Peak oil notes – Aug 13
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– China’s New Energy Plan
Electricity
ODAC Newsletter – Aug 7
A weekly update from a UK perspective.
Renewables & efficiency – Aug 7
-India sets out ambitious solar power plan to be paid for by rich nations
-Asian giants put the West’s targets for solar energy in the shade
-Boom in hydropower pits fish against climate
-Are wind farms a health risk? US scientist identifies ‘wind turbine syndrome’
Temporary Recession or the End of Growth?
Everyone agrees: our economy is sick. The inescapable symptoms include declines in consumer spending and consumer confidence, together with a contraction of international trade and available credit. Add a collapse in real estate values and carnage in the automotive and airline industries and the picture looks grim indeed.
Review: Blackout by Richard Heinberg
Richard Heinberg’s new book Blackout tries to demolish current assumptions about the world’s remaining coal endowment: namely, that it is immense beyond belief, barely tapped and will last for centuries to come. Heinberg argues that these assumptions are off-base, misleading and not at all supported by recent studies that suggest global coal production could peak in less than two decades.
United Kingdom & Europe – Aug 5
– High-speed rail plan ‘will progressively replace short-haul flights’
– EU reaches gas deal with Ukraine
-Call for more intervention on energy
ODAC Newsletter – July 31
A weekly update from a UK perspective.
Peak oil notes – July 30
A weekly round-up including:
– Prices and production
– Curbing Speculation
– EEStor’s New Battery
The monster footprint of digital technology
When we talk about energy consumption, all attention goes to the electricity use of a device or a machine while in operation. A 30 watt laptop is considered more energy efficient than a 300 watt refrigerator. This may sound logical, but this kind of comparisons does not make much sense if you don’t also consider the energy that was required to manufacture the devices you compare.
it’s the end of the world as we know it (…and I feel fine) (1)
it’s the end of the world as we know it (…and I feel fine) (1)
Probably few saw this meltdown coming. We have come to view human progress as a given, and an ever growing economy and living standard as an entitlement.
United States – July 28
– California votes down offshore project
– How Can Obama Pay for Healthcare Reform? How about Linking it to a ‘Manhattan Project for Energy Efficiency’?
– Lessons learned from General Motors’ collapse
– Climate Change and the Future of Southern California: Peak Oil and Climate Change Scenarios
– Is the ocean Florida’s untapped energy source?
