by georgejetson | Apr 5, 2020 | Energy, Hydrogen
EcoGeneration have published an article by Josh Floyd and myself titled ‘How should we think about a hydrogen economy?’ We were asked to write a piece setting out the possibilities and hurdles of hydrogen, and to link it in with our recent book. The full...
by georgejetson | Mar 14, 2020 | Energy
There seems to be an evolutionary advantage to being able to spot small changes in the natural world. For example, the Australian amateur astronomer Bob Evans has such an incredible knack for spotting minute changes in the night sky that he holds the record for visual...
by georgejetson | Mar 7, 2020 | Climate Change, Energy, Narratives
Figure from XKCD – https://xkcd.com/552/ On Twitter, Alex Trembath laments that – Environmentalism is weird. We want a Green New Deal, but not if moderates adopt it. We want vegan meat, but not if Burger King sells it. The issue that Alex points too...
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 | 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...
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