by Graham Palmer | Dec 9, 2020 | Energy, Futurism, Narratives, Technology
Richard Koo argues that the real reason to study macroeconomics is to be able to identify so-called fallacy-of-composition problems. This is the phenomenon of the right behaviour at the individual level leading to a less favourable outcome at the collective level. One...
by Graham Palmer | Feb 24, 2020 | Energy, Hydrogen, Uncategorised
I’m sometimes asked why the gravimetric energy density of hydrogen is so high, and much higher than batteries. For example, the Tesla Model S (85 kWh) requires a battery pack weighing about 540 kg to achieve a 400 km range, but a similarly sized gasoline...
by Graham Palmer | Feb 16, 2020 | Electricity, Energy, EROI, Hydrogen, Oil, Pumped hydro storage, Storage
This is my first post for over a year, and I’m planning on following up with several more posts in the near future. I’ve been working on several projects, including my project engineering role in manufacturing, research projects on hydrogen and a book on...
by Graham Palmer | Dec 8, 2018 | Energy economics, EROI
EROI and theories of value Conventional economists’ rejection of EROI Conventional economists usually reject net-energy analysis. The assumption is that the price system embeds all the energy and non-energy costs, and therefore there is nothing to be gained by a...
by Graham Palmer | May 14, 2018 | Electricity
The social contract of electricity service In an address to a group of British engineers in 1892, Hopkinson articulated many of what we would now identify as contemporary problems faced by electricity regulators. Hopkinson explored the issue of fixed versus variable...
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