Archive for 'Micro Generation'
Sneak preview of the house of the future
Posted on 21. Aug, 2006 by ashleys.
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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Renewables will lead to decentralised energy generation systems
Posted on 12. Aug, 2006 by ashleys.
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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Nothing new for micro-generation in goverment energy review
Posted on 28. Jul, 2006 by ashleys.
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 [...]
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NZ researchers support Micro-Generation
Posted on 28. Jul, 2006 by ashleys.
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 [...]
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Dubai an ideal place for Micro Generation
Posted on 27. Jul, 2006 by ashleys.
You might of noticed the posting frequency has dropped off in the last few weeks, this has been due to the impact of starting a new job, a lot of travel, and infrequent access to computers. Things are beginning to stabilise a bit so we should get back to more regular posting. The traffic on [...]
