Comments on: Electricity 2.0 talk at ETech http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/ Green from the roots up, Sustainable from the top down Sun, 13 May 2012 08:54:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tom Raftery http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-6363 Tom Raftery Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:06:10 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-6363 Joe, I just switched the video embed to a copy on YouTube - it should work better now. If you are still having problems let me know. Thanks. Joe,

I just switched the video embed to a copy on YouTube – it should work better now.

If you are still having problems let me know.

Thanks.

]]> By: Joe Short http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-6361 Joe Short Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:06:01 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-6361 Hi Tom, Fantastic first 5 minutes -- then the video seems to stop! Any way of getting at the rest of your talk? Hi Tom, Fantastic first 5 minutes — then the video seems to stop! Any way of getting at the rest of your talk?

]]> By: Sean Dunleavy http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-5916 Sean Dunleavy Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:55:25 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-5916 Tom, might I respectfully suggest that you give a closer look at the proposal, the comparison with Turlogh Hill and other pumped storage solutions is not applicable. If you get a chance, have a look at this presentation given at IIEA last Thursday week, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWl2TuHcY6w. Tom, might I respectfully suggest that you give a closer look at the proposal, the comparison with Turlogh Hill and other pumped storage solutions is not applicable. If you get a chance, have a look at this presentation given at IIEA last Thursday week, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWl2TuHcY6w.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-5914 Tom Raftery Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:40:36 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-5914 Sean, I have had the briefest of looks at the Spirit of Ireland ideas and they seem very ambitious. The Turlough Hill pumped hydro station ws built between 1968-73 at a cost then of £20m and stores 280mWh. To store excess from wind today you'd need 8x what Turlough Hill can store. This would cost billions and take years to get through the planning stages at all. However, if they can pull it off, fair dues to them! Sean,

I have had the briefest of looks at the Spirit of Ireland ideas and they seem very ambitious. The Turlough Hill pumped hydro station ws built between 1968-73 at a cost then of £20m and stores 280mWh.

To store excess from wind today you’d need 8x what Turlough Hill can store. This would cost billions and take years to get through the planning stages at all. However, if they can pull it off, fair dues to them!

]]> By: Sean Dunleavy http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-5899 Sean Dunleavy Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:35:24 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-5899 Hi Tom, really enjoy your work. In the talk you make reference to, I think, 'exotic storage solutions'. I'm just wondering if you have come across the 'Spirit of Ireland' group and their proposals for pumped seawater storage in the west of Ireland and, if you have, would you believe that their proposals are workable? www.spiritofireland.org Hi Tom, really enjoy your work. In the talk you make reference to, I think, ‘exotic storage solutions’. I’m just wondering if you have come across the ‘Spirit of Ireland’ group and their proposals for pumped seawater storage in the west of Ireland and, if you have, would you believe that their proposals are workable?
http://www.spiritofireland.org

]]> By: HomeCamp 2 « dale lane http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-5649 HomeCamp 2 « dale lane Wed, 20 May 2009 12:15:32 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-5649 [...] notes really can’t do it justice - but you can see a video of it which is definitely worth a [...] [...] notes really can’t do it justice – but you can see a video of it which is definitely worth a [...]

]]> By: simon http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-5312 simon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:04:16 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-5312 Hi I have to say i enjoyed the talk Hi I have to say i enjoyed the talk

]]> By: Interesting tidbit in Tom Raftery’s Ele… « Paul M. Watson http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-5308 Interesting tidbit in Tom Raftery’s Ele… « Paul M. Watson Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:58:06 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-5308 [...] 10:57 am on April 23, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply Tags: energy (13) Interesting tidbit in Tom Raftery’s Electricity 2.0 talk. Every electrical device has a unique energy signature. Smart meters can measure these signatures. [...] [...] 10:57 am on April 23, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply Tags: energy (13) Interesting tidbit in Tom Raftery’s Electricity 2.0 talk. Every electrical device has a unique energy signature. Smart meters can measure these signatures. [...]

]]> By: indarki http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-5306 indarki Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:18:05 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-5306 > 95% are interested in receiving detailed information on their energy use Yeap, but, how many of them would pay for it? To change the meter and to introduce an IT system that can monitorize your consumption isn't free. And don't expect Utility will do. Maybe the meter, in order to have the energy consumption continously up to date. I think the cost of deploying this kind of technology is one of the big problems to solve. > 95% are interested in receiving detailed information on their energy use

Yeap, but, how many of them would pay for it?
To change the meter and to introduce an IT system that can monitorize your consumption isn’t free.

And don’t expect Utility will do. Maybe the meter, in order to have the energy consumption continously up to date.

I think the cost of deploying this kind of technology is one of the big problems to solve.

]]> By: Earth Day: Who’s influencing green tech and clean tech decisions | Sway http://greenmonk.net/electricity-20-talk-at-etech/#comment-5302 Earth Day: Who’s influencing green tech and clean tech decisions | Sway Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:47:40 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=1064#comment-5302 [...] 2.0 - applying the lessons of the Internet to our Energy networks.” He’s posted a slideshare of his latest O’Reilly Emerging Tech [...] [...] 2.0 – applying the lessons of the Internet to our Energy networks.” He’s posted a slideshare of his latest O’Reilly Emerging Tech [...]

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