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Roger Kemp

Roger Kemp is a professor of engineering at the University of Lancaster. He is an expert on the environmental impact of electricity production and use, especially in relation to transport.

  • Where will the hybrid fleet get its energy? by Roger Kemp
  • Politics & Energy Thu, 13 Dec 2007 9:26 a.m.

  • Many of the UK’s power stations are ageing and will need to be replaced in the next 10 years. But if we set ourselves the goal of making every car on the road a hybrid, we’d have accommodate new electrical loads of 25 million large battery-chargers. This would require either three more fossil-fuel power stations like Drax in North Yorkshire; six new nuclear plants like Heysham in Lancashire; or 10,000 wind turbines.

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  • Could we really charge our cars from wall sockets? by Roger Kemp
  • Politics & Energy Thu, 13 Dec 2007 9:25 a.m.

  • Hybrids could make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change if they embraced plug-in technology on a large scale. However, this would depend on the UK government coming up with a sensible long-term strategy for energy generation.

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  • The hidden costs of a hybrid fleet by Roger Kemp
  • Environment Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:09 a.m.

  • People are rushing to buy hybrids because they believe that if everyone were to drive more efficiently then the environment would benefit hugely. However, they’re failing to take into account the massive amounts of energy required to build a car in the first place, and to dispose of it at the end of its life. These “embedded” costs may mean that a future full of hydrids is not feasible, or even desirable.

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  • Adapting to an energy-scarce future by Roger Kemp
  • Environment Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:03 p.m.

  • If the UK’s vehicle fleet continues to develop on the same trajectory then, within a few dozen years, hybrid cars will likely outnumber conventional petrol and diesel cars. But what energy environment will they inhabit?

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