Energy Conversations: Should we be storing carbon, energy or nuclear waste underground? Wednesday 9 November, 6.30pm As we move towards a low carbon energy infrastructure we will be faced by numerous technology choices. Should we follow Germany and Japan to decommission our nuclear power plants and, if so, should we use carbon capture and storage to make the most of our fossil fuel re... »
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 minutes up to 650degC then rapid quenching, c.30-40% char) S... »
The journal Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Energy encourages submissions on the topic of Carbon Capture and Storage. The call for papers is here: »
F.Starr PhD, BSc, FIMMM, C.Eng: Materials and Energy Consultant Dr F Starr played a major part in the EU Supported Dynamis Programme, in which natural gas steam reforming, and coal based IGCC based processes, were to be developed to capture CO2 from fossil fuels. Both processes would produce a hydrogen rich gas which could be used in a combined cycle gas turbine system for electricity ge... »
Dear Oliver, You’re not alone in your scepticism! However, you’re wrong about the CO2 emissions. The reality is that coal +CCS as currently defined/mandated emits significantly less CO2 than NG CCGT without CCS (‘unabated’), because authorities in the UK (and most countries except Japan) are demanding c.90% CO2 removal from coal, whereas CCGT emits about 50% of the CO2 of ... »
Click Here to Download a Complete Conference Brochure Price: $295 today– $345 if register day of program! Click Here to Register ! Or call 201 871 0474 OVERVIEW Utilizing carbon dioxide (CO2) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is not new, but a growing number of policymakers see it as an important part of the emerging carbon-management landscape. More importantly, injecting CO2 into EOR project... »
Of critical importance is global warming over periods of decades, the time integrated radiative forcing of greenhouse gases, and so early, small reductions in GHGs can be as important as later larger reductions, especially given the increasing concern about ‘tipping points’. Measures such as motorway speed reduction (< 5 years implementation) and car downsizing (~15 years) can be implemente... »
Comments are invited on the two gasification articles found on the The Guardian website today. They seem to have been written on the basis of a Press Release, without much background checking. I don’t want a bad word said about the author, Alok Jha, who is lovely, but I really think we need to unpack the underlying problems of the waste gases from the gasification processes described :- http... »
Low-carbon farms can raise food output, UN food agency says “BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Low-carbon farming can both curb climate change and boost food output in developing nations and so must be rewarded under a global climate deal due in December, the U.N.’s food agency said on Thursday.”……………….?” “Food Security And Agricul... »
All governments have pledged to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions; this effectively means that the world must move to: Electricity from nuclear, renewable or decarbonised sources Hydrogen from renewable or decarbonised sources biomass derived methane gas or hydrocarbon liquids or heat as a by-product, or from biomass, solar or geothermal sources. Of these electricity and ... »
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