Monthly Archives: October 2009
Is Nuclear Energy a Good Idea?
Nuclear energy technology offers high energy density per unit of resource. Replacing diminishing hydrocarbon energy with nuclear energy is therefore an attractive proposal. However, a number of very significant challenges must be overcome before development of capacity at a scale necessary to address declining hydrocarbon resources can be undertaken. The purpose of this essay is to review these challenges to inform the question: “Is nuclear energy a Good Idea?”.
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Ten things about oil supply
In some cases, they have been obvious for decades, and yet depressingly, they seem not to have been acted upon. When taken together, the sheer scale of the imminent oil supply crunch, and the extent of missed opportunity and failed … Continue reading
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What can I do?
As a rough estimate, in the UK a moderately affluent person consumes around 195 kWh per day. The maximum conceivable contribution from renewable energy sources in the UK is around 180 kWh per day per person[1]. Easy things Stop flying. … Continue reading
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