Two Quick Wins for Cutting Carbon Emissions
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Two areas where carbon emissions can be immediately reduced are lighting and water delivery systems. Upgrading to LED lighting can reduce energy usage from lighting by 20% and allow facilities to close coal power plants. Installing turbines in water delivery systems can generate electricity from water flow and pressure, offsetting the large energy usage from pumping and treating water. Several case studies show upgrades to LED lighting and installing turbines in water systems achieved large reductions in energy usage and carbon emissions along with payback periods of 1-2 years.
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- 1. Carbon quick wins Two Quick Wins for Cutting Carbon Emissions (And real life proof that they work) Ash Gupta, Managing Partner The Gupta Partnership
- 3. Wind and wave The popular focus these days for carbon reduction conferences is wind and wave power. These are exciting strategic projects, but take time to gestate and they are expensive at a time of economic austerity. There are two other areas, however, where carbon emissions can be reduced with immediate effect. They also deliver cuts in energy cost and use as well as maintenance and – for a reason that defies me – they appear to be largely invisible. Could it be that legacy technology investment and those who service it have a vested interest in creating barriers to adoption? Let’s take a look at these two low-hanging fruits in the world of carbon cutting.
- 5. Light and water One low hanging fruit for cutting carbon is light. Approximately 20% of the world’s energy is used to generate light. Fact: If the USA were to adopt LED street lights for its national highway network, it could immediately close 43 coal-powered electricity generating stations. Meanwhile cash-strapped local authorities, even in prosperous cities like London, are taking radical steps such as switching off street lighting to conserve power and save cost. The main result is added risk in our urban places for health, safety and security. So why not take a different approach to lighting? This series of case studies will show what is possible.
- 6. Case study – Dutch dairy farm Here’s an interesting example of what energy efficient lighting can do and the unexpected bonuses it can deliver.
- 7. Case study – Dutch dairy farm This is a family-owned state-of-the-art dairy farm in the Netherlands. They replaced inefficient high pressure sodium lighting running at 480W with LED high bays at 150W to cut energy needs. They reduced energy use even further by being able to dim the LEDs from 150W to 30W. But that’s not all. What about these extra bonuses?
- 8. Case study – Dutch dairy farm The farmer is expecting a 15% boost in milk production as improved barn lighting encourages the cows to produce more milk* LEDs produce no UV, so flies are not so attracted by the light. A better light level allows the barn to be kept cleaner and animal health checks are easier. There’s no light pollution, as LED light output is directionally controlled. * A study performed by the Research Institute for Animal Husbandry
- 9. Case study – Dutch dairy farm In summary • Energy needs immediately down 70% - over 77,000kWh p.a. • Dimmable from 150W to 30W to save even more • CO2 emissions down 42 tonnes • 1.5 year payback – 100% return in 18 months • Milk yield 15% up
- 10. Case study – fruit import warehousing Another LED case study: MMD Shipping They handle 60% of the bananas arriving in the UK
- 11. Case study – fruit import warehousing Power rates had jumped from 7.8p to 9.5p in a year and lighting was accounting for up to 15% of the company’s total electrical consumption. MMD Shipping replaced its 400W high pressure sodium lights with 150W LED high bays and will see payback in less than 2 years. Lighting is improved and so is worker safety. LEDs last for 60,000+ hours continuous use and carry a 5-year warranty, so no more maintenance – goodbye to its disruption and the need for a scissor lift for replacing failed lights.
- 12. Case study – fruit import warehousing LED performance actually improves in low temperature cold storage areas. They have low heat output, so the cold store locker runs more efficiently with less refrigeration demand to maintain optimum temperature. Combining with occupancy sensors means the fixtures are typically on for only 30% of the time instead of the 24/7 burn time common with other conventional lighting solutions like metal halide or HPS. No UV rays emitted which might speed deterioration of the fruit. 20% Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme sweetened the deal – UK companies that invest in energy-efficient equipment and machinery can write off the entire expense in year one.
- 13. Case study – fruit import warehousing Title In summary • Usage down from 24/7 to just over 7 hrs/day • No more maintenance • Payback in 1.2 years, so MMD rolled out LED lighting to its other facilities • Power needs across 11 facilities down from 1.66million kWh to 176,000 kWh p.a. • CO2 emissions down 806 tonnes p.a.
- 14. Case study – exhibition centre Another good case study: ExCeL London One of the greenest and most energy efficient conference centres in the world. ExCeL opted for LED lighting in its preparation for hosting some of the events during the 2012 Olympics.
- 15. Case study – exhibition centre Title Summary of results • Maintenance needs eliminated • Lighting energy use down by 68% • Payback in 1.8 years • CO2 emissions down by 180 tonnes p.a.
- 16. Case study – multi-storey car park Case study: Multi-storey car park Car parks like these need to be lit for safety reasons, but they’re guzzling power and the light from the metal halides is still bad.
- 17. Case study – multi-storey car park Replacing 200W metal halides with 80W LED low bays produced a huge difference in light level – like night and day. Sturdy LED lights can also take the frequent knocks from the gear on top of the news trucks that used to cause never-ending maintenance due to the fragility of the metal halides.
- 18. Case study – multi-storey car park Title In summary • Lighting difference like night and day • Annual replacement of lights no longer needed • Energy use down by 62% , even without using proximity sensors • Payback in 1.7 years • CO2 emissions down by 60 tonnes
- 19. Water delivery systems My other low-hanging fruit for carbon cutting is water. Pumping, treating and delivering water makes up no less than 12.6% of US energy consumption.* But water also has the potential to generate electricity … *according to researchers at the University of Texas at Austin
- 20. Light and water The best arable land is useless without irrigation. Some analysts predict that water will soon become more valuable than land. Where water delivery systems exist and we find not only the propensity for water flow due to gravity but latent power derived from differential pressure within water deliver networks, there is an enormous untapped energy potential. This energy can offset the massive power consumption typical of most water utilities.
- 21. Light and water If we just look at our own local water utility in Scotland, its power consumption is the highest of all organisations in the country - approximately 500,000* Megawatt hours per year, more than 1.5% of electricity consumed in Scotland in 2008. The ability to generate substantial amounts of power, sometimes in remote locations, and then to store this energy provides a distributed energy solution, and not only for the utility’s own use. It can also benefit fragile distant communities, sometimes far from national gridlines, whether in alpine regions or mountain catchment areas; wherever these are, electricity can be generated and carbon offsets gained. *http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/12/14111932/4
- 22. Water delivery systems There is a system which uses the differential pressure between the reservoir and point of delivery to generate electricity. By introducing a turbine with software that intelligently controls the power previously dissipated into the ground as heat by pressure reducing valves, it delivers a constant flow of energy starting at 60kW. This smart solution can be re-configured from mini- turbines that can generate power for storage for use at household scale through to industrial strength solutions for industry and commerce.
- 23. Water delivery systems The main barrier to adoption of such technologies is the inherent conservative stance of many global utilities, especially when times are tough as they are now and investment opportunities very carefully selected. Imagine combining such systems with the intelligent monitoring capability of systems developed by companies like i2o, so that you are not only generating power, but you can now tell where the system is leaking. Here’s an example …
- 24. Water delivery systems Manila Water Company: In Manila 60% of water is lost through leaks, yet 1 million people don’t have clean drinking water. (What’s the betting they don’t have power either???) In one Malaysian installation the i2o system cut 40% of operation costs for finding and fixing leaks. At the same time this resulted in 40% less disruption to traffic due to a reduction in the need for road works.
- 25. Once upon a time … Having spent many days now surveying waste water treatment plants (sewage works, in other words), it’s obvious to me that water delivery solutions are not as exciting and sexy for investment as wave power generators for example. And electric light is just something we take for granted. But I hope I have shown that both water and light can help us reduce our carbon emissions and bring extra benefits if we take the right technological approach.
- 26. Once upon a time … I have no doubt that climate change is upon us … you may have read of recent evidence that a tropical haven once existed where the chill North Sea now lies. Imagine you had a villa in Marrakech or Cap d’Antibes – your perfect heavenly hideaway, then picture what you might see post climate change…
- 27. The future???
- 28. The future??? I urge you not to wait 20 years for wind and wave power energy from arrays deep in the North Sea to solve our carbon problems. We can already cut our carbon footprint, save electricity and generate power for substantially less cost using technologies and engineering techniques that are commonplace and ubiquitous. And I hope you’ve seen that they can bring some added bonuses along the way. Thank you for watching.
Notas del editor
- The main focus at this and recent All Energy conferences has been the renewable energy opportunities deliverable from wind and wave. These are exciting strategic projects, but take time to gestate and they are expensive at a time of economic austerity. Whilst these are excellent projects, the purpose of this seminar is to draw your attention to two areas where energy, cost and maintenance savings can be made immediately. For a reason that defies me, they appear to be largely invisible. It could be that legacy technology investment and those who service it have a vested interest in creating barriers to adoption. So what are these two low-hanging carbon quick wins?
- The main focus at this and recent All Energy conferences has been the renewable energy opportunities deliverable from wind and wave. These are exciting strategic projects, but take time to gestate and they are expensive at a time of economic austerity. Whilst these are excellent projects, the purpose of this seminar is to draw your attention to two areas where energy, cost and maintenance savings can be made immediately. For a reason that defies me, they appear to be largely invisible. It could be that legacy technology investment and those who service it have a vested interest in creating barriers to adoption. So what are these two low-hanging carbon quick wins?
- Light and waterApproximately 20% of the world’s energy is used to generate light. An oft-quoted fact in the world of LED sustainable lighting is that if the USA were to adopt LED street lights for its national highway network, it could immediately close 43 coal-powered electricity generating stations. Meanwhile with economic austerity now across the globe, councils and city fathers even in prosperous cities such as London are taking radical steps such as switching off street lighting to conserve power and save cost. This of course introduces risks of all kinds into our urban places from health and safety to security. What about water? Some analysts predict that water will soon become more valuable than land. The best arable land is useless without irrigation. Where water delivery systems exist and we find not only the propensity for waterflow due to gravity but latent power derived from differential pressure within water delivery networks, there is an enormous, untapped energy potential. This energy can offset the massive power consumption typical of most water utilities. If we just look at our own local water utility in Scotland, their power consumption is the highest of all organisations north of the border - approximately 500,000* Megawatt hours per year, more than 1.5 per cent of electricity consumed in Scotland in 2008. Whatever the actual figure the ability to generate substantial amounts of power sometimes in remote locations and then to store this energy provides a distributed energy solution, not only for their use, but for fragile distant communities, sometimes far from national gridlines, be they in alpine regions or mountain catchment areas; wherever these are electricity can be generated and carbon offsets gained.*http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/12/14111932/4
- Light and waterApproximately 20% of the world’s energy is used to generate light. An oft-quoted fact in the world of LED sustainable lighting is that if the USA were to adopt LED street lights for its national highway network, it could immediately close 43 coal-powered electricity generating stations. Meanwhile with economic austerity now across the globe, councils and city fathers even in prosperous cities such as London are taking radical steps such as switching off street lighting to conserve power and save cost. This of course introduces risks of all kinds into our urban places from health and safety to security. What about water? Some analysts predict that water will soon become more valuable than land. The best arable land is useless without irrigation. Where water delivery systems exist and we find not only the propensity for waterflow due to gravity but latent power derived from differential pressure within water delivery networks, there is an enormous, untapped energy potential. This energy can offset the massive power consumption typical of most water utilities. If we just look at our own local water utility in Scotland, their power consumption is the highest of all organisations north of the border - approximately 500,000* Megawatt hours per year, more than 1.5 per cent of electricity consumed in Scotland in 2008. Whatever the actual figure the ability to generate substantial amounts of power sometimes in remote locations and then to store this energy provides a distributed energy solution, not only for their use, but for fragile distant communities, sometimes far from national gridlines, be they in alpine regions or mountain catchment areas; wherever these are electricity can be generated and carbon offsets gained.*http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/12/14111932/4
- ‘Happy Cows’ – family owned, state-of-the-art dairy farm in the NetherlandsReplace HPS running at 480W with LED high bays at 150W – immediate reduction of energy needs by 70%Reduced energy use even further by up to 90% by dimming LEDs from 150W to 30W Expecting 15% boost in milk production as improved barn lighting encourages the cows to produce more milkLEDs produce no UV, so flies are not attracted by the lightNo light pollution Better light allows barn to be kept cleaner and animal health checks are easier
- ‘Happy Cows’ – family owned, state-of-the-art dairy farm in the NetherlandsReplace HPS running at 480W with LED high bays at 150W – immediate reduction of energy needs by 70%Reduced energy use even further by up to 90% by dimming LEDs from 150W to 30W Expecting 15% boost in milk production as improved barn lighting encourages the cows to produce more milkLEDs produce no UV, so flies are not attracted by the lightNo light pollution Better light allows barn to be kept cleaner and animal health checks are easier
- ‘Happy Cows’ – family owned, state-of-the-art dairy farm in the NetherlandsReplace HPS running at 480W with LED high bays at 150W – immediate reduction of energy needs by 70%Reduced energy use even further by up to 90% by dimming LEDs from 150W to 30W Expecting 15% boost in milk production as improved barn lighting encourages the cows to produce more milkLEDs produce no UV, so flies are not attracted by the lightNo light pollution Better light allows barn to be kept cleaner and animal health checks are easier
- MMD Shipping, Portsmouth – One of largest fresh fruit importers in the UK handling 60% of bananas brought into this countryPower rates had jumped from 7.8p to 9.5p in last year and lighting was accounting for up to 15% of the company's total electrical consumptionReplacing HPS with LEDs will bring payback in less than two yearsImproved lighting efficacy and safetyLEDs last for 60,000+ hours continuous use and carry a 5-year warranty, so maintenance is eliminated - no more need to halt production in order to bring in a scissor lift for replacing bulbsLED performance actually improves in low temperature cold storage areasLEDs have low heat output, so cold store locker runs more efficiently with less refrigeration demand to maintain optimum temperatureCombining with occupancy sensors means the fixtures are typically on for only 30% of the time instead of the 24/7 burn time common with other conventional lighting solutions like metal halide or HPSNo UV rays emitted which might speed deterioration of the fruit20% Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme sweetened the deal - companies that invest in energy-efficient equipment and machinery can write off the entire expense in year one
- MMD Shipping, Portsmouth – One of largest fresh fruit importers in the UK handling 60% of bananas brought into this countryPower rates had jumped from 7.8p to 9.5p in last year and lighting was accounting for up to 15% of the company's total electrical consumptionReplacing HPS with LEDs will bring payback in less than two yearsImproved lighting efficacy and safetyLEDs last for 60,000+ hours continuous use and carry a 5-year warranty, so maintenance is eliminated - no more need to halt production in order to bring in a scissor lift for replacing bulbsLED performance actually improves in low temperature cold storage areasLEDs have low heat output, so cold store locker runs more efficiently with less refrigeration demand to maintain optimum temperatureCombining with occupancy sensors means the fixtures are typically on for only 30% of the time instead of the 24/7 burn time common with other conventional lighting solutions like metal halide or HPSNo UV rays emitted which might speed deterioration of the fruit20% Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme sweetened the deal - companies that invest in energy-efficient equipment and machinery can write off the entire expense in year one
- MMD Shipping, Portsmouth – One of largest fresh fruit importers in the UK handling 60% of bananas brought into this countryPower rates had jumped from 7.8p to 9.5p in last year and lighting was accounting for up to 15% of the company's total electrical consumptionReplacing HPS with LEDs will bring payback in less than two yearsImproved lighting efficacy and safetyLEDs last for 60,000+ hours continuous use and carry a 5-year warranty, so maintenance is eliminated - no more need to halt production in order to bring in a scissor lift for replacing bulbsLED performance actually improves in low temperature cold storage areasLEDs have low heat output, so cold store locker runs more efficiently with less refrigeration demand to maintain optimum temperatureCombining with occupancy sensors means the fixtures are typically on for only 30% of the time instead of the 24/7 burn time common with other conventional lighting solutions like metal halide or HPSNo UV rays emitted which might speed deterioration of the fruit20% Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme sweetened the deal - companies that invest in energy-efficient equipment and machinery can write off the entire expense in year one
- MMD Shipping, Portsmouth – One of largest fresh fruit importers in the UK handling 60% of bananas brought into this countryPower rates had jumped from 7.8p to 9.5p in last year and lighting was accounting for up to 15% of the company's total electrical consumptionReplacing HPS with LEDs will bring payback in less than two yearsImproved lighting efficacy and safetyLEDs last for 60,000+ hours continuous use and carry a 5-year warranty, so maintenance is eliminated - no more need to halt production in order to bring in a scissor lift for replacing bulbsLED performance actually improves in low temperature cold storage areasLEDs have low heat output, so cold store locker runs more efficiently with less refrigeration demand to maintain optimum temperatureCombining with occupancy sensors means the fixtures are typically on for only 30% of the time instead of the 24/7 burn time common with other conventional lighting solutions like metal halide or HPSNo UV rays emitted which might speed deterioration of the fruit20% Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme sweetened the deal - companies that invest in energy-efficient equipment and machinery can write off the entire expense in year one
- ExCeL London exhibition and conference centre, this year hosting many Olympic eventsExCeL is one of the greenest and most energy-efficient conf centres in the worldIn part of its prep to host some of the events for the 2012 Olympics, ExCeL has expanded its investment in LED lighting1/2 mile long central boulevard at conference centre, Loading dock and parking areasDoubled the on-floor illumination level from 100 to 220 luxTripled the energy efficacy from 12.32W/m2 to only 4.2W/m2No more warm-up periods when lights are switched onCompletely maintenance free under the 5-year warranty It’s been a significant improvement to the visitor experience that has kept our world-class facility in high demand for high-profile events,” said ExCeL Engineering and Energy Manager
- FOX News multi-storey car park, USANever-ending maintenance needs due to fragility of metal halides and regular damage from news trucksUninviting space for users due to low light - only 11 lux in some placesMetal halides drawing over 200W per unit replaced with LED low bays consuming only 80W = 60% energy need reductionRobustness and low profile design of LEDs = maintenance needs eliminated for up to ten yearsLux increased up to 215 - like night and day
- FOX News multi-storey car park, USANever-ending maintenance needs due to fragility of metal halides and regular damage from news trucksUninviting space for users due to low light - only 11 lux in some placesMetal halides drawing over 200W per unit replaced with LED low bays consuming only 80W = 60% energy need reductionRobustness and low profile design of LEDs = maintenance needs eliminated for up to ten yearsLux increased up to 215 - like night and day
- WaterIn the case of water delivery systems I had the privilege of introducing and seeding into a number of British water utilities a Nordic system which uses the differential pressure between the reservoir and the point of delivery to generate electricity. By introducing a turbine with appropriate software intelligent controls the power, previously dissipated into the ground as heat by pressure reducing valves, delivers a constant flow of energy starting at 60kW in the initial configuration. This smart solution can be re-configured from min-turbines that can generate power for storage for use at household scale through to industrial strength solutions for industry and commerce. The main barrier to adoption here is the inherent conservative stance of many global utilities, especially when times are tough as they are now and investment opportunities very carefully selected.Imagine combining such systems with the intelligent monitoring capability of systems developed by companies like I2O, so that you are not only generating power, but you can now tell where the system is leaking. In Manila 60% of water is lost through leaks yet 1 million people don’t have clean drinking water. I bet they don’t have power either. In one Malaysian installation the i2o system cut 40% of operation costs for finding and fixing leaks while there was 40% less disruption to traffic due to a reduction in the need for roadworks.
- Light and waterApproximately 20% of the world’s energy is used to generate light. An oft-quoted fact in the world of LED sustainable lighting is that if the USA were to adopt LED street lights for its national highway network, it could immediately close 43 coal-powered electricity generating stations. Meanwhile with economic austerity now across the globe, councils and city fathers even in prosperous cities such as London are taking radical steps such as switching off street lighting to conserve power and save cost. This of course introduces risks of all kinds into our urban places from health and safety to security. What about water? Some analysts predict that water will soon become more valuable than land. The best arable land is useless without irrigation. Where water delivery systems exist and we find not only the propensity for waterflow due to gravity but latent power derived from differential pressure within water delivery networks, there is an enormous, untapped energy potential. This energy can offset the massive power consumption typical of most water utilities. If we just look at our own local water utility in Scotland, their power consumption is the highest of all organisations north of the border - approximately 500,000* Megawatt hours per year, more than 1.5 per cent of electricity consumed in Scotland in 2008. Whatever the actual figure the ability to generate substantial amounts of power sometimes in remote locations and then to store this energy provides a distributed energy solution, not only for their use, but for fragile distant communities, sometimes far from national gridlines, be they in alpine regions or mountain catchment areas; wherever these are electricity can be generated and carbon offsets gained.*http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/12/14111932/4
- Light and waterApproximately 20% of the world’s energy is used to generate light. An oft-quoted fact in the world of LED sustainable lighting is that if the USA were to adopt LED street lights for its national highway network, it could immediately close 43 coal-powered electricity generating stations. Meanwhile with economic austerity now across the globe, councils and city fathers even in prosperous cities such as London are taking radical steps such as switching off street lighting to conserve power and save cost. This of course introduces risks of all kinds into our urban places from health and safety to security. What about water? Some analysts predict that water will soon become more valuable than land. The best arable land is useless without irrigation. Where water delivery systems exist and we find not only the propensity for waterflow due to gravity but latent power derived from differential pressure within water delivery networks, there is an enormous, untapped energy potential. This energy can offset the massive power consumption typical of most water utilities. If we just look at our own local water utility in Scotland, their power consumption is the highest of all organisations north of the border - approximately 500,000* Megawatt hours per year, more than 1.5 per cent of electricity consumed in Scotland in 2008. Whatever the actual figure the ability to generate substantial amounts of power sometimes in remote locations and then to store this energy provides a distributed energy solution, not only for their use, but for fragile distant communities, sometimes far from national gridlines, be they in alpine regions or mountain catchment areas; wherever these are electricity can be generated and carbon offsets gained.*http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/12/14111932/4
- WaterIn the case of water delivery systems I had the privilege of introducing and seeding into a number of British water utilities a Nordic system which uses the differential pressure between the reservoir and the point of delivery to generate electricity. By introducing a turbine with appropriate software intelligent controls the power, previously dissipated into the ground as heat by pressure reducing valves, delivers a constant flow of energy starting at 60kW in the initial configuration. This smart solution can be re-configured from min-turbines that can generate power for storage for use at household scale through to industrial strength solutions for industry and commerce. The main barrier to adoption here is the inherent conservative stance of many global utilities, especially when times are tough as they are now and investment opportunities very carefully selected.Imagine combining such systems with the intelligent monitoring capability of systems developed by companies like I2O, so that you are not only generating power, but you can now tell where the system is leaking. In Manila 60% of water is lost through leaks yet 1 million people don’t have clean drinking water. I bet they don’t have power either. In one Malaysian installation the i2o system cut 40% of operation costs for finding and fixing leaks while there was 40% less disruption to traffic due to a reduction in the need for roadworks.
- WaterIn the case of water delivery systems I had the privilege of introducing and seeding into a number of British water utilities a Nordic system which uses the differential pressure between the reservoir and the point of delivery to generate electricity. By introducing a turbine with appropriate software intelligent controls the power, previously dissipated into the ground as heat by pressure reducing valves, delivers a constant flow of energy starting at 60kW in the initial configuration. This smart solution can be re-configured from min-turbines that can generate power for storage for use at household scale through to industrial strength solutions for industry and commerce. The main barrier to adoption here is the inherent conservative stance of many global utilities, especially when times are tough as they are now and investment opportunities very carefully selected.Imagine combining such systems with the intelligent monitoring capability of systems developed by companies like I2O, so that you are not only generating power, but you can now tell where the system is leaking. In Manila 60% of water is lost through leaks yet 1 million people don’t have clean drinking water. I bet they don’t have power either. In one Malaysian installation the i2o system cut 40% of operation costs for finding and fixing leaks while there was 40% less disruption to traffic due to a reduction in the need for roadworks.
- WaterIn the case of water delivery systems I had the privilege of introducing and seeding into a number of British water utilities a Nordic system which uses the differential pressure between the reservoir and the point of delivery to generate electricity. By introducing a turbine with appropriate software intelligent controls the power, previously dissipated into the ground as heat by pressure reducing valves, delivers a constant flow of energy starting at 60kW in the initial configuration. This smart solution can be re-configured from min-turbines that can generate power for storage for use at household scale through to industrial strength solutions for industry and commerce. The main barrier to adoption here is the inherent conservative stance of many global utilities, especially when times are tough as they are now and investment opportunities very carefully selected.Imagine combining such systems with the intelligent monitoring capability of systems developed by companies like I2O, so that you are not only generating power, but you can now tell where the system is leaking. In Manila 60% of water is lost through leaks yet 1 million people don’t have clean drinking water. I bet they don’t have power either. In one Malaysian installation the i2o system cut 40% of operation costs for finding and fixing leaks while there was 40% less disruption to traffic due to a reduction in the need for roadworks.
- I must admit having recently spent many days surveying waste water treatment plants (a very nice way of saying in Victorian lingo – sewage works) that water solutions are not as exciting and sexy as a Pelamis wave array. And light is something we take for granted – it’s just all around at the flick of a switch. But let’s be smart about this. Climate change is upon us. Geologists and scientists point to the fact that under the north and south poles of the earth there is evidence of a previous tropical haven where exotic birds and wild creatures such as sabre-toothed tigers once roamed.Imagine you had a villa in Marrakech or Cap d’Antibes – your heavenly retreat of the moment. Now imagine what you would see from your window post-climate change.
- I must admit having recently spent many days surveying waste water treatment plants (a very nice way of saying in Victorian lingo – sewage works) that water solutions are not as exciting and sexy as a Pelamis wave array. And light is something we take for granted – it’s just all around at the flick of a switch. But let’s be smart about this. Climate change is upon us. Geologists and scientists point to the fact that under the north and south poles of the earth there is evidence of a previous tropical haven where exotic birds and wild creatures such as sabre-toothed tigers once roamed.Imagine you had a villa in Marrakech or Cap d’Antibes – your heavenly retreat of the moment. Now imagine what you would see from your window post-climate change.
- Scientific studies show that dramatic changes to the climate of the earth and the geographical disposition of land masses can happen much faster than the scenarios modelled in the past. One theory shows that Britain was separated from Europe as a result of a gigantic storm – a combination of North Sea surges and water & wind systems. Whatever the truth, I urge you not to wait 20 years for wind power energy from arrays deep in the North Sea when right now we can cut our carbon footprint, save electricity and generate electricity cost-effectively for substantially less cost and using engineering techniques that are commonplace and ubiquitous.I’m happy to dig deeper into these case studies and to make these available to you should you wish them.
- Scientific studies show that dramatic changes to the climate of the earth and the geographical disposition of land masses can happen much faster than the scenarios modelled in the past. One theory shows that Britain was separated from Europe as a result of a gigantic storm – a combination of North Sea surges and water & wind systems. Whatever the truth, I urge you not to wait 20 years for wind power energy from arrays deep in the North Sea when right now we can cut our carbon footprint, save electricity and generate electricity cost-effectively for substantially less cost and using engineering techniques that are commonplace and ubiquitous.I’m happy to dig deeper into these case studies and to make these available to you should you wish them.