Gareth Simkins
@garethsimkins
Snr Comms Adviser @SolarEnergyUK_, trustee @CHEMTrust, member @CroydonEnergy, co-founder, Campaign for Safe Furniture. Ex @TheENDSReport. Cargobiker. Own views.
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29-03-2012 11:46:41
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A ship with solar panels can provide the means to generate 100x more energy than a similar ship with coal, the International Energy Agency says. However... if you take final energy (the electricity from coal) instead of primary energy (the heat in the coal) it is actually 300x more energy.
What have battery energy storage systems done to reduce GB Power Sector Emissions? Modo Energy
Gutted that I won't be able to make it to the always-fun Carbon Brief annual quiz this week due to family commitments.
I mentioned flame retardant DBDPE when I gave evidence to Environmental Audit Committee's 2019 Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life inquiry. Finding it to be vPvB comes as no surprise - and the busted Furniture Regulations mean you could be sitting on it right now. I'm still working on junking the law
"Almost everywhere, solar and wind are the cheapest sources of new electricity. So doubling down on #fossilfuels is absurd" ~ António Guterres #COP29Azerbaijan
🌞 Myth-busting research from Lancaster University reveals UK solar farms use just 0.03% of agricultural land, with 95% still available for farming. Many already combine solar panels w/ sheep grazing. Renewable energy and food production CAN coexist. Read more: ow.ly/hPoQ50VBprk