16 minutes and 23 seconds – please lend me your time and watch this two years old video by The Economist if you have not already done so. Today is quite apt for rediscovering this gem as most #OECD countries (including Japan, US and EU) are going through record temperatures and there is […]
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Recently we had the privilege to attend Financial Times Live event on #circulareconomy and #zeroplastic#pollution. It was an excellent discussion which included distinguished speakers including Neville Hawcock, Walmir Soller, Erin Simon (WWF), Victor Dewulf. Here are some of the important issues raised and my take on this matter. – #Plastic Production makes up 3.5% of global #carbonemissions and several initiatives currently involve […]
Feeling inspired by Financial Times Moral Money Summit 2023 as it was great to see so many people getting together who are all in their own way and in some cases collectively making #esginvestment#greenbonds#biodiversityconservation#transperancy#environment#sustainablefinance#blendedfinance a reality. It is a mammoth task and needs support by all of us. In my humble view #regulators#goverments#unitednations#worldbank#adb#financialmarkets will all have […]
Energy Security is significantly impacted by issues with approvals. As the Energy Transition progresses, the time it takes to get large renewable projects approved has lengthened considerably. As approval times lengthened, projects became more exposed to inflation of costs where economics were threatened. Some auction prices were too low to […]
Decarbonisation needs increased Electrification, but many hundreds of billions of dollars of international grid investment is needed (and years of permitting, sometimes unsuccessful) and many developing nations may not even have suitable national grids. In order to help meet climate goals, a potential more timely and economic solution is the […]
Intermittent Renewables with curtailment issues due to Electrical Utility grid constraints can still provide value if the electricity is utilised other than by export to the grid. Green Energy Modules to produce Hydrogen or Ammonia that is able to be transported to other locations for use in local distributed energy […]
As discussed last week in last week’s posts on the Energy Transition, increased Electrification is required to support Decarbonisation. Not discussed very much in the press are Electrical Grid Challenges, but some articles are beginning to appear as writers get more informed. Without addressing these challenges quicker and without orders […]
A heat transfer systems to access more cost effective heating and cooling Temperature extremes and high energy prices are causing economic and health risks in multiple countries including India. Many people either do not have access to air conditioning or they cannot afford the cost of electricity required. One potential […]
A range of heat transfer systems to access heating and cooling With higher costs for energy required for heating or cooling, other options than the use of electricity or carbon based fuels are available. Shallow Geothermal Energy involves extracting heat or cooling from the relatively shallow subsurface using heat pumps. […]
Off grid or Bad grid Standalone Power Systems (SPS) Off grid or bad grid Standalone Power Systems can utilise hybrid Solar PV and Hydrogen power solutions to provide economic, environmentally sustainable clean Renewable Energy systems. In some locations, the Solar PV can be supplemented by Wind Turbines. For locations with […]
Microgrids helping to mitigate Energy Poverty with Renewable Energies With the challenges of remote locations, either bad grid or off grid, the Standalone Power System concept is a potentially technically and commercially attractive solution. Energy Poverty of many of these locations in the Developing World is hindering the achievement of […]
Another type of reservoir potentially able to be used to capture Geothermal Energy is naturally fractured geological systems. Significantly recognised for potential hydrocarbon production over the past decade, some of these reservoirs may have good effective permeability to be repurposed later to facilitate the circulation of heat transfer fluids for […]