Thanks David MacKay…excellent presentation and I can’t wait to read the book. I recommend everyone to take the time (just over one hour) to listen to the presentation…

I am still digesting the contents as I don’t exactly like the conclusion (particularly related to nuclear, which must be a no no) but I really appreciate that FINALLY someone has explained (as if I was a 5 year old) how all this energy we consume can be related to each of us…GREAT STUFF David…

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How good can this be: Check out the full article on CNN.com

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It’s sad that we need to have a major environmental disaster to remind us of the good things we have in our lives. Would be nice to start to understand that the cost of these kinds of “externalities” (which CNN is reporting could cost BP $3Billion) are all part of the “costs” that we need to consider when comparing against the cost of very clean Renewable Energy.

It’s ANOTHER wake up call folks…

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This is the work of a group of 4 students that I assisted in 2007…sorry I hadn’t posted this here before…nice work guys…

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Listening to a presentation at the ICS workshop this week, one of the presenters (Rui Frazão of LNEG) said something to the effect that industry should look to provide services rather than products…which means that instead of selling a washing machine, you sell the wash…which means that people pay for each wash they make at home…the washing machine manufacturer then provides the most energy and water efficient machine, and even look to manufacture the machine so that parts are easily reusable at the end of the useful life of the machine. It’s something that we have been favouring for some time and its nice to hear a respected researcher like Rui Frazão also developing the theme. (more…)

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