Archive for April, 2006

Tesco to invest £100 Million in Micro-Generation

Posted on 29. Apr, 2006 by ashleys.

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At the same time as announcing record profits, Tesco, the supermarket giant has announced a green fund of £100 Million. The company has stated that the fund will be used to install wind turbines at some of its new stores as well as other micro-generation technologies such as solar, combined heat and power, generation and [...]

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Micro-Generation Definition debated in UK Parliment

Posted on 28. Apr, 2006 by ashleys.

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It seems that not everyone agrees with the official UK definition of micro-generation as generation of a capacity of less than 50 kW. As we pointed out the yesterday the peak demand for a house in the winter would be around 20kW. So at least from a residential point of view 50 kW seems plenty. [...]

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Micro-Generation a Definition

Posted on 27. Apr, 2006 by ashleys.

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You would think it would be easy to define something like micro-generation. Well perhaps you wouldn’t, but I certainly did. But as with a lot of things, it means different things to different people. The UK Goverment through the means of the Energy Act 2004 (osl) defines micro-generation as generation of a capacity of less [...]

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Micro-Generation of renewable energy

Posted on 27. Apr, 2006 by ashleys.

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I plan to write a series of posts about the potential for the micro-generation of renewable energy. The primary focus will be on how this potential can be tapped and driven by individuals, rather than through the effort of business and government. Due to my present geographic location being in the UK, there will be [...]

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Increasing interest in home renewable power generation

Posted on 26. Apr, 2006 by ashleys.

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The Strawbridge family are in the news again but not on the TV this week as the stars of BBC2′s Its not easy being Green have been bumped by the snooker. Thisismoney.co.uk has published an article which suggests that the Strawbridge’s’ are part of the reason for the increasing awareness of the possibilities of sustainable [...]

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