Aviation biofuels – in or out?
I have a potential piece of work on aviation biofuels. It is common for me to be invited into project consortiums for pilot projects in...
Ideas and predictions over the last five years – a check in
A review of some of the thinking from this blog and updates Key takeaways Ideas and predictions Post Summary Update How does that change how...
Right sizing my preparation for climate crises
This is not doomist posturing. I vote for strong climate action. I protest for strong climate action. I am decarbonising my life – change in...
More focus on the solution, please
Following up my conclusion in the review of ‘Dirty Power’, it is almost satirical that GreenPeace would thoroughly document the connections between the fossil fuel...
Optimizing across to many objectives
I have spent some time in the sustainable investing world and, while I am net positive on its contribution to both longer term investment returns...
How should I model this?
I have a forecast amount of electricity consumption and then a set of potential solar PV system sizes (5.4kW, 10kW and 15kW) for a small...
Protected: My central thesis
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Water and power in the Hunter Valley
The latest drought map shows that the catchment areas of the Hunter region’s dams such as Grahamstown Dam are suffering from drought (if not intense...
‘Stubborn Attachment’s by Tyler Cowen
I am a long time reader of Tyler Cowen’s Marginal Revolution blog. I started reading because of a smug view that ‘I had to read...
Questions for Public Ownership of Renewable Energy in Queensland
What are some of the drivers for the call for public ownership of renewable energy? There are calls from a group for the Queensland Government to...