Over the past few months I have been deeply involved with my colleagues in the Shell Scenario team preparing a new scenario that illustrates a …
Category: Renewables
Biofuels in Antarctica
As you enjoy the Christmas festivities, perhaps toast the people on the South Pole Energy Challenge (SPEC). In mid-November, my friend Robert Swan and his …
Real costs beginning to emerge?
There was great excitement coming from South Australia recently as the Tesla 100 MW generation capacity, 129 MWh storage battery commenced operation within the electricity …
Where can the world get the energy it needs?
A new tool from the Shell Scenarios Team provides new and unique insights Those who follow my blog postings will have noted that I regularly …
A solar transportation system?
While Elon Musk is waxing lyrical about the Tesla Model 3, a house with solar roof tiles and batteries both in the house and in …
Chasing electrification
One of the important changes that needs to take place in the global energy system as it heads towards much lower emissions is electrification. This …
Putting the genie back
As I have posted in recent weeks, my complete book on climate change is now out, under the title ‘Putting the Genie Back: Solving the …
