Comments on: Microgeneration http://breden.org.uk/2008/08/11/microgeneration/ May the force be with you! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:12:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Simon http://breden.org.uk/2008/08/11/microgeneration/#comment-2136 Simon Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:13:31 +0000 http://breden.org.uk/?p=121#comment-2136 Thanks for the info, and I wish you luck with your website: <a href="http://www.microgenerationforums.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.microgenerationforums.co.uk/</a> Whilst hunting more info on this subject, I found <a href="http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2006/10/06/small-is-useless/" rel="nofollow">Small is Useless</a> written by George Monbiot. What is your opinion? Cheers, Simon Thanks for the info, and I wish you luck with your website: http://www.microgenerationforums.co.uk/

Whilst hunting more info on this subject, I found Small is Useless written by George Monbiot. What is your opinion?

Cheers,
Simon

]]> By: The MicroGenerator http://breden.org.uk/2008/08/11/microgeneration/#comment-2134 The MicroGenerator Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:30:15 +0000 http://breden.org.uk/?p=121#comment-2134 Hi Simon, you're absolutely right - and the UK is lagging (no pun intended) woefully behind. When you hear that centralised power generation loses over 60% of the energy generated in the form of heat with a further 10% lost due to transmission losses, it really does start to make you realise how much scope there is for reducing our carbon emissions and how MicroGeneration could, if done right, help with this. To get the maximum efficiency, the right MicroGeneration technology has to be installed for the environment in which it's being placed - as you quite rightly pointed out, there's been a lot of debate recently about the unsuitability of some house locations for wind turbines. The problem is the situation is clouded by commercial interests who have a vested interest in a particular technology and Government interests that want to be seen to be doing something, even if it's just a token gesture. The challenge facing MicroGeneration is to provide the information and resources for people to ensure them to get accurate and unbiassed facts about MicroGeneration. Hi Simon, you’re absolutely right - and the UK is lagging (no pun intended) woefully behind.

When you hear that centralised power generation loses over 60% of the energy generated in the form of heat with a further 10% lost due to transmission losses, it really does start to make you realise how much scope there is for reducing our carbon emissions and how MicroGeneration could, if done right, help with this.

To get the maximum efficiency, the right MicroGeneration technology has to be installed for the environment in which it’s being placed - as you quite rightly pointed out, there’s been a lot of debate recently about the unsuitability of some house locations for wind turbines.

The problem is the situation is clouded by commercial interests who have a vested interest in a particular technology and Government interests that want to be seen to be doing something, even if it’s just a token gesture.

The challenge facing MicroGeneration is to provide the information and resources for people to ensure them to get accurate and unbiassed facts about MicroGeneration.

]]>