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    Blackout: tomorrow is too late
    Geoff Russell
    • 5 days ago
    • 21 min

    Blackout: tomorrow is too late

    "Blackouts" seem to be the new black. SBS On Demand is running a couple of mini-series on them at the moment. There's a 2020 Belgian 10...
    35 views
    Washing on the "green hydrogen" spin cycle
    Geoff Russell
    • Jun 8
    • 7 min

    Washing on the "green hydrogen" spin cycle

    The Economist recently interviewed the German Europe and climate Minister, Anna Luhrmann, about Germany's will and capacity to wean...
    323 views
    Modelling grids and telling fibs
    Geoff Russell
    • May 31
    • 16 min

    Modelling grids and telling fibs

    Claims that we can move to 100 percent renewable electricity are based on mathematical models; as is climate science. But you can test...
    430 views
    The teal climate alternative
    Geoff Russell
    • May 25
    • 12 min

    The teal climate alternative

    An analysis of what the Teal vote in Australia's General Election means for climate action.
    213 views
    There is a nuclear waste problem; but it's not what you think
    Geoff Russell
    • Apr 14
    • 11 min

    There is a nuclear waste problem; but it's not what you think

    When did the word "logistics" start appearing on trucks? It's become quite the fashionable tag for all manner of companies; waste...
    4,741 views
    European word games
    Geoff Russell
    • Jan 6
    • 10 min

    European word games

    The EU is inching toward classifying nuclear power and methane as 'sustainable' for the purposes of getting onto a magic list that...
    239 views
    Inner city latte sippers and big chemical plants
    Geoff Russell
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 8 min

    Inner city latte sippers and big chemical plants

    As a vegan, I was a little miffed at not being tagged by Michael McCormack’s inner city latte sipper comment; but I’m guessing he has an...
    75 views
    IEA calls for big investment in nuclear power
    Geoff Russell
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 12 min

    IEA calls for big investment in nuclear power

    Preamble You could be forgiven for not realising that the recent (May 2021) IEA Roadmap to net-zero by 2050, for energy emissions, was...
    195 views
    Virtual Power Plants?
    Geoff Russell
    • Feb 26, 2021
    • 6 min

    Virtual Power Plants?

    Virtual power plants (VPP) get quite a lot of press from time to time. These consist of a battery of batteries under software control...
    62 views
    Energy chaos reaches new heights under the political correctness of market forces
    Geoff Russell
    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 12 min

    Energy chaos reaches new heights under the political correctness of market forces

    If you follow the various high profile 100% renewable energy advocates, Mike Cannon-Brooks, Simon Holmes a Court and anybody in the...
    684 views
    Playing whack a mole with mining, enrichment and nuclear power
    Geoff Russell
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 14 min

    Playing whack a mole with mining, enrichment and nuclear power

    When it comes to the carbon footprint of food, most people have worked out that reducing your carbon footprint involves comparisons....
    711 views
    Hydrogen ... hype or heaven?
    Geoff Russell
    • Jun 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    Hydrogen ... hype or heaven?

    You can burn hydrogen and it contains more energy per kilogram than petrol. That makes it sound terrific, but a cubic metre of hydrogen...
    70 views
    Ruminants belching and LNG leaks; a really big deal
    Geoff Russell
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 6 min

    Ruminants belching and LNG leaks; a really big deal

    It's always confusing when people use different names for the same thing. Natural gas is burned for warmth and to generate electricity...
    31 views
    The gig economy and the energy grid
    Geoff Russell
    • May 16, 2020
    • 8 min

    The gig economy and the energy grid

    The old-school energy grid is on the nose. It still dominates the global supply, but all the talk is of renewable grids dominated by the...
    104 views
    Planet of the Humans missed LNG
    Geoff Russell
    • May 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Planet of the Humans missed LNG

    Jeff Gibbs and Michael Moore didn't say much about LNG (liquified natural gas) in their inconvenient documentary Planet of the Humans....
    83 views
    How do viruses jump species?
    Geoff Russell
    • May 4, 2020
    • 11 min

    How do viruses jump species?

    SARS-Cov-2 (the virus causing the Covid-19 disease) has jumped to us from another species. Which is how we got most other deadly...
    46 views
    Covid-19 testing (III)
    Geoff Russell
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Covid-19 testing (III)

    Part II defined the two types of testing that are being used to test for SARS-Cov-2 virus infection. (2) Antibody testing ... cheap but...
    14 views
    Covid-19 testing explainer (II)
    Geoff Russell
    • Apr 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Covid-19 testing explainer (II)

    From last time ... there are two methods to test for infection with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes covid-19): look for the RNA or...
    16 views
    Covid-19 testing explainer (I)
    Geoff Russell
    • Apr 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Covid-19 testing explainer (I)

    The virus which causes the Covid-19 disease is called SARS-CoV-2. The CoV stands for "corona virus", obviously. There are many different...
    23 views

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