Category Archives: Energy

Denied

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Clive Best

I have just finished reading the book ‘Denied’ by Richard Black, the director of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) and ex-BBC environment editor. It is well written and easy to read. He claims to demolish the climate “contrarian” … Continue reading →

Posted in AGW, Climate Change, climate science, Energy | Tagged , | 34 Comments

UK Power Generation 2017-18

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Clive Best

The balancing of energy supply with demand on the UK National Grid is performed by ELEXON and as a result they provide a live snapshot of the power generated to match that demand  by fuel type. I have been monitored … Continue reading →

Posted in Britain, Energy, Science | Tagged | 7 Comments

Updated monitors of UK Power Generation

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Clive Best

I have updated my monitoring of UK Power production to include Solar Energy. These are calculated by the University of Sheffield on behalf of the National Grid. Solar Energy and embedded wind farms are not metered centrally but appear as … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, nuclear, renewables, Science | 4 Comments