"Peter Parry" wrote in message
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On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:24:38 -0000, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:

"Peter Parry" wrote

As it is entirely parasitic upon the
heating load how on earth can it
do that?

The CH and electricity peaks coincide.

Unfortunately they don't, they are
an hour or two apart.

Government research stated so.

You also haven't explained how generating
100w/hr for a few months of the year
is going to affect infrastructure requirements?

Your estimate are way off the governments.

The Holy Grail as far as greenwashers are concerned is dispersed
generation (no matter how ineffective). If you can get rid of the
National Grid you make Nuclear power generation impractical which is
their primary aim.

Which is quite a good idea.

Only if you are a neo-Luddite.

Nonsense. You have NEVER approved any advanced ideas, always spouting the
stus quo - a Luddite. Local district CHP is a superior way to go, fired by
natural gas, using waste heat to heat buildings and less line losses.

However the anachronistic grid will remain. It is there to justify
nuclear - which is a big expensive mistake. The only reason to keep it is
using lagoons to generate electricity. The UK and Ireland can get all of
its energy, including EVs, by having about 20% of the Irish Sea made into
tidal lagoons - a 20-25 year project though, but it will be implemented in
stages. Knock on effects of bridges across say the River Seven, the Isle of
Man, N Ireland to Scotland, etc. Lagoons is being taken very seriously,
with trial planned off Swansea. Our electricity can be generated over the
horizon.

Reducing energy needs helps a lot. Having superinsulation in new and
reconditioned homes. PVs & solar panels as standard on roof tops, etc, etc.
Better urban design reducing the need for car use, etc. As high insulated
homes with solar design are being introduced, and the lagoons brought on
line the impact should be a lot quicker than people think.

Town planning and improving the building regs to superinsulation, passive
solar, etc, cots the taxpayer next to nothing. The insulation and design is
paid for by the house builders.