by Graham Palmer | Feb 16, 2020 | Electricity, Energy, EROI, 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 | May 7, 2018 | Energy, energy security, Oil, oil security
Australia’s strategic oil reserve [UPDATE 7 May 2018. I originally posted this in July 2017, but since the Australian Federal Government announced a review, I thought I would repost this.] With the current political debates in Australia around energy and climate...
by Graham Palmer | Apr 29, 2018 | Bitcoin, Energy
The recessionary impact of bitcoin energy consumption Much commentary has been devoted to bitcoin’s unsustainable proof-of-work algorithm that requires the consumption of a vast quantity of electricity. By some estimates, by February 2020 Bitcoin will use as much...
by Graham Palmer | Apr 28, 2018 | Energy, Energy efficiency
A biophysical perspective of economic growth in Australia In my last post, I introduced the biophysical interpretation of the economy by augmenting the standard circular flow model with energy. In this interpretation, energy is only partially substitutable with...
by Graham Palmer | Apr 16, 2018 | Energy, EROI, Maximum power principle
A biophysical perspective of IPCC integrated models Analysis of the costs and benefits of climate mitigation involve extrapolation into the future. However, the long time horizons of interest extend well beyond the range of standard economic-development scenarios. In...
by Graham Palmer | Jul 29, 2017 | Energy, EROI, Uncategorized
Pathways to the Post-Carbon Economy In June 2017, Nafeez Ahmed published an article 3 ways Clean Energy will make Big Oil extinct in 12 to 32 Years — without subsidies which illicited debate in the sustainability community. In response, Nafeez suggested a symposium...
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