Archive for the 'Energy' Category

Biodiesel

25Jan08

IT JUST GETS WORSE!! Chaps who have been making biodiesel from waste chip shop oil for almost three years have been refused the same playing field as others.Another tale of woe from the Irish farce of cleaning the damned place up.
Is the quota system for fuel producing permits anti-competitive under Irish [...]


Geothermal power seems to be an under reported source of clean energy but the link below is a good news item.From Washington State down to California there is hot magma near to the surface under the Cascade Mountains but 10-15 years seems to be a long time to wait for it to be harnessed.The Italians [...]


A proposal to build a plant for the “anaerobic digestion” to break animal by-products generated by the Irish meat-processing industry into “biogas” which would then be used to create “green” electricity for the national grid is being examined by Bord Pleanala [the Irish Government planning/zoning appeals board]Tallow (fat) from the rendered animal waste would [...]


Wave power

18Jan08

Wave power gets a boost in Ireland this week with a price of €220 per megawatt hour guaranteed and an investment of €26m from the government over the next 3 years.Overdue and not enough considering the vast amount of cash handed out for spurious wind projects.