Professional Engineering

Climate & Energy

Era of cheap oil is over

By PE, .

We need to start thinking about the future of global supplies of natural gas, which contribute another third of energy supplies

Change it or scrap it

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The driving force for developing new energies is that fossil fuels will become increasingly scarce and more costly

Climate models are wrong

By PE, .

The world has not warmed significantly for the 15 years and this proves that carbon dioxide does not cause dangerous global warming

Flora in jeopardy

By PE, .

It's necessary to consider the ecological consequences of connecting UK's canals and waterways

Carbon neutral

By PE, .

Burning of biomass is only carbon neutral provided that the fuel, mostly wood, is grown sustainably

Negative emissions

By PE, .

Burning biomass does not change the atmospheric concentration of CO2, and is neutral regarding climate change

Water shortages

By PE, .

Why not use UK's existing canal routes to transport water from Scotland to the South East?

Heat pump deployment

By PE, .

The continual use of the term renewable energy when discussing renewable electricity is distorting the landscape

Power and efficiency

By PE, .

Perhaps it is time to reprise the Wankel engine. It would be a very compact power source for a generator set

Combined schemes

By PE, .

It is to be hoped that work on HS2 will include the laying of an underground water main

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