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Lagerwey to build hydrogen-producing wind turbine

This is a development that will be interesting to watch. Lagerwey, a Dutch wind turbine manufacturer, in a consortium with ECN and HYGRO, is developing the world’s first wind turbine to convert wind power directly into hydrogen for use as transport fuel. The Lagerwey 4.8MW turbine will be converted to incorporate electrolysis technology that will […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On October 19, 2017
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Is it Enough?

I recently listened to a McKinsey podcast, Pathways and Obstacles to a Low Carbon Economy, with Lord Adair Turner and Arnout de Pee, and was reminded of the UK’s Energy Transitions Commission that is Chaired by Lord Turner. Initially they may have drawn criticism due to some of their funding sources, but the Energy Transitions […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On April 26, 2017
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Energy Shock

It is shocking to think that the obvious solutions to our energy policy issues do not seem obvious to our political leaders. The Australian Industry Group have recently released a report, Energy Shock: No Gas, No Power, No Future?  It makes a great read for anyone who has any influence over energy policy. Innes Willox has […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On March 3, 2017
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The Economics of Solar

Is the answer to solar profitability mainly better capital and operational efficiency? I was surprised reading McKinsey’s, How solar energy can (finally) create value, that their view is the next critical step for the solar industry is not so much technical as economic. I agree with their points on the economics and there is some […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On January 9, 2017
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