Continuation of the theme that wind and other renewable power sources reduce the cost of providing an electricity service.
Archive for the ‘Value of Wind’ Category
Wind: The cheapest solution for electricity generation in South Africa
Friday, February 12th, 2010Renewables are expensive, we all know that
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Mr. Brian Dames the COO of Generation in South Africa’s ESKOM said that “renewables are expensive, we all know that. We are a moderate wind country and we will exploit that”.
Those who live in Glasshouses…
Friday, January 15th, 2010An article appeared on the Financial Times on Thursday 7th January. It argues that nuclear is the cheapest low carbon electricity source. The article was written by Vincent de Rivaz, CEO of the French owned EDF energy, which plans to build at least four new reactors in Britain at a cost of around £20 billion. In particular, the claim was made that nuclear is the cheapest large-scale low-carbon electricity source.
Support Mechanisms
Monday, December 21st, 2009The world has tried many experiments with different support mechanisms. We see the renewable obligation system in Britain, we see tax based schemes in the U.S., we see the fixed price feed in systems of Germany and most other countries. All are designed to reduce the risk for developers and to make sure the plants can be funded.
Why Support Systems for Renewables
Monday, December 14th, 2009When a new technology like wind energy or solar is being introduced into an electricity system it always needs support. If it’s that good I hear you ask, why does it need to be supported? It’s a fair question.
Why Renewable Energy Feed In Tariffs (REFITS) pay for themselves from Year 1.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009We pointed out in the last few blogs that Feed In Tariffs were the surest way to get a new technology like wind energy deployed into a conservative sector like electricity. In simple terms the risk for the developer is greatly reduced.
Examination of the US Renewable Energy market
Thursday, July 16th, 2009Well folks, I have been out of the country on a world tour for the last four weeks, I welcome this opportunity to catch up on the latest big issues.
