by Keith Wheaton-Green | Aug 21, 2014 | Electric Transport, Energy Efficiency, Green Electricity & Gas, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living
Can electric cars and vans solve the renewable energy storage problem? The four main electrical power distribution networks have just announced a two year project to test the viability of using the batteries of electric vehicle fleets (when parked up and connected to...
by Keith Wheaton-Green | Aug 20, 2014 | Community Energy, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized, Water Power
Now You See it Now You Don`t, Govt Support – Again The rate of feed in tariff for each technology is reviewed every 3 months and if more than a certain designated megawattage is installed then that triggers a drop in the tariff. This has just happened for...
by Keith Wheaton-Green | Aug 15, 2014 | Biomass Energy, Combined Heat & Power, Energy Efficiency, Fracking, Renewable Energy, Renewable Heat Energy
Anaerobic Digestion for Gas – not Fracking We need to give installation of Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant our strong support as the counter-balance to our opposition of fracking. Both produce methane gas that can be injected to the gas grid to heat homes and...
by Keith Wheaton-Green | Aug 14, 2014 | Green Electricity & Gas, Renewable Energy, Water Power, Wind Power
There really is a Renewable Energy Revolution Going On! I’ve just read about the record breaking wind energy records for a day in August 2014. 5.0 GW of electricity supplying 17% of the UK demand on a Sunday night. At the same time hydro was delivering 2.0% and...
by Keith Wheaton-Green | Jul 15, 2014 | Energy Deals & Offers, Fuel Poverty & Security, Green Electricity & Gas, Renewable Energy, Wind Power
Discounted electric bills if you live near a Wind Farm Already happening in Scotland: http://www.nextgenmedia.co.uk/news/1313-new-onshore-wind-farm-generates-discounted-bills-for-local-residents This is probably the best use of the community benefit fund. My...