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Sneak preview of the house of the future

Posted on 21. Aug, 2006 by ashleys.

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British Gas and The People.co.uk have posted an article on what technologies the energy efficient house of the future might have. By the future they actually appear to mean in about 3 years time, by which time it is hoped homes will used a combination of grid supplied energy, micro-generation from renewables and more effective [...]

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Lets start talking renewables

Posted on 21. Aug, 2006 by ashleys.

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Here is another link I am adding to the useful links page. This time it is the Start Talking: Alternative Energy site which is the web page assoiciated with the CNBC show of the same name. It is sponsored by BP, so there is a certain amount of BP content. However some useful shows on [...]

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New link added

Posted on 20. Aug, 2006 by ashleys.

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I’ve added a new link to the Building for a future magazine on the Useful links page

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Renewables will lead to decentralised energy generation systems

Posted on 12. Aug, 2006 by ashleys.

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I have just read a nice article published on The Engineer Online about a five year project as St. Andrews University which is looking at new technologies that, in the words of the article, will allow the development of a decentralised energy generation system in the UK.  As an aside, I actually consider that we [...]

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Red tape surrounding micro-generation to be reduced?

Posted on 30. Jul, 2006 by ashleys.

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The UK government recently announced that it intends to greatly reduce the red tape which delays and holds up planning applications for micro-renewable energy installations. Under plans to streamline the governing of household appliances, ministers said planning restrictions for small-scale micro-generation would be lifted.  Such a  move should pave the way for domestic installations being [...]

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