Interesting summary of a newish report on the cost-effectiveness of
small-scale wind turbines:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08..._eco_own_goal/

Sounds like it's a shame that the Met Office won't make their wind
database available free of charge. (I know the usual arguments, but
this is one case perhaps where it might definitely be in the public
interest to make this information more widely available.)

JGD

On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:25:27 +0100, John Dann wrote:

Interesting summary of a newish report on the cost-effectiveness of
small-scale wind turbines:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08..._eco_own_goal/

Sounds like it's a shame that the Met Office won't make their wind
database available free of charge. (I know the usual arguments, but
this is one case perhaps where it might definitely be in the public
interest to make this information more widely available.)

JGD

The links to the two full reports on the subject are available at
http://tinyurl.com/6g2jm5 (Carbon Trust website page).


Alan Gardiner
Chiswell Green, St Albans
101m ASL
08/08/2008 11:24:33