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Senior Electrical Engineer questions political risk of Czisch type supergrid
Posted by: | CommentsBernard is a senior electrical engineer and has sat on many generation industry committees. He writes:
“I unfortunately missed the House of Commons presentation. I think we all agree the we could overcome technical problems at a price. However how do we overcome the political risk ? In the coal, nuclear, oil and gas areas this is dealt with by storage and multi sourcing. I don’t know how we factor in the cost of occupying a country while alternative supplies are built – even if it were possible. Any comments”
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(Please note you must be in the designated room by 9.45 as this event will start at 10.00 sharp.)
We would like to advise you of the above meeting organised by the Claverton Energy Group of Independent Experts, at which 2 energy professionals Dr Mark Barrett and Dr Gregor Czisch will discuss their studies which show that UK and Europe could have a 100% renewable power supply at reasonable cost providing (amongst other things) that modern cheap and efficient High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) long distance transmission links are built. Read More→
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Wind Power and Reliability: The Roles of Baseload and Variable Resources
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff has stated that “baseload capacity is going to become an anachronism” and that no new nuclear or coal plants may ever be needed in the United States.
Quote from Press Release:
“1. This fact sheet explains why baseload power is only one of many ways to meet the power system’s need for energy and capacity, particularly in a world where a variety of other resources can provide these commodities at competitive prices. In addition, this fact sheet illustrates that, because baseload power has little or no flexibility, baseload power alone is insufficient to meet all power system needs. A combination of a large amount of renewable energy, combined with flexible natural gas plants and demand-response and efficiency, can ensure that our electric system has sufficient energy, capacity, and flexibility, and operates reliably and cost-effectively. The marketplace is already pointing in the direction described by Chairman Wellinghoff: since 2005, natural gas and wind power have accounted for nearly 90% of all new U.S. generating capacity……”
Continued at: US FERC John Wellinghoo
More wind energy at: http://www.claverton-energy.com/energy-experts-library/downloads/windenergy
More energy files at: http://www.claverton-energy.com/energy-experts-library/downloads
Also:
Wikipedia Intermittency article
Wikipedia Wind Energy article
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“Green grid”
A version of this article was published in New Scientist on 12 March 2009. Original is here
(This article was in part stimulated by the last Claverton conference held at Wessex Water, Bath where Dr Czisch spoke, and various discussions, (various discussions2), (various discussions3) (varous discusions4) on this website. Graeme Bathhurst is a Claverton member)
This is a shortened version of the original article.
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Polly Higgins
28.07.08
ELECTRICITY & TRANSMISSION IN EUROPE AND BEYOND
Russia is running out of gas, oil is peaking globally, and energy prices are escalating. The most recent climate change science from NASA tells us that we must stabilise our carbon dioxide emissions at 350 parts per million, a figure we have already overshot with emissions currently standing at 385 parts per million. The joint challenges facing us are of the widespread adoption of low carbon energy sources and the implementation of resource and requirement-appropriate electricity grids. Business as usual is simply no longer an option. Read More→
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