Archive for May, 2006

Conservatives to oppose nuclear and propose micro-generation?

Posted on 24. May, 2006 by ashleys.

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Conservative policy advisor and speechwriter Peter Franklin has written a piece in the Guardian Unlimited entitled “Conservatives must oppose nuclear”. The piece is mainly about nuclear, as you can imagine, but does make the statement.     “We need to raise Britain’s abysmal energy efficiency standards; do more to promote the use of energy crops and [...]

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Micro-Generation of Wind Power – Some Definitions

Posted on 11. May, 2006 by ashleys.

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In this section I would like to focus on the some relevant definitions with respect to the micro-generation of wind power. First a set of more general definitions followed by definitions more specifically relevant to wind power. A lot of these definitions are also available on the great online resource wikipedia, and where relevant I [...]

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Towards Zero Carbon through micro-generation

Posted on 07. May, 2006 by ashleys.

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There is an interesting article on Guardian Unlimited by Jeremy Legget which is actually in response to a previous article by George Monbiot in support of the use of gas to create hydrogen. However the main thrust of Jeremy’s article is that it is entirely possible for the average, British in this case, household to [...]

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Micro Generation – An Introduction

Micro Generation – An Introduction

Posted on 03. May, 2006 by ashleys.

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Micro-Generation -  generating renewable energy at home Welcome to the first in what will become a series of articles on the micro-generation of renewable energy. This article is an introduction to small scale generation of renewable energy with a focus on the UK (although the information should be relevant anywhere). I hope you find it [...]

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