utilities, tagged dash for gas, DECC, nuclear on May 3, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Sometimes a tweet just won’t do. Yesterday I tweeted this: DECC cnsltn out on gas gen. Um, 25% of UK elec gen lost by 2020. 20 yrs to new nuclear. No coherent RE strat. #DoneDeal #Fracking #3Degrees …but somehow it doesn’t immediately convey the whole point. So here’s an expanded version: DECC has today published [...]
palm and rapeseed oils “emit more CO2 than fossil crude”
Posted in biofuel, biomass, chp, Code for Sustainable Homes, renewable energy, tagged biodiesel, EurActive, rapeseed on March 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The EU won’t publish its data on emissions from biofuels and tar sands until the spring but the working figures have been leaked to EurActiv and published on line. The figures show that, once Indirect Land Use Changes are counted, biodiesel from palm and soybeans is roughly as polluting as Canadian tar sands. And rapeseed [...]
Sol-evo PV carport
Posted in feed in tariff, PV, renewable energy, sustainability, zero carbon, tagged Intersolar, PV carport, Sol-evo, Solar EPC on June 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the promo video for the Sol-evo PV carport we’ve developed over the last 3 years or so. One of several reasons why this blog has suffered! I try and console myself that at least there’s a good reason.
quango cull – blow to HCA and others
Posted in climate change, renewable energy, tagged quango on October 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The quango cull was announced today. Quick headlines: HCA – “Retain and substantially reform – smaller enabling and investment body working for local communities. Intend to devolve London functions to Mayor of London. Taking on regulation of social housing.” Renewables Advisory Board – abolished Sustainable Development Commission- under consideration Committee on Climate Change – retained [...]
grid carbon will stay high for some time yet
Posted in climate change, heat pumps, renewable energy, sustainability, zero carbon on August 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Infuriatingly, it looks like the government may mothball the Environmental Performance Standard, which would have limited emissions from new large power stations. This is despite the fact that both the Conservatives and Libdems championed the policy while in opposition. As a result it’s likely that emissions from grid electricity will stay high for quite some [...]
what rate of return can I get from the PV feed in tariff?
Posted in climate change, consumerism, feed in tariff, PV, renewable energy, uncategorized, tagged DECC on April 25, 2010 | 10 Comments »
It’s taken longer than I’d hoped, but here we go:
fundamental perversity of the RHI
Posted in biomass, heat pumps, renewable energy, renewable heat incentive, sustainability, utilities on April 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In the UK we generate enough heat each year to meet the needs of every home in the country… and then we throw the heat away. So why should we promote the use of precious resources and expensive technologies to generate that heat a second time?
tax ‘em all and let the market sort it out
Posted in climate change, feed in tariff, PAYS, renewable energy, renewable heat incentive, utilities, zero carbon, tagged carbon tax on March 9, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The proper way to slash carbon emissions is to tax carbon at the point of fuel extraction and let the market sort the problem out. But because there’s no political appetite for carbon tax, we end up tinkering at the margins trying to address the emissions problem in tortuous and esoteric ways. Here’s a list [...]
biodiesel backlash began yesterday in Bristol
Posted in biofuel, chp, climate change, energy, engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, zero carbon, tagged biodiesel on February 25, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Sure, biodiesel is considered “renewable” in the upcoming building regs. But that won’t stop the backlash against developers who use it. Yesterday a biodiesel generation plant proposed for Avonmouth near Bristol was rejected 6-2 in planning committee on the grounds of its impact on rainforests on the other side of the globe. Of the 1,121 [...]
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