Ten Technologies to Save the Planet Chris Goodall
Jan 05, 2016
Ten Technologies to Save the Planet
Chris Goodall
1, Wind
2, Sun
3, Tides and waves
4, Combined heat + power
5, Super-insulated buildings
6, Electric cars
7, Cellulosic biofuels
8, Carbon capture9, Biochar
10,Soils and forests
The last time we tried to rid ourselves of oil dependency
1000 of these to replace Didcot?
Why not use deserts to generate electricity?
Cost competitive today inSouthwest USA(afternoon peak)
The Scottish sea-snake – riding the waves off northern Portugal
Probably the first fully commercial tidal power generator
The first small fuel cell to be more efficient than a gas-fired power station
The most important building in the world
Billions invested in second-generation, or ‘cellulosic’ biofuels
Faster than a Ferrari
Vattenfall – the only company doing something about carbon capture, rather than whinging about its expense
Fuel from slime – a different form of carbon capture
Putting carbon back in the soil
Much near-desert doesn’t haveto be like this
5000 watts
500 watts
-1000 wattsFossil energy now
Using the first eight Technologies
And carbon storage from last two