Zerocarbonista

Renewable Energy Strategy - actions speak louder than words!

Filed under: Energy Sector, Politics, Renewables — dale June 25, 2008 @ 12:10 pm

The Government’s ‘Renewable Energy Strategy’ comes out tomorrow. Some details leaked in the G this weekend. “Revealed: UK’s blueprint for a green revolution”

The UK have had big plans before, though not this big (more…)

Does ‘Good Energy’ cause new generation to be built?

Filed under: Energy Sector, Renewables — dale May 12, 2008 @ 4:12 pm

This post was inspired by a couple of comment posters who got in a discussion about Good Energy. Andre - in my opinion the claims (you refer to) of Good Energy don’t stack up. The idea that by selling existing green electricity to someone you can encourage someone else to build a wind farm is tenuous at best (more…)

Why green electricity prices go up when brown prices do

Filed under: Energy Sector, Renewables — dale April 9, 2008 @ 9:30 am

I often get asked to explain why the price of green electricity rises when the price of brown electricity does. I realise it’s counter intuitive. To understand it you need an understanding of how the market works. Here’s my attempt to explain: (more…)