Monthly Archives: April 2017

A day without coal

Posted on April 25, 2017 by daryan12

On Friday, the UK went a full 24 hours with all of its coal fired power stations turned off. The first time the UK has operated without coal since the industrial revolution. Indeed coal has been an important energy source … Continue reading →

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The libertarian slavery paradox

Posted on April 23, 2017 by daryan12

Originally posted on daryanblog:
The Political compass as libertarians see it I happened to be watching the remake of the TV series Roots recently (based on the Alex Haley novel) and it did occur to me how it creates a bit…

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An election nobody wants

Posted on April 18, 2017 by daryan12

Originally posted on daryanblog:
So May wants to have an early election, in one of the biggest political U-turns in recent history. We were assured for months that there would be no such thing, why the whole reason for the…

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Electric boats going mainstream

Posted on April 14, 2017 by daryan12

I did a review awhile back on various low carbon shipping options. Its interesting to note that the one option I didn’t consider was pure electric boats. This is largely because of the range issue. The idea of electric boats, … Continue reading →

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Is Tesla really worth more than Ford?

Posted on April 13, 2017 by daryan12

Recently Tesla’s share prices rose to a level which valued the company higher than the value of Ford. This at first glance seems surprising. After all Ford rakes in $115 billion a year in revenue and builds over 6 million vehicles a year. … Continue reading →

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Westinghouse bankruptcy – Reality check time for nuclear?

Posted on April 2, 2017 by daryan12

This week Westinghouse, the nuclear power arm of Toshiba, filed for bankruptcy. Westinghouse was one of the last remaining element of the Westinghouse electricity company, which was founded in 1886 and was a pioneer in the mass roll out of AC … Continue reading →

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