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The Learning of the Keeling Curve | Chris Laughton

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Opinions and news from the UK solar thermal and PV industry. Posted by: Chris Laughton. May 20, 2013. The Learning of the Keeling Curve. Largescale PV visualised in PV*SOL Expert 6.0. Global efforts to decarbonise energy have completely stagnated according to IEA executive director, Maria van der Hoeven. The drive to clean up the world’s energy system has stalled. Despite much talk by world leaders, and despite a boom in renewable energy over the last decade, the average unit of energy produced t...Fill ...

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When is electricity not electricity? | Chris Laughton

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Opinions and news from the UK solar thermal and PV industry. Posted by: Chris Laughton. September 5, 2013. When is electricity not electricity? Storing electrical energy in batteries is the latest subject to be talked up by the UK’s blossoming solar PV business. The subject has now grown to such an extent that new specific conferences and trade associations have rapidly appeared during the summer. It all looks very intriguing, but most people scratch their heads as to what it all means. You are commentin...

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People at The Melting Pot. Sam Abrahams (First Aid Africa). Sam Abrahams (Wilderness Training). Asset based community development; community led approaches. Building a non-profit business from scratch. Coaching; facilitation; e-learning content design; leadership and management development; organisational development. Corporate climate strategy; climate risk; sustainability. Culture and creative sectors. Establishing and running companies. Learning and teaching professional. Project and Program Design.

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Incentivising gone wrong | Chris Laughton

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Opinions and news from the UK solar thermal and PV industry. Posted by: Chris Laughton. July 8, 2014. Having spent so much time gestating this scheme, one might expect that DECC would have had every chance to get the subsidy right. Indeed, we might have imagined that the dRHI would come out carefully crafted, tailored to support all the ingenious ways to heat ourselves from energy sources that we currently class as ‘renewable’. Sadly this is far from the truth. That’s not to say if you want to burn gas t...

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Energy | Chris Laughton

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Opinions and news from the UK solar thermal and PV industry. Posted by: Chris Laughton. November 21, 2013. Rock ‘n’ Roll Energy. Design for Hinckley Point C nuclear power station. Source: EDF Energy. Toke continues: The fact that the Hinkley C deal distorts the EU’s internal market to give state aid to nuclear power that is not available to renewable energy directly flies in the face of the EU’s state aid regulations . One dark horse (some might say seahorse! Posted in Carbon emissions. Fill in your deta...

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Store Energy in a Hole in the Ground | peterjphpositivefeedback

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Positive stories in the fight against climate change. June 3, 2015. Store Energy in a Hole in the Ground. I had this idea several years ago….really should have acted upon it! Although the calculations I did at the time made it seem pretty impractical. Holes 100’s of meters deep for only a few kWh of electricity storage. Didn’t think of using compressed air though…. good luck to them! Http:/ www.gravitricity.com/. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).

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Creative Californian Consulting | Chris Laughton

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Opinions and news from the UK solar thermal and PV industry. Posted by: Chris Laughton. April 2, 2014. No more red tape. Source: Department for Communities and Local Government. Accessed under Creative Commons licence. Here is one example for a potential heat pump customer:. Existing energy bill indicates that they use 25,000kWh/yr. MCS calculation from an installer says they will use 30,000kWh/yr. EPC (which they’ve paid for to get the RHI) suggests a deeming value via RdSAP of 20,000 kWh/yr. So it seem...

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MCS Shading Method: modelling the impact of a nearby power cable on PV performance | Chris Laughton

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Opinions and news from the UK solar thermal and PV industry. Posted by: Chris Laughton. October 31, 2013. MCS Shading Method: modelling the impact of a nearby power cable on PV performance. The case study examines the effect of a nearby overhead cable on a prospective 3kWp PV array. This is a common issue when surveying domestic properties, as many older houses have such cables entering the house from nearby higher poles. Houses can often be affected by shading from overhead cables. It is now necessary t...