Nothing new for micro-generation in goverment energy review

Jeremy Leggett  has some comments of the recent goverment energy review in the Guardian unlimited and while he is mainly focused on the change in the goverments attitude towards nuclear since 2003, he has this comment with respect to micro-generation:

For micro-renewables, the review amounts to a restatement of the
threadbare “key policies” announced in the micro-generation strategy,
including such essential policy drivers as “a review of communications
activity” and “a new power for parish councils to promote micro
generation in their own parishes.

As Jeremy says there is nothing new for micro-generation. Jeremy is slightly biased of course since he owns a solar PV company, but then aren’t we all?

Read Jeremy’s comments at Guardian Unlimited

Written by ashleys on July 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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NZ researchers support Micro-Generation

New Zealand researchers, actually probably more likely analysts of some sort, are suggesting the support of small home wind turbines.  They say that people are becoming more interested in alternative energy sources and while:

“Consumer–owned technologies won’t have a major immediate impact on the way electricity is generated in New Zealand, but they could gradually play an important part in
our future energy mix.”

However for that to happen of course just like in the UK or anywhere else for that matter,  network access rules will need to be improved to support micro-generation initatives.  The usual case of analysts stating the obvious, but the more the better I would say.

First seen on Scoop Independant News

Written by ashleys on July 28th, 2006 with no comments.
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