In my last post on the Emissions Trading Scheme, I felt that I didn’t do justice to what is at least an attempt to reduce the Green House Gas (GHG) emissions of the UK and Europe. In 2011, the UK government introduced a target to reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2025. (Note in Scotland the proposal is to cut carbon emissions by 42% (compared with their 1990 levels) by 2020, and by 80% by 2050). Part of how this level of CO2 reduction will be achieved is through the Emissions Trading Scheme. Read More
Skellyrocker
Now is the time…
The Kettle Conundrum – Part 1
The partial screenshot below is taken from DECC’s home page. I’m not pointing a finger at them for the amount of energy they use, I want to point out something particular to all households in the developed world. The spikes.
This is the first in a three part look at kettles, how efficient they are and how this might be improved.
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Trading in Energy
In 2013 the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is set to change. But what is the ETS and how will these changes impact on a carbon reduction future? Read More
The Energy Mix
Despite the apparent growth in what are generally considered to be ‘green’ energy sources they still form a very small part of the global energy generation portfolio. Furthermore, there are currently only a limited number of ways in which we harness the ‘free’ energy of the sun, wind and water on our planet. In order to arrest increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere, a wider variety of energy creation methods needs to be brought into the mix which can be implemented at differernt scales (i.e. individual or commercial or even global?). Read More
Energy & Power
There is often confusion about what energy and power are. The two terms are used interchangeably but in order to frame them in the context of this blog I will try to clarify. In addition, I will try to put into context the scale of some of the values used both domestically and industrial. For example, is a 10 Mega Watt power station big or small? I don’t know, so let’s find out. Read More
Now is the time…
Seven years I’ve had this blog. Seven themes have been opined. Seven times I have failed. It’s about time that I pulled my finger out and started to provide some proper content. Some ‘epic’ content. God I hate that phrase.
There are now seven billion people on the planet. Two billion more than when I was born. The ability of the planet to provide resources to these seven billion souls hasn’t increased, not one bit. We have what we were given in the first place, and no more – basic laws of conservation. Read More