Monday, 28 January 2019

Britain doing it's bit.

Britain doing it's bit.


https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2019-01-24/debates/C4071E7E-3EB5-4F67-9F19-160EEF41EB39/ClimateChange

Saturday, 26 January 2019

Moltex SSR is able to store energy.

London, 13th July 2018
“The Moltex stable salt reactor technology is a perfect fit for
New Brunswick’s power needs,” said Moltex CEO Stephen Haighton.
“It uses spent nuclear fuel, which could help solve the province ’s
future spent-fuel disposal challenge. It is a physically small modular
reactor but is able to store energy, so can double or triple its output
at peak demand times during the day. Most importantly, the
Stable Salt Reactor technology produces very low-cost, clean energy
and can reduce the cost of electricity to consumers while achieving
low-carbon targets. We are very excited to join our new partners and
establish our North American headquarters in New Brunswick.”

Monday, 21 January 2019

Threat to Our Life Support Systems

In this discussion, Tim Lenton of the University of Exeter points out the threat to the
very air we breathe. Though does indicate some possible “benevolent opportunities“
in this “tipping” scenario, though does say these are uncertain, there is not yet any
consensus. Elsewhere he talks about ways to reverse the accumulation of CO2.

One possibility is to flood the desserts with Distilled/Desalinated seawater onto
plantations of Bamboo while the efficiency of Chlorophyl remains optimal:
before it cooks.


The power needed for pumping distilled water from the coast to the centre of
desserts can be achieved with Molten Salt Reactors, which neatly avoid all
the problems of high-pressure water cooled reactors. SSR/LFTR reactors are
just a couple of years away from certification. Their very high level of waste energy
is available for limitless desalination. The SSR type works from gravity so has no
need for pumps, reducing complexity, cost and size so as to enable excellent
location availability. The LFTR type will almost certainly exhibit similar features.


Some types of Bamboo can reach full height in two
years, cropped in one year. All bamboos reseed
themselves - shoot themselves - no need for replanting.
Since Bamboo is a type of grass it becomes the perfect
combination of high albedo and high carbon capture.


The issue of rising sea levels is addressed, as desserts
are converted to fertile real-estate opportunities.
Governments can invest in such projects and expect massive
returns as the private sector take an interest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE2OdyAkoCA

Negative Emissions

In this discussion, Tim Rumage (Coordinator Environmental
Studies)points to the need for "Negative Emission" as
distinct from "Zero Emission". This can only be achieved
by flooding the desserts with Distilled/Desalinated seawater
onto plantations of Bamboo.


The power for pumping distilled water from the coast
to the centre of desserts can be achieved with Molten
Salt Reactors. SSR/LFTR reactors are just a couple of
years away from certification. Their colossal high
waist energy is ideal for desalination.


Some types of Bamboo can reach full height in two
years, cropped in one year. All bamboos reseed
themselves, shoot themselves, no need for replanting.
Since Bamboo is a type of grass it becomes the perfect
combination of high albedo and high carbon capture.


The issue of rising sea levels is addressed, as desserts
are converted to fertile real-estate opportunities.
Governments can invest in such projects and expect massive
returns as the private sector takes an interest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=SG193b6FRJ8

Monday, 14 January 2019

Investing in Climate Change

Investing in the centre of Desserts as the Real-Estate
opportunity of the Globally Warming Climate.


Stable Salt Reactors, being just a few years from licenced
approval, have the interesting characteristic of a
super-high-temperature excess heat, simply begging
to Desalinate sea-water: an endless supply of distilled water
for a Bamboo plantation to carpet the worlds desserts:
simultaneously greening them while
capturing atmospheric CO2.


Greenhouse gasses may not be a cause of Climate Change,
but reducing them can only help reduce Global Warming:
while a cover of grass must improve the planets Albedo.

There is little time left for realising such an investment,
while Photosynthesis remains fully efficient, before
Chlorophyll gets (degraded) cooked.