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I think a golf ball placed over an emptying bath plughole would make for excellent power generation. I used to do it as a kid. Should have patented it.
1750 I've already linked NAZ an article to tidal power 8 possible sites around the UK which could generate 20% of current UK demand. Larne Loch is certainly not one of them as he/she implied the other day lol
do you mean tidal / marine power generation Naz ? ... that's more your 24/7 365 than 'sea wave power'...and so how come you don't post evangelically on shares like ARL then ?... or negatively on any other gas related play... or on any other share board period for that matter ? ... oh yes, you only have a very specific personal agenda revolving around INFA and islandmagee.
Here you go Naz, we can still save the planet https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/06/11/zero-carbon-natural-gas-is-this-the-solution-we-have-been-searching-for/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
The trouble is that very few will invest in sea wave power which has come on leaps and bounds and this power is 24hours 365 days with no loss of generation. Most of Europe is depending on gas for income hence the big failure to supply demand for a overstretched network with large price networks. L
Roger Strandahl @RogerStrandahl · 3m Interesting view from Germany, with perhaps most experience in Europe on #renewable energy and what is reasonable. #Energiewende #securityofsupply Remco de Boer @remcodb German Energy Minister Peter Altmaier: "Voters across Europe have lost faith in politics partly because of “unachievable targets” on renewable energy." (link: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/germany-pours-cold-water-on-eus-clean-energy-ambitions) euractiv.com/section/energy…
Market sets the price, traders (tenants) trade it, infa (landlord) manage facility. Initially anyway
So how is the price of gas, flowing from the store, determined? Are we competing with other suppliers, who "turns on the tap", can someone hedge our supplies, are prices 'instant' etc..
https://www.mckinseyenergyinsights.com/insights/the-eu-gas-network-resilience-through-advanced-analytics/ ........June 2018 ...... a few relevant snippets from the article........................................... The European gas network has been stressed on rare occasions; the most recent events include, on the demand side, the weekly increase of 17% observed at the end of February 2018 linked to exceptionally cold temperatures and, on the supply side, the interruption of gas flows in December 2017 linked to the explosion at the Baumgarten node. ......................................................................... Storage network response: despite the accident occurring during the winter season with storage already at a withdrawal rate close to capacity booking, the physical peak capacity of the storage network allowed the immediate mitigation of 60% of the gas flow gap, confirming the high suitability of storage as a flexible source of supply as well as the value of having spare capacity for the system. For this specific case, extra volume was mainly provided by SNAM-managed storage facilities, increasing withdrawal rates from 66 mcm on December 11th to 107 mcm on December 12th [see Exhibit 5]. A key success factor appears to be the availability of multiple levers to pull in response and the system capacity size. As stated by network operator SNAM, spare storage capacity was the single fundamental driver. A key success factor appears to be the availability of storage, both the traditional underground storage and that at LNG terminals. To summarize, the two cases considered in this article offer clear evidence of the sheer magnitude of the intrinsic value of infrastructure capacity (e.g., storage, LNG terminals, multiple pipe gas access, etc.)
https://timera-energy.com/monetising-european-gas-storage-value/ ................................................... Monetising European gas storage value 3 core strategies underpin monetisation of European gas storage capacity. But strategies are evolving as storage value shifts to the prompt horizon. June 11, 2018 Storage capacity is a feature of most European gas portfolios. Traders and portfolio managers use storage as a key source of midstream flexibility to manage volume and price risk within portfolios. Faster cycle storage naturally has a more open exposure into the prompt given greater flexibility to respond to short term price fluctuations. Hedging strategy focus here is on capturing the value of prompt price volatility.Alternatively, storage may be contracted purely as a value play e.g. by a trading desk that expects higher seasonal price spreads or spot price volatility. Storage value is transitioning to the prompt horizon At the start of this decade, summer/winter price spreads at TTF were above 5 €/MWh. For the last 3 years spreads have mostly traded in a 1.0-1.5 €/MWh range. The substantial decline in seasonal price spreads has pushed the value of both seasonal and fast cycle storage assets into the prompt horizon nearer to delivery. The importance of capturing spot price volatility is likely to increase going forward. Increasing European import dependency means that the European gas market will become more exposed to outages and response delays in gas supply chains e.g. via imports of LNG and Russian pipeline gas. The extreme volatility at TTF and NBP across Feb-Apr 2018 is a good example of this. Rising power sector intermittency is also set to translate into greater swings in gas demand as power plants ramp up and down. Storage value capture from prompt price volatility is strongly influenced by the variable costs of cycling. The lower cycling costs are the lower the strike on the spread option between two time periods. This translates directly into a greater number of value capture opportunities and the generation of higher margin from cycling.
https://www.naturalgasworld.com/opec-sees-gas-demand-up-4-61896 5% up in Western Europe
debuglies @debugliesnews · 5m #UK : 30% of the natural #gas could be replaced by #hydrogen, cutting carbon emissions (link: http://debuglies.com/2018/06/11/uk-30%-of-the-natural-gas-could-be-replaced-by-hydrogen-cutting-carbon-emissions/) debuglies.com/2018/06/11/uk-… via @debugliesnews ....................................................
EUA @energyutilities · 8h Speaking at the @GMB_union congress in Brighton last week, our CEO @mikefosterEUA advocated for the long term role of #gas in a #decarbonised world - vital given that an estimated 200,000 people directly work in the area! You can read more about it here - (link: https://goo.gl/3VFYAj) goo.gl/3VFYAj
Another 2M ish shares sneaked through NEX in last 30mins at 0.425p.....look like buys to me ;)
National Grid Control Room @NGControlRoom · 19m Last week #gas produced 45.7% of British electricity, more than nuclear 24.9%, imports 9.5%, solar 6.7%, biomass 6.0%, wind 4.7%, storage 0.9%, coal 0.8%, hydro 0.4%, other 0.4%, national demand 4.9 TWh
Great research (again) mcadder I have tweeted it too. Also thanks to our local scribe Brew ;)))
Solution mining research institute Fall 2018 SMRI Technical Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Fall 2018 Belfast conference 23-26 September 2018 ........................................................................ The optional Technical Class subject will be "Practical Applications of Salt Cavern Technologies - Calculations for Caverns". There will be two Wednesday field trips; additional information will be in the conference announcement. SMRI thanks our sponsors of the Fall Belfast 2018 SMRI Conference: GOLD: DEEP.KBB GmbH; Sonic Surveys, Inc.; and WSP USA ................................................................ Coincidence?? Hmm.....INFA being only storage project in Ireland due to have FEED completed around the date of this conference.....mention of a field trip?? Interesting!!
Your very welcome Brew shame you couldn't make it - there's always next time! ....................................... Independent.ie article BGE reignites €100m electricity plant plan Bord Gais Energy (BGE) has reignited a €100m plan for a series of electricity projects across Ireland. Fearghal O'Connor June 10 2018 6:00 PM Bord Gais Energy (BGE) has reignited a €100m plan for a series of electricity projects across Ireland. The Greener Ideas partnership - a joint venture between the former State company and energy entrepreneur Brian Keogh's Mountside Partners - is seeking permission to build a 100MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) electricity plant at Monksland, in Athlone, Co Roscommon.
Sincerely impressed with your commitment mcadder and Spud. Wish I had been there. Looking forward to the weeks ahead with some positive news flow. GLA.
Lol ......loving the nautical theme Brew! We did indeed set sail on the high seas packed full to the gunwales with fair winds and low sea mist, which cleared leaving us a view of a mill pond that is the Irish sea. The gods smiled upon us as we made our passage by sea and road to the place they call Islandmagee. With a warm welcome from all who we saw we did indeed have a ball!
Two large shareholders mcadder and spud, two merry and diligent creatures they are, set sail from Cairnryan to Larne aboard SS INFA on a Dies Infaustus daring the wrath of the gods to set sail on a Friday. Alas they forgot the black cat to bring them luck and dared to whistle during the journey thus challenging the wind itself. With the help of the covey crump and the bunting ****** they navigated the Irish sea slaying many a kraken and offering prayers to Saint Nick. They made their way through pubs, brothels and tattoo parlours and emerged the other side beaten bruised and more colourful than when they entered and many a scuttle butt will be told in the taverns about the two sailors from SS INFA who arrived on a Friday morning with lots of silver and were seen working their passage home by evening. A fine piece of filming was made of the site that is soon to be developed and smoko's were had at a friendly natives abode. Mermaids were tarnished and guiness was consumed then the return journey beckoned. Cormorants, storm petrols and saint elmo's fire guided them over the wreck of the Hesperus and home safely aboard SS INFA. Three cheers for the two sea dogs mac and spud for showing us what it means to be committed investors in both time and money. I take my hat off to you both. Fair winds.
(European Union Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note – in the House of Lords at 7:18 pm on 6th June 2018.Moved by Lord Teverson That this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: Energy Security (10th Report, HL Paper 63). Lord Davies of Stamford Labour 7:34 pm, 6th June 2018 My Lords, the report is excellent. With the leave of the House, I will quote a number of sentences from it. Paragraph 24 states: “Whatever the final detail of the EU exit terms the UK is likely to be more peripheral to EU energy markets which will mean higher prices and more unreliable supply”. Paragraph 29 states: “Post-Brexit, the UK may be more vulnerable to supply shortages in the event of extreme weather or unplanned generation outages”. Paragraph 30 states: “Energy UK claimed that operating in a less efficient market ‘will have an impact on consumer bills’”. Paragraph 32 states: “It is likely that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will lead to less efficient energy trade, which could in turn increase the price paid by consumers for energy security”. Paragraph 55 states: “Market coupling is currently estimated to be worth £100m/year to the UK … Energy UK argued that GB operators could be excluded from market coupling post-Brexit”. Paragraph 56 states: “In the absence of the REMIT Regulation, we would need to seek alternative arrangements to access this data and to facilitate information sharing”. I will stop here but similar quotes are available right the way through the other 200 paragraphs of the document. Paragraph 62, which I think says it all, states: “None of our witnesses expressed a desire to leave the IEM”. In other words, the argument is completely one-sided. All sorts of people are pointing to the dangers and risks of Brexit to energy, such as leaving Euratom and, potentially, the IEM. No one is suggesting that it is a good thing. The House would be in dereliction of its duty if we simply ignored that fact. The British people are having serious energy costs imposed on them, which will affect every family in the country and impact on future economic growth, propensity to invest, output, employment and so forth, as sure as night follows day.
Thanks Dawski.....apols again for the background music!
..............despite the background music --worth a visit by going to the totally unused Infrastrata Shareholder's Facebook Page set up some time ago by Adrian or his team --there's a picture of him ! Mcadder to note my message please !!