The Anonymous Widower

Mushroom Management On TfL And Uber

London has a new electric ferry between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf, so this morning, I went to have a ride across the Thames.

I started by taking the East London Line to Rotherhithe station, where no-one had a clue, as to where to find the new ferry, which only started running late last week.

But, I did see it, in some of these pictures.

Note.

  1. Rotherhithe station is unusual for the Overground, in that it has escalators, but not lifts.
  2. The station has a cosy little cafe in the entrance, which smelt good.
  3.  The Brunel Museum is just round the corner from the station.
  4. The Wrightbus electric buses were constantly going East and West along the road behind the river bank beteen Victoria and Canada Water stations.

So, in the end, I took the bus back to Rotherhithe station and came home.

December 8, 2025 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Is Carbon Black Used To Make Offshore Electrical Cable?

I asked Google AI, the answer to this question and received this answer.

 

Yes, carbon black is extensively used to make offshore electrical cables. It serves two primary functions: providing electrical conductivity to specific components and offering UV protection to outer jacketing materials.

That seems a positive answer.

It also could be a very complementary one.

HiiROC have a process that splits any hydrocarbon gas including natural gas, chemical plant off gas and biomethane, into turquoise hydrogen and carbon black.

Two methods of bringing energy to the shore from an offshore wind farm are electricity and hydrogen, through a cable or pipe respectively.

This looks to me, that there could be a possibility to use one of Baldrick’s cunning hybrid plans to bring energy onshore using both hydrogen and electricity.

Effectively, the transmission and use of the system, would use both the hydrogen and carbon black produced by HiiROC.

 

December 8, 2025 Posted by | Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Hydrogen | , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment