A full day yesterday with talk from a wide range of perspectives from a Segway riding (standing/commanding/steering/balancing/figureheading?) economist http://tinyurl.com/6pl4y2 to the CEO of the ESB. Mixed feelings at the end of the day.
We had strong talks on the clear and present danger of both climate change and peak oil (and gas and uranium and coal and copper) but for many people this was a bit of a surprise and were inclined to think they were too down beat. I, of course, would disagree.
On the plus side, great to hear all this stuff that I have been going on about for so long being talked about and built on.
Disconnect I felt, with the ITC presenters, who seemed to be talking about business as usual with lower consumption of energy, but lots more demand for computing. I don't entirely disagree with that, but I don't think they have thought through the implications of peak oil and recession for their customers and suppliers. Will blog on this in more detail in the future.
Very upbeat presentation from Padraig McManus of the ESB. Target for them to be zero carbon by 2035 and 30% reduction by 2012. Also talking demand response, smart metering (although no commitments on installation) and big growth in wind soon. Confident they would not be affected by a downturn and that demand for electricity increase significantly.
Congratulations to the organisers, well run conference, good speakers, although wifi kicking in and out so not able to keep twittering all day - probably a good thing. Met lots of interesting people so very glad to have gone.
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Mad Idea - Electric Vehicle Rally in Cork?
Quentin Gargan has for some time had an electric van, my cousin Alexander Skeaping in London has G-WIZ and Mike Hobbs in Dunmanway is getting an electric motorbike. So how about have an electric vehicle rally in Cork during Mobility Week (used to be car free day) in Cork in September? Not sure how many days it would take for my cousin to get from London, but it would be great to show people that electric cars are here and in use. Anyone know anyone with an electric vehicle who might want to join in the fun?
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