tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post4117249834098251445..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: It's All On-Line In Manchester (3)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-37124280274414647412021-04-30T08:14:54.096+01:002021-04-30T08:14:54.096+01:00These codes are not given out at the beginning of ...These codes are not given out at the beginning of each year, but instead they are given out when a certain number of referrals are made throughout the year. You can find more details about <a href="https://www.merchantcircle.com/blogs/best-safety-razor-girdwood-ak/2021/4/Renewable-Energy-Market-Growth/1998936" rel="nofollow"><b>octopus energy referral code</b></a> on this hyperlink site.<br /><br />Diego Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319768834485597226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-20596812944652269112021-01-31T09:41:09.159+00:002021-01-31T09:41:09.159+00:00That is your point, not "the point". I&#...That is your point, not "the point". I've raised a point about that FACT that hydrogen can be produced by electrolysis and there are options like CCS to mitigate the carbon emissions from SMR. I'm not sure in what world this is ho hom? FBB has copied calculations on carbon emissions based on a technology that is not relevant to the Aberdeen implementation and used this to make a negative point - one that you might say is based on little fact but ho hum.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-57563639662344312112021-01-31T09:04:30.156+00:002021-01-31T09:04:30.156+00:00The point is Ben that almost every comment you pos...The point is Ben that almost every comment you post is negative and usually based on little fact but ho hum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-5300887959171425522021-01-31T08:23:53.563+00:002021-01-31T08:23:53.563+00:00FBB's research doesn't seem to have picked...FBB's research doesn't seem to have picked up that the hydrogen used in Aberdeen is produced onsite by means electrolysis powered by renewable energy. He's talking about Steam Methane Reforming, but this is NOT how the hydrogen here is being produced. He's talking about Carbon emissions when the Aberdeen plant is a ZERO CARBON facility. If he wanted to criticise the Aberdeen project, then COST and SCALABILITY would certainly be a valid angle, but not carbon output.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-33521573590517576212021-01-30T23:54:37.084+00:002021-01-30T23:54:37.084+00:00Anyone used to FBBs blog will know he does not use...Anyone used to FBBs blog will know he does not use press releases for his own comments.<br />It is clear from his comments on the hydrogen issue that he has done several searches for his blog about the issue, which is the way more people should get their facts and people in the hydrogen stable should be doing this to get their facts right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-80938199935843908862021-01-30T20:25:08.284+00:002021-01-30T20:25:08.284+00:00Thanks for the link anonymous. This shows the hydr...Thanks for the link anonymous. This shows the hydrogen used to power Aberdeen's buses is produced onsite by means electrolysis powered by renewable energy, so a better news story than FFB's commentary suggested.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-65225817478935010572021-01-30T19:48:16.001+00:002021-01-30T19:48:16.001+00:00The detail of the hydrogen production for the Aber...The detail of the hydrogen production for the Aberdeen project can be found in the case study linked on this page<br />https://www.boconline.co.uk/en/products-and-supply/hydrogen-energy-solutions/index.html<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-5210557992486616452021-01-30T18:57:19.095+00:002021-01-30T18:57:19.095+00:00Similarly, if you don't like my comments don&#...Similarly, if you don't like my comments don't read K. It's really not rocket science. FBB allows comments on HIS blog, so I see no reason not to comment. Sometimes I agree with our host sometimes I don't. I think there is basis for my criticism on this subject and I've explained why above.<br /><br />I note you mention better alternatives... I'd be genuinely interested what you consider them to be?Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-46027154115908517842021-01-30T18:15:43.335+00:002021-01-30T18:15:43.335+00:00Ben as usual criticising fbb with little basis. If...Ben as usual criticising fbb with little basis. If you dont like the blog dont read Ben. It's really not rocket science. Hydrogen buses are not and will not be the solution and the sooner the money is stopped being wasted on it and invested on alternatives the better. The biggest issue with hydrogen buses is the misinformation that they are clean when they are not, as fbb correctly demonstrated. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198355612044980899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-44389410441794245242021-01-30T14:23:22.641+00:002021-01-30T14:23:22.641+00:00It seems a shame that FBB has once again taken a p...It seems a shame that FBB has once again taken a press release/news story – this time the launch of the WORLD’S FIRST hydrogen double deckers - and rather than celebrating this achievement, one which secures jobs in Northern Ireland and Scotland and demonstrates innovation, he instead instantly looks for the negative.<br /><br />It's worth remembering that this is competitively new technology and modern hydrogen powered buses are in their infancy. I don’t think Petras409 has missed the point at all. The very fact that the vehicles can be targeted for use in areas of high street-level air pollution is a significant environmental benefit in term of human health (see the case of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah). I’m also not sure if FBB’s calculations take account of the fact that hydrogen vehicles are upto 3x more fuel efficient than their diesel equivalents?<br /><br />Additionally the FBB’s argument assumes Steam Methane Reforming (or other fossil fuel methods of hydrogen production) are the end goal of this project. That is not the case. Jo Bamford and others promoting hydrogen have made it clear that the end goal is hydrogen generated through offshore wind farms (via the electrolysis of seawater), of which there is a very clear environmental benefit in terms of release of carbon dioxide. The hydrogen buses now being introduced are part of a wider programme of “proof of concept” projects (see also Neptune Energy for example) supported by Scottish and other European governments. We need projects like these if we are to move from wishful thinking to practical realisation – it’s a process not a sudden fully fledged solution.<br /><br />Additionally, FBB hasn’t considered that even if Steam Methane Reforming generates carbon dioxide, this doesn’t necessarily translate into the release of pollutants into the atmosphere. Stop-gap solutions like carbon capture & storage are available – something that cannot be applied to at vehicle exhaust pollution.<br /><br />Am I to assume – in line with the blogs masthead – that as this blog is intended to feature posts which expose failings (and, occasionally, successes!) in our public transport system, that tomorrow’s blog will look at the positives from this launch..?<br />Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-51507916537904991302021-01-30T11:33:36.328+00:002021-01-30T11:33:36.328+00:00This is the point though... those who support hydr...This is the point though... those who support hydrogen can only claim what is produced AT THE EXHAUST is better for the planet/human health, because what was produced at THE HYDROGEN PLANT is NOT so clever (carbon monoxide AND carbon dioxide), but if you don’t mention that bit it SOUNDS like it’s better, even though actually, its a close run thing whether overall it’s worth bothering with at all!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-25456440458433606112021-01-30T07:53:15.174+00:002021-01-30T07:53:15.174+00:00Don't forget that Diesel engines produce parti...Don't forget that Diesel engines produce particulates (nasty), whereas the Hydrogen fuel cell produces only steam as its exhaust (not harmful to human health).Petras409noreply@blogger.com