Energy Matters Global and Domestic

[myglaren]

Looked them up and their offices are a couple of miles from me. Had no idea.
Manufacturing is in Murton, about twenty minutes away.

[mickthemaverick]

Might be an idea to offer them your house as a trial site Steve, you never know you might end up with free power !!

[Gibbo2286]

I wonder if that could be used like a vinyl roof to feed the Zoe.

[mickthemaverick]

Maybe go one stage further and have a full vinyl wrap?

[myglaren]

Might be an idea to offer them your house as a trial site Steve, you never know you might end up with free power !!

Already have solar panels Mick.

[Peter.N.]

I wonder if you could use it for body wrap?

Peter

[NewcastleFalcon]

COP26 Greenland and Columbia, US and the UK in front of questions from young people from around the world.
Not to say answering questions from young people around the world.
I enjoyed it more than I expected I would.

I knew nothing about Greenland, or Columbia. I do fear for Greenland, 57,000 population, largest island in the world (Australia now a "continental land mass"?), and dripping in resources whether that be oil and gas or uranium, lithium, cobalt etc. Will it be able to say no and leave them in the ground In the words of the human condition observed by Robert Burns featured yesterday "though I cannot see. I guess and fear"

The UK appears to be having difficulty in saying no to Shetland's oil and Gas Fields, as does green as green Norway.
The "panel" waffled on about other things rather than answer that question. Have to check how the Cumbrian coal mine is getting along.

As the chap from Columbia said, his country is quite able to make the transition to renewables over time, but needs the investment and a transition plan to do it. Coal exports....which appear to be anything but "toxic" judging by the demand for them are a big plank of the Columbian economy. So again they cling onto the "fossil fuel saviour" of carbon capture use sequestration storage to mitigate the greenhouse effects of continuing mining and selling coal.

I do think governments around the world have been well and truly conned on carbon capture, and on the various colours of Hydrogen. As of 2021 the best they can produce with fossil fuels as a source....blue hydrogen emits more greenhouse gas in its production than simply burning the feedstock Natural Gas.

Always something to learn, so far from COP26 being a waste of time, it is the forum through which global responses have to be coordinated, and it does bring together for all their failings and domestic agenda's and circumstances, those Countries and current leaders to take responsibility and take action. Then they have to shamefully present themselves to the world again should they have failed to take the actions they committed to.

Britain probably has one of the easiest transitions from its starting point. Britains one main problem to upset the public, is its over-heavy current reliance on Natural gas to heat homes. It exports much of its emissions, even in the building of its essential green power resources, whether that be nuclear/solar/wind/battery storage or indeed electric cars. Much of the gubbins is manufactured overseas.

REgards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

The background to COP26 November 2021 is fascinating.

Behind the scenes all of our very clever developed countries are scrabbling to secure more supplies of fossil fuels at any price, and the oil and gas companies enjoy the highest gasoline, natural gas prices bonanza for years, and OPEC suddenly rise again, only to be overshadowed by GAZprom and Mother Russia holding the world by its short and curlies and enjoying every minute of it.

If you flick through "Oil Price News" you will find many articles revelling in this current situation, in "told you so" its your own fault" terms.

Last of the summer wine for oil and gas or as OPEC and others forsee, booming demand, booming prices for the most critical decade in cutting back on global emissions.

Is there going to be an Oil and Gas counter presentation to COP....think not...it's already done bar the shouting and the Leaders have left the building.

Plenty other side of the coin column inches to be found here without me picking out anything specific.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/

REgards Neil

[Gibbo2286]

I gave the Cop news a wide berth, boring stuff, even Boris dozed off.

Did you see the other news about the suitcase sized mobile charger to tuck in the boot of your EV? £50 a month to rent it

[NewcastleFalcon]

Did you see the other news about the suitcase sized mobile charger to tuck in the boot of your EV? £50 a month to rent it

No but I have now. https://www.autocarpro.in/news-internat ... op26-80378

There was also this Hydrogen Ambulance, although seeing as the grant for development was only given in October 2021, I guess this was more a quick vinyl sticker job than a bona fide Hydrogen Ambulance.

Edit. That particular one is not part of this recently awarded grant project
Scotland – Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) won Innovate UK Grant of £460K to Develop Hydrogen Electric Emergency Ambulance


but yes another project doing the same thing

https://ulemco.com/worlds-first-hydroge ... ambulance/

https://electrek.co/2021/11/02/uks-nhs- ... -at-cop26/

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Bit more info here, not a 100% Hydrogen-fuelled Ambulance.
Its basically a 92kWh BEV Electric Ambulance, with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Range Extender.

https://newatlas.com/automotive/zerro-h ... pe-reveal/

The bespoke frame-based body has been built by Mellor Coachcraft and features a Promech Technologies EV drivetrain installed by VCS. The vehicle is powered by a 92-kWh battery pack that can be topped up via a cable plugged into a charger, but a ULEMCo FC Rx hydrogen fuel cell range extender has been included for quick refill flexibility. The range extender includes 8 kg of 350-bar H2 storage, a 30 kW fuel cell and Lyra Electronics DCDC converter.

The prototype has been designed for up to 300 miles (~483 km) of range, and a top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h). A low access floor enables it to meet the payload requirements of the ambulance service, with the earlier specs calling for it to be capable of hauling at least 900 kg.

REgards Neil

[Gibbo2286]

[NewcastleFalcon]

These days there is a proliferation of V2's (basically two way communication between the Vehicle and other things) eg V2G (grid), V2H(home), V2X(everything), (V2P (pedestrians), V2I (Infrastructure), V2N(network), V2V(vehicle), V2D(device)

Now with your solar panels, you have mentioned once or twice about battery storage, and the price for very small home storage batteries, probably way exceeding the purchase price of your used Zoe with its 22kWh battery.

How soon before someone comes up with a "Box" between car and home, which could use the car to store the solar power, either for use in the home or to charge the car for normal use. With out the need for an additional home powerwall or whatever.

Maybe its happened already.

REgards Neil

[myglaren]

While much about India leaves me very unhappy, this looks clever and interesting.

Solar Panels Over Canals.

[mickthemaverick]

While much about India leaves me very unhappy, this looks clever and interesting.

Solar Panels Over Canals.

I have to agree Steve, technically and ergonomically a good plan. However a similar idea in Western Europe would almost certainly bring howls of protest from the boating and angling fraternities. I myself wouldn't want to be deprived of the potential narrow boat holidays currently available but maybe an alternative suggestion would be over railways and motorways?