Author Archives: Enagri
Why electric cars are no cleaner than biofuels
Will 2012 finally be the year that electric cars take off in the UK? Maybe, maybe not. A better question might be, why do we need electric cars anyway? This story from The Economist provides a good history lesson on … Continue reading
Where will the EU go on biofuels?
This week the European Commission is discussing the future direction of its flagship biofuel policy, in particular how the science of land use change could affect the methodology approved for calculating GHG savings. The talks come as NGOs are increasingly … Continue reading
One biomass protest got (some) support
Of all the protests organised by single-issue campaign group Biofuelwatch, their protest in Scotland two weeks ago actually managed to get some MSPs out of Holyrood. According to reports, ‘A demonstration coordinated by organisations Biofuelwatch, No Leith Biomass Campaign, Friends … Continue reading
Lies, Damn Lies and Life Cycle Analysis – Part 4
See the previous blog in this series here. So, is biomass (or any bioenergy for that matter) carbon neutral? No, of course not.
Nuking the power dream
First the good news: The UK has lots of shale gas, if we can get it out of the ground, and the Government favours gas powered energy generation. And, there are companies (almost) falling over themselves to exploit it. Now … Continue reading
