Archive for December, 2010

UK Government launches Micro-Generation Strategy consultation

UK Government launches Micro-Generation Strategy consultation

Posted on 22. Dec, 2010 by ashleys.

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The UK Government Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has today launched a consultation on a new Micro Generation Strategy. The Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Act 2009, committed the UK Government to a consultation on a new Micro generation Strategy with the expressed purpose to promote micro generation technologies such as home solar, [...]

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Green Deal – Tackling Home Energy Saving

Green Deal – Tackling Home Energy Saving

Posted on 20. Dec, 2010 by ashleys.

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A key part of any effective strategy for micro generation of alternative energy at home should be an initial focus on energy efficiency.  There is little point in generating solar or wind power only to waste it. So it was interesting to read last week about the move by the government to help upgrade the [...]

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Use Micro Generation to beat rising heating oil prices

Use Micro Generation to beat rising heating oil prices

Posted on 19. Dec, 2010 by ashleys.

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The Consumer Focus organisation is calling on OFT to have a look at why the price of heating oil varies so much across the country.  They also suggests domestic oil users look in the long term at micro generation of renewable energy,  home solar or wind power for example. Audrey Gallacher, Head of Energy at [...]

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Farmers Want Solar Power

Farmers Want Solar Power

Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by ashleys.

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80% of farmers would like to move to microgeneration of solar power.   According to a survey by Solarcentury, more than 80 per cent of UK farmers want to install solar panels on the roofs of their buildings by 2014. Research, carried out in conjunction with Forum for the Future, showed that interest in clean energy [...]

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Solar-wind to relaunch

Solar-wind to relaunch

Posted on 15. Dec, 2010 by ashleys.

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Solar Wind is relaunching with the aim to become a leading resource for those interested in micro-generation. As it says on the about page Micro-generator.com was original started as a means for me to talk about my own interest in micro-generation but also to create an online resource for anyone who is at all interested [...]

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