No Nuclear; OK!
You need 85% of the UK landmass
for Biomass Energy!
You need to ring the UK 3 times in
Tidal/Wave Power Systems!
You need so many Offshore Wind
Turbines you can’t get any shipping in and out of the United Kingdom!
OK, fine: Start Ramping Up the Nukes; let’s see what happens.
The killer thing that changes the whole game is the electrification of the
Transport Sector.
Our 80 GW Grid has to go up to [a] 320 GW Grid.
The answer is: A Third – A Third – A Third
It’s a third Renewables; that’s 100 GW. We currently have around about 5
[GW] AND THAT’S INTERMITTENT!
We need 100 GW of Fossil Fuels with Sequestration. SEQUESTRATION IS AN
UNPROVEN TECHNOLOGY!
We therefore need at least 100 GW OF NUCLEAR!!
...How many organisations can stomach, on their balance sheets,
construction of Nuclear Power Plants over billions of £s? But we have to find a
solution to this…
…..But it could be bright for the UK. We can get to the first tranche of
16 GW; we can go up to 32 [GW]; we may even get higher, up to 75 [GW]. We could
be looking at going back to Generation IV systems.
WE COULD BE LOOKING AT SMALL MODULAR REACTORS!!
New nuclear- no chance http://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-1-6817-4505-3
ReplyDeleteTrying to flog your book, Professor?
ReplyDeleteWhy not show Professor Paul Howarth how it's done. If you deign to watch the video, you'll see a gaggle of Advisors to the Chief Scientists of various Governmental Departments failed to 'close the model' without nukes. Conclusion: "...start ramping up the Nukes - let's see what happens..."
What do you know: With 100 GW of nukes we can meet our 2050 mandatory carbon targets!
I dont get any royalties from the sale this book actually!
DeleteThere are many detailed non government studies suggesting the UK CAN meet it energy needs without nuclear. Here is the most recent: http://bit.ly/2imJQQE
Show us how it's done using the Government's own 'DECC 2050 Energy Calculator': http://2050-calculator-tool.decc.gov.uk/#/home
ReplyDeleteHere's an interesting analysis of MZJ's 100% WWS Paper - hot off the press - only published yesterday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O7bB1ghqvU&feature=youtu.be