Articles by
David Toke
Floating wind could power UK to net zero
By
David Toke
In sum, around three-quarters of the technical potential for offshore wind involves floating offshore wind farms. Indeed, all offshore wind, both floating and fixed-bottom, could provide more than 2100 TWh of UK electricity (see HERE). This is much more than the UK will ever need to meet net-zero greenhouse gas policy objectives, or indeed any other policy objectives.
So how much of UK electricity could solar pv provide?
By
David Toke
Even in not-always-sunny UK solar pv could provide up to 40 per-cent of annual electricity production. That is without a significant amount of curtailment of production or even the need to convert the electricity into stored energy such as hydrogen. Of course this is dependent on there being enough provision of batteries. Solar plus batteries will be the dominant energy system in the world in future decades, but they will also be centrally important in UK.
Exploding Tory claims about UK greenhouse emission reductions
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David Toke
As the General Election approaches it has become quite vogue for Conservatives to claim big successes in curbing greenhouse gas emissions. But their claims that the UK is in the lead in action on climate change need to be taken with a bucket load of salt. Britain’s apparent big reductions in greenhouse gas emissions reductions since 1990 are heavily based on British de-industrialisation and domestic impoverishment and less on deliberate policies to reduce emissions than may be claimed.
Hinkley C [nuclear plant] could cost consumers £50 billion under proposed deal
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David Toke
This 40 year contract length means that consumers will be paying the premium under the 'contract for differences' (CfD) arrangements for more than twice as long compared to what the Government wants to pay developers of renewable energy schemes (only 15 years).
Dave Toke: British increase in coal generation is much bigger than Germany’s
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David Toke
The latest energy statistics suggests that Germany is doing much better in restraining coal used to generate electricity compared to the UK. Yet, to read the British press you would automatically assume that the exact opposite was true and that coal use was increasing dramatically in Germany compared to the UK - All, allegedly, because of the German policy of switching away from nuclear power and towards renewable energy and energy efficiency. . .
Friends of the Earth: A Proven Solution: How to Grow Renewables with a Fixed Feed-in Tariff by David Toke
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David Toke
“The Government should adopt an internationally effective, tried and tested method of cost-effectively promoting renewable electricity – the Fixed Feed-in Tariff.”. .
A Scottish marine FIT submission
By
David Toke
Related Files david_toke_a_scottish_marine_fitsubmission-pdf
Making the UK Renewables Programme FITTER
By
David Toke
The Renewables Obligation, the general case for a feed-in tariff
and the feasibility of a feed-in tariff for small renewables. . .
Are Green Electricity Certificates the Way Forward
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David Toke
Related Files davidtokearegreenelectricitycertificatesthewayforaward-pdf
‘Wind power in the UK: how planning conditions and financial arrangements affect outcomes’
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David Toke
This article reviews some planning and financial conditions facing wind power development in the UK. Overall the 2002-2003 period has seen a big increase in planning consents. . .
