The UK government is very worried about an official recession being pronounced and so any extra spending in march would be great for them maybe making the difference between an official recession or ...
maybe not such a coincidence that it has recommended that everyone buy petrol now(the last week of march/economic quarter) because of a non-existent strike
http://cloudcornwall.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/quickly-panic-buy-petrol-to-boost-gdp.html
Methanol Economy
thinking of transport and energy - i recently had a very interesting chat with John Bottomley from Oxford Innovations about the potential of Methanol as a short/medium term alternative to hydrogen. To simplify methanol can be made using catalyst and electricty and carbon (ideally carbon capture). It can be used as a storage medium (e.g. for solar/wind generated power) and can be used in diesel engines and transported in the same way as oil.
Comparatively Its a very much more useful option because of the higher energy density compared to other storage mediums such as hydrogen and batteries.
This paper elaborates in detail:
http://www.pirantech.co.uk/downloads/documents/Methanol%20Phil%20Trans%20R%20Soc%20A%20(2010%20Carbon%20Dioxide)%20PPE.pdf
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