Calculating carbon – you can’t reduce what you can’t measure
Rather than being calculated from the volume actually emitted or present in the air, carbon figures are estimated from energy…
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Mitch Beedie
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Running power stations at peak performance
Asset management software has shown steady improvements to help power stations manage their costs. Software needs to be collaborative to…
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Copenhagen’s Hope for Change
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December 2009 will see world leaders try to prevent the catastrophic…
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Towards an Integrated Grid
A common criticism of renewable power seems about to be answered. Power collected from sunshine and wind is variable and…
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Bringing Biomass Advances to the Masses
Anyone interested in speeding the adoption of renewables in Asia would have done well to hear some of the papers…
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Powerful Myths Blown Away
A recent study carried out by Friends of the Earth studied 44 reference sources to answer the most frequent objections…
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Biofuels or Bust?
On the face of it, the case for biofuels is overwhelming. As renewable replacements for petrol and diesel, they lock…
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Will Utilities Smarten Up?
An increasing number of utilities are looking at reducing peak power requirements by adding intelligent metering systems that, among other…
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Why Should the West Invest in Iran?
Iran has – after Saudi Arabia and Russia – the world's third-largest oil and natural gas reserves. With around 10%…
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Best Solutions for Plant Automation
Fossil fuel plants need sophisticated automatic control systems to meet environmental regulations consistently despite varying fuel qualities and production demands.…