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Lib Dems team up with expert to call for urgent new fracking regulations
by Steve Beasant on 21 May, 2018
Today [May 22nd], Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change spokesperson Lynne Featherstone hosts a talk with former President of the Geological Society Professor Peter Styles on the increased risk of earthquakes due to fracking.
Professor Styles is expected to call for the implementation of buffer zones and stricter regulations, forcing fracking companies to assess dangers and faults.
Commenting on Professor Styles speech, Lynne Featherstone said:
“Fracking is an unnecessary, invasive and dangerous distraction from the very urgent need to move away from carbon-based energy and towards sustainable energy sources.
“There is a growing consensus that fracking is destructive to the environment and dangerous to the public. The Government must response to the increasing number of experts speaking out against the practice.”
Notes:
The talk will be held on the 22nd of May at 2PM in CR2A at the House of Lords.
Past President of the Geological Society Prof Peter Styles will give a 15 minute talk on his new 42-page report which highlights the risk of earthquakes caused by fracking. He is recommending changes in the planning guidelines.
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In response to the stated need for Fracking to take place there is a need for a alternative.
Hydrogen offers a Zero emissions option which would lead to affordable Zero emissions EVs and the same systems would lead to Zero emission Off Grid houses.
We are at the stage where Herr Daimler was working in his workshop and making the case for Petrol Internal Combustion to be used against horse power. It has taken over 100 years of improvements to get to the IC engines we have now.
In developing a Hydrogen Combustion Internal Steam Turbine-generator, it is too easy to say there are issues with it. We are faced with a complete difference where powers that be want to see a working prototype by the innovator before there is funding awarded. But the engine cannot be a Heath Robinson affair, put simply H&S would not allow such development to put others at risk.
We that is HyPulJet – Ezi-H2 offer the most important development in terms of zero emissions for Energy in general and Transport in this point. Ezi-H2 is HOD = Hydrogen on Demand and it is H2 production on board the EV, by developing reactions it has been prototyped in the US.
The reactants may cost £20 and the vehicle cover 200 (or 300 miles) at which it would be £1 for 10 miles or £5 for 50 miles.That is a very rough assessment but the point that we make is that at these rates it would be on a par with mpg of petrol. However, it will be Zero Emissions and that is by far the most important aspect.
At rough figures it would cost £100,000 to cover the cost of initial modelling and potential to be £5. million to get to Proof of Concept.
Once that amount has been spent and there is a Proof of Concept H2 EV then we reach the point which beats all other options to get to affordable Clean Energy Transport.
Unlike Battery EVs or H2 FCEVs needing massive funding for Charge Points and increased generating capacity, grid up grades Battery Gigga Factories or H2 Filing stations, HyPulJet-Ezi-H2 will not need either. Costs globally would be reduced by trillions.
Another major plus point, is the fact that there are already makes and models on the road which would be turned into H2 Zero emissions from petrol. BMW i2 is one example, remove the petrol engine generator used as a Range Extender and replace with HyPuljet-Ezi-H2 and there is an affordable Zero emissions EV.
Range extender is a means of providing a normal range whilst having the ability to use battery power in cities/zero emissions zones. Ignoring the fact that most BEVs will use electricity from power stations, especially Natural Methane Gas which will come from Fracked gas wells.The present route is to use BEVs as a lower CO2 option whilst making the case that they are Zero emissions in some way without a guarantee that ecotricity will be sole supplier then the millions of EVs planned will still be causing substantial CO2 emissions.
Because the HyPulJet-Ezi-H2 will be Zero emissions in use then there is very little need for large battery packs, these can be reduced lower weight to increase performance in terms of range, by the same token as these battery pack are £7,000 to £12,000 there would be a cost saving and the price of the H2 BMW i3 could be lower than the petrol version.
This also impacts on long term running costs and recycling because at present the perceived cost of replacing a battery pack does not bode well for a 2nd use market. (That is if the same “Outright sales” business model is continued. I favour the Riversimple business model of an all in Leaseholder arrangement.)
Lib Dems this could well be the future and without a doubt it would severely reduce the need for Hydrocarbon fuels and make fracking and expensive option.
Without doubt there is a dire need to develop Hydrogen what ever the innovation, it is clear that if innovation is not developed there will be bodies like APC funding petrol engine and expensive exhaust cleaners for the next 70 years.
There is No question we are at a point where the Objective has to be to develop Zero emissions innovation all else ignores the potential for Health injuries or in the case of CO2 potential for mass extinction with major pain and suffering along the way