Bonos Ego wrote:
Author: cupra
Subject: Global Warming / Renewable Energy
Body: Bonos Ego wrote:
Hello all,

This is my first ever post here (thanks to Philip Eden for the link).

Without getting into the debate about Israel / Lebanon / Oil etc,
here are my thoughts on global warming and renewable energy.

If for the purpose of this discussion, we accept that global warming
has taken place and is attributable to man because of the burning of
fossil fuels, the two questions are;

Q1. How do we first stop it getting any worse?
Q2. If, and how do we reverse it?

A1.
Install solar panels & a mini wind turbine on each and every home in
the UK, Europe, United States, Rest of the World etc, connect them
all to a local storage unit and a national grid to store any unused
energy for a later date when the sun doesn't shine or the wind
doesn't blow.

Now most families can't afford the initial outlay for the equipment,
the energy companies aren't interested because they don't think there
is any money to be made, and last of all the government will loose
income from taxes such as the climate levy.

We can also make use of tidal flows and wave power.

It doesn't have to be like this.

If the energy companies paid for the equipment using subsidies from
the governments, then leased the equipment to home owners in the form
of rental income, they could still get their monthly charge of say
£30-£40 per household.
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I've got the scope here for wind (plenty of turbine room), solar
(south

facing roof) and solar water heating - I just can't afford the install
costs.

But if the energy companies installed it free, then you leased it back
from them ( abit like a telephone line rental), would you then be
interested at say £30-£40 per month?

Yes - I can't see how this'd be economically viable (for them) though.