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by dan_b
Fri Feb 14, 2025 1:10 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: Brake pad dust more toxic than exhaust emissions
Replies: 5
Views: 139

Re: Brake pad dust more toxic than exhaust emissions

I wonder if the author is of the anti-EV brigade given this statement "Dr James Parkin, from the University of Southampton and lead author of the study published in the journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology, said: “People generally associate pollution from cars as being from exhaust pipes and t...
by dan_b
Fri Feb 14, 2025 1:07 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: Eastern Green Link 1 construction begins
Replies: 0
Views: 18

Eastern Green Link 1 construction begins

Hope they've got a few more diggers than that to use!

https://www.nationalgrid.com/media-cent ... perhighway
by dan_b
Fri Feb 14, 2025 10:06 am
Forum: Hydro Power
Topic: Japanese tidal
Replies: 0
Views: 55

Japanese tidal

1.1MW tidal turbine installed in the seas off Japan.
Proteus is a British company which also runs the 6MW MeyGen tidal scheme in Scotland.

https://renews.biz/98770/proteus-instal ... -in-japan/
by dan_b
Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:03 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: BEVs to now pay road tax, and it's back-datable
Replies: 25
Views: 6255

Re: BEVs to now pay road tax, and it's back-datable

This new set of VED tariffs was announced and brought into effect by the previous Government.

It’s a dog’s arse of a scheme but ultimately EVs should pay some form of “road tax” given they use the infrastructure
by dan_b
Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:36 pm
Forum: Gardening and Sustainability
Topic: Fully electric farm
Replies: 0
Views: 365

Fully electric farm

In New Zealand!

by dan_b
Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:23 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: HVDC Interconnectors
Replies: 295
Views: 126594

Re: HVDC Interconnectors

Well well well, it seems the Iceland-UK HVDC Interconnector might be back on the agenda. After zero updates since 2019, it looks like "Atlantic Superconnection Energy" has raised £30million in order to get the project planning along to the "Financial Investment Decision" (FID) st...
by dan_b
Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:25 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: BP abandons renewable investments
Replies: 3
Views: 481

BP abandons renewable investments

by dan_b
Mon Feb 10, 2025 2:49 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: Baltics unplug from Russia
Replies: 13
Views: 1940

Re: Baltics unplug from Russia

Just read this about the grid stability "𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 We have just witnessed one of the biggest events in European grid history: Today, 08/02/2025, at 07:09 (UTC), the Baltic synchronous area was detached from the BRELL synchronous area. From tomorrow, 09/02/2025,...
by dan_b
Mon Feb 10, 2025 2:43 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Rivian Van now available beyond Amazon
Replies: 0
Views: 449

Rivian Van now available beyond Amazon

Rivian now selling its electric delivery vehicle to any business that wants an EV Van.

https://electrek.co/2025/02/10/rivian-w ... -at-79900/