Interested in renewable energy and electrification ⚡️ Work in strategy at Octopus Energy ⚡️ Write about energy and technology
Jun 15, 2023 • 26 tweets • 6 min read
This is the first year since 2007 that I haven't got @glastonbury tickets. Perhaps the Glasto Gods saw what was coming and didn't think it was wise to take a 3-week old 🤷♂️
Either way here are my top tips for first time Glasto goers (and those who haven't been in a while).
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Glastonbury during the festival weekend is my favourite place on earth.
I'm very sad not to be there this year. But I plan to live vicariously through the likes of @glastobation and @TheGlastoThingy. And I'll watch as much coverage as I can on the @BBC.
Dec 5, 2022 • 23 tweets • 5 min read
Last week I wrote a thread on carbon capture. It didn't cover what we might do with CO2 once we've captured it.
One option is to store it. But how does that work?
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First of all, it's worth going through the original thread on carbon capture if you haven't already.
Carbon capture gets a lot of airtime in relation to decarbonisation plans and net zero targets. But if you're anything like me, you're sceptical.
What is carbon capture? How does it work?
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Carbon capture is a catch-all term for technologies that separate carbon dioxide from a mixture of gases. That mixture could be gases coming out of an oil or gas well, exhaust gases from a power plant, or air in the atmosphere.
Nov 15, 2022 • 31 tweets • 8 min read
Beyond the usual culprits of solar and wind, the UK government considers lots of other generation technologies renewable.
What are they? And how green are they?
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UK law defines renewable energy as "non-fossil energy sources, that is, wind, solar, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases" legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2562…
What exactly are these technologies?
Nov 10, 2022 • 24 tweets • 7 min read
What are the best ways to store energy (or, more specifically, electricity)?
A running thread on electricity storage technologies that could help us get to a 100% renewable grid 🧵
#energytwitter
This thread will cover technologies already in use as well as promising technologies that are still in development. I'll add to it over time as I become aware of new technologies.
Nov 8, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
UK energy folks - I'm trying to understand how some Energy from Waste, or EfW, sites are allowed to generate REGOs.
A short thread 🧵
As far as I can tell, the legislation allows the following technologies to generate REGOs: "wind, solar, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases"
