Sustainable Ferriby

Tag: Energy policy

  • Fossil Fuels, Renewables and Nuclear: Which Really Requires More Mining?

    Fossil Fuels, Renewables and Nuclear: Which Really Requires More Mining?

    Building out renewable infrastructure obviously requires mining and has carbon emissions. It’s the scale of that compared with fossil fuels that matters. The difference is shocking.

  • Why are our energy prices still so high?

    Why are our energy prices still so high?

    An explanation of why UK electricity prices are high for social media naysayers who keep asking without ever bothering to do an internet search or reading the comments. Some questions get asked so often you start to suspect people don’t actually want the answer, having been given their opinion by a FUDwit, Oilbot or unethical…

  • Nuclear Power Vs. Renewables

    Nuclear Power Vs. Renewables

    While there are many folk (often with dubious motivation) who claim that Renewable Energy Sources can never supply all a nations electricity needs, there is also a rather more sensible discussion on the role of nuclear power in the operation of our grids. The thinking is that nuclear provides a robust, ‘firm’ (i.e. predictable and…

  • Geothermal vs household solar

    Geothermal vs household solar

    A previous article discusses the United Downs geothermal project. This asks why we shouldn’t spend that money on more solar and wind, or more nuclear generation.