Not a lot is basically wrong with our current energy system.Internal combustion engines are pretty much optimised. Heating israther efficient and practical. The distribution systems of fuel andmethane are well established. Pretty much all appliances that can be meaningfully electrified are indeed already electrified. There’s only one problem: the entire system runs on fossil fuels.And… Continue reading The fundamental mistakes in decarbonisation
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The role of BRIGID MSRs in the future of humanity.
The world is a mess, and politics are messing it up: wars, globalism, ecology. Instead of solving the world’s problems, preferably in a piecefull and democratic way, one could emigrate somewhere else and start from scratch. But where would you go? To the Moon? Gravity is really low. There is no water. There is no… Continue reading The role of BRIGID MSRs in the future of humanity.
Price of electricity goes below nought.
ENTSO-E reports more and more periods when the EPEX price of electricity go negative. Or do they, really? Not for you and me, it seems. Papers get exited and indicate that customers cannot benefit from this effect due to the billing system, based on long-term contracts. Apparently, we can’t earn a few pennies when prices… Continue reading Price of electricity goes below nought.
Where do the ENGIE numbers come from?
The sort-of-deal between Engie and the government is all about a 10-year LTO. International regulatory-wise, LTO’s are 20 years, so where does this come from? Engie does not hide that it wants to abandon nuclear plants a.s.a.p.One should realise that Engie is not an nuclear specialist, they own only the Belgian plants, which they have… Continue reading Where do the ENGIE numbers come from?
Brilliant strategies: LTO of KCD-4 and CNT-3 as a bargain to cap the future cost of waste disposal
In 2003, the government decided to close down all nuclear power plants by 2023. That’s about just now. From 2003 till 2018, we were all fast asleep. Me too. Sorry for that, by the way. In a KULeuven University Seminar in November 2018 (*), ‘expert’ Prof. R. Belmans, electrical engineer, not nuclear engineer by the… Continue reading Brilliant strategies: LTO of KCD-4 and CNT-3 as a bargain to cap the future cost of waste disposal
Why Brigid selects thorium
Thorium: the magical solution? Hell, no! Be careful what you wish for. The only thing that really matters, is HOW we use nuclear fuel.This is what we call the “fuel cycle”. The details of the fuel cycle determine: the efficiency of the conversion of the nuclear fuel into heat. This is really important considering nuclear… Continue reading Why Brigid selects thorium