Interesting article in the Sunday Herald on how;
“Brown is the only politician who can meet global challenges of our times”
I afraid I am not convinced. As far as micro renewables is concerned this paragraph caught my eye
“The costs of heating and insulation will inevitably bring house prices in Britain back to earth. But the economy needn’t crash with them. What will be needed is a national programme for building smaller, affordable, energy-efficient housing units, using micro-generation for power to replace Britain’s out-dated housing stock.”
But I have seen no evidence Brown is a supporter of micro-renewables any more than the rest of his peers.
Written by ashleys on September 25th, 2006 with no comments.
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A US company in the states has come up with a new business model for deploying solar PV arrays. The company Maryland based SunEdison will actually own, finance and operate any help fund the installation of a facility. SunEdison own the installation for a number of years, and is reimbursed for the solar energy at rates they are currently paying.
“This makes adding solar a no-brainer for eco-minded corporations, since they pay nothing up front” says Claire Broido Johnson, a SunEdison vice president.
This is an interesting concept and this article (osl) provides an example of such an installation at a food warehouse in Connecticut. As far as I see the host company sees no benefit except the public relations of generating solar energy and reducing their carbon footprint. I would like to see SunEdison’s business plan, presumably they see a return on investment within 10 years. Any comments?
Written by ashleys on September 22nd, 2006 with no comments.
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