Comments on: Feed-in tariffs: another romantic delusion http://www.carboncommentary.com/2008/10/20/131 A critical appraisal of issues in the move to a low-carbon economy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Luring investors with a guarantee « E N V I R O G Y http://www.carboncommentary.com/2008/10/20/131/comment-page-1#comment-2849 Luring investors with a guarantee « E N V I R O G Y Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:42:21 +0000 http://www.carboncommentary.com/?p=131#comment-2849 [...] Carbon Commentary [...] [...] Carbon Commentary [...]

]]> By: simon mallett http://www.carboncommentary.com/2008/10/20/131/comment-page-1#comment-2735 simon mallett Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:37:57 +0000 http://www.carboncommentary.com/?p=131#comment-2735 The recent anouncement about feed in tariffs only being available for new systems is a slap in teh face for all those early adopters, those who have effectively created the industry within the UK. As to scale, yes there is a place for roof mounted systems. They take up otherwise unused space, they save on transmission losses and they help the generator engage with the generation of power. The alternative is to have large arrays on fields that should be growing food or trees or just to be fields! As to PV being a better thing to have on a field than a tree, I wonder which results in the greatest reduction of carbon? I expect the tree, certainly there are no carbon costs in terms of manufacture! You can't grow trees on the average roof! The recent anouncement about feed in tariffs only being available for new systems is a slap in teh face for all those early adopters, those who have effectively created the industry within the UK.

As to scale, yes there is a place for roof mounted systems. They take up otherwise unused space, they save on transmission losses and they help the generator engage with the generation of power. The alternative is to have large arrays on fields that should be growing food or trees or just to be fields! As to PV being a better thing to have on a field than a tree, I wonder which results in the greatest reduction of carbon? I expect the tree, certainly there are no carbon costs in terms of manufacture! You can’t grow trees on the average roof!

]]> By: Lars Carlsson http://www.carboncommentary.com/2008/10/20/131/comment-page-1#comment-2214 Lars Carlsson Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:56:44 +0000 http://www.carboncommentary.com/?p=131#comment-2214 Another supporter of the mega watt solutions only. Of course we need the mega watt producers but Britain needs a widespread popular understanding of sustainable energy solutions. We will need both maxi and mini solutions. Sweden started installing ground source heating 30 years ago with good subsidies. House by house. Today 90% of the new buildings are Ground source heated and 80% of the entire pool of properties. Give us the incentives for small scale electricity production and many of us will make our homes energy independent. And don´t forget - Britain will phase out a good part of its aging power stations within 10 years. I for one, intend to be independent from the grid long before that Another supporter of the mega watt solutions only. Of course we need the mega watt producers but Britain needs a widespread popular understanding of sustainable energy solutions. We will need both maxi and mini solutions.
Sweden started installing ground source heating 30 years ago with good subsidies. House by house. Today 90% of the new buildings are Ground source heated and 80% of the entire pool of properties.
Give us the incentives for small scale electricity production and many of us will make our homes energy independent.
And don´t forget – Britain will phase out a good part of its aging power stations within 10 years. I for one, intend to be independent from the grid long before that

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