2008 May | Solar Wind - Micro Power Generation

Barratt building with micro-generation built in

Posted on 19. May, 2008 by ashleys.

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Barratt’s latest development of three towers in London’s docklands is called the Elektron, (corny name or what). Each tower has been fitted with a wind turbine and PV solar panel array. The development also has a low carbon emission communal heating system. Given that the whole housing market appears to be going south rapidly though [...]

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Micro-generation in NZ

Posted on 19. May, 2008 by ashleys.

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Here is a nice article about off-grid micro-generation in New Zealand, where a family haven’t had a power bill for the last eight years. Technorati Tags: micro-generation

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Micro-generation – Non sustainable?

Posted on 18. May, 2008 by ashleys.

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Here for a change is an article that raises a contrary view of micro-generation. The article really is an argument for nuclear power and attempts to rule out micro-generation as unsustainable on the grounds that it would be very hard to balance supply requirements on the grid. Sounds like a technical challenge to me rather [...]