Contents April 2011
2 3 From the editor
Rising oil prices should help stimulate alternatives Steve Hodgson
International news Obama looks to clean energy in State of the Union 2011 address New gas-fired power for Middle East countries Wind power for Germany, US Solar PV developments in Italy Australia moves towards a price for carbon China begins clean industrial revolution to power new economy 2010 a record year for PV Ireland’s first geothermal plant Europe reconsiders its 2020 emissions target
7 8 Viewpoint
CCS would add security and flexibility to energy supply Jeff Chapman
Home news ‘World’s first’ incentive for renewable heat supplies Marine energy devices head for the sea Whitehall deadlines for carbon action Offshore wind farms for Yorkshire and Dorset coasts 1,000 Green Deal apprentices Remote controlled street lights reach Coventry and Surrey London vehicle charging points arrive Investment slows UK oil and gas decline 2050 simulation puts you in control CCGT power stations for Derbyshire and Wales
12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Features
Syngas, fuel cells and CCS – the future for coal? Alisa Murphy
Europe’s shale gas question Nicholas Newman
Fossil fuels Carbon capture bitumen refinery in Canada; Russian coal bed methane; underground coal gasification and carbon storage
Turbine revolution David Strahan
Turning Vietnam’s waste problem into clean energy Juliet Heller
Renewable energy Six recent UK installations of solar photovoltaic, ground and air source heat pump and wood gasification boiler technology
Striking the right balance Deloitte
Market reform and carbon price support – the EI responds Gareth Parkes
28 NEMEX – helping businesses reduce their carbon footprint Cover
Wave power –this ‘PowerBuoy’ device from Ocean Power Technologies is being prepared for ocean trial off Scotland’s north-east coast soon. In use, the device sits on the ‘doughnut’ end shown in the foreground, and rising and falling waves cause the upper parts of the buoy to move up and down; the resultant mechanical stroking is converted to drive an electrical generator. See the news story on page 8.
However, the emphasis of this issue is on fossil fuels. Two feature articles starting on page 12 discuss a new approach to ‘clean coal’ to include underground gasification and the use of fuel cells for power generation; and the prospects for the production of shale gas in Europe. We then return to renewables from page 18 with a look at the evolution of wind turbine designs, the capture of biogas in Vietnam and recent UK PV and heat pump installations.
Photo: Ocean PowerTechnologies Ltd
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Energy World April 2011
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Marine energy devices head for sea trials Clean coal – gasification, fuel cells and CCS UK electricity market reform
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