Comments on: About this blog http://zerocarbonista.com Life post oil and post carbon Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Thorne http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-75601 David Thorne Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:41:39 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-75601 Dear Dale Vince We are very much behind green energy and are open to any cooperation which will take us a step closer to a completely sustainable lifestyle. I am British and based in China now where I manufacture many products. I have some interesting projects here which I will be happy to discuss with you. One of our products is environment protection machinery such as tracked dumpers. I believe the green energy industry needs low cost research and development which I can help with here in China. Here in China we have a wealth of intellectual and engineering resources to tap. Please contact me if you feel we can help in any way with manufacturing or sourcing products. Yours, Sincerely, David Thorne Dear Dale Vince

We are very much behind green energy and are open to any cooperation which will take us a step closer to a completely sustainable lifestyle. I am British and based in China now where I manufacture many products.

I have some interesting projects here which I will be happy to discuss with you. One of our products is environment protection machinery such as tracked dumpers.

I believe the green energy industry needs low cost research and development which I can help with here in China.

Here in China we have a wealth of intellectual and engineering resources to tap.

Please contact me if you feel we can help in any way with manufacturing or sourcing products.

Yours, Sincerely,

David Thorne

]]> By: John Stephenson - AAA-Physio http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-38731 John Stephenson - AAA-Physio Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:04:09 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-38731 RUN at the GYM - Get HOT - use AIR-CON - MADNESS!! Every time I drop in on the exercise floor, at any of my local "Health Clubs", I want to Dale to reinvent the "human driven turbine......Last seen in the Victorian Workhouse! It seems we are HAPPY to run on TREADMILLS driven by fossil fuel energy, cooled by energy, and drive to enjoy this experience too! My most local GYM revealed the staggering fact that 90% of members lived within 2km. Despite this the car park has just been ENLARGED (more energy!!), to accommodate another 15 cars. The gym owner in question has just had a PR disaster with 90day cancellation policies, applied even for the seriously medically unwell! 'Bout time you hooked up your gyms to Ecotricity, or Dale Vince, investigated; The HUMAN GENERATOR GYM!! FREE STUFF for Ecotricity Fans!! If any of this makes your head or knees hurt? - Come for a free Physio Assessment at www.AAA-Physio.co.uk - In fact come for a FREE Treatment if you are an Ecotricity User & we will show you the benefits of RUNNING OUTSIDE - With AAA-Physio::Running School RUN at the GYM – Get HOT – use AIR-CON – MADNESS!!

Every time I drop in on the exercise floor, at any of my local “Health Clubs”, I want to Dale to reinvent the “human driven turbine……Last seen in the Victorian Workhouse!

It seems we are HAPPY to run on TREADMILLS driven by fossil fuel energy, cooled by energy, and drive to enjoy this experience too!

My most local GYM revealed the staggering fact that 90% of members lived within 2km. Despite this the car park has just been ENLARGED (more energy!!), to accommodate another 15 cars.

The gym owner in question has just had a PR disaster with 90day cancellation policies, applied even for the seriously medically unwell!

‘Bout time you hooked up your gyms to Ecotricity, or Dale Vince, investigated; The HUMAN GENERATOR GYM!!

FREE STUFF for Ecotricity Fans!!
If any of this makes your head or knees hurt? – Come for a free Physio Assessment at http://www.AAA-Physio.co.uk – In fact come for a FREE Treatment if you are an Ecotricity User & we will show you the benefits of RUNNING OUTSIDE – With AAA-Physio::Running School

]]> By: paul http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-16821 paul Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:41:11 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-16821 Hi Gerhard, I just spoke to Helen - it seems she beat me to it & has already sent you an email... :) Cheers Paul Hi Gerhard,

I just spoke to Helen – it seems she beat me to it & has already sent you an email… :)

Cheers
Paul

]]> By: Gerhard van Deventer http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-16051 Gerhard van Deventer Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:34:02 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-16051 Hi Paul as blog manager, maybe you can forward me a link to reach Helen regarding a possible technology application for Dale? Thanks Gerhard Hi Paul
as blog manager, maybe you can forward me a link to reach Helen regarding a possible technology application for Dale?
Thanks
Gerhard

]]> By: Kay http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9752 Kay Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:35:18 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9752 I just wished to say that I wish we had more forward-thinking companies like Ecotricity in the US. We have energy providers offering green alternatives, but none (at least in my area) who will match the major providers' prices. I want to do more to increase the amount of green energy in the grid, but I can't afford the additional costs. Again, I agree with your philosophy that green needs to become the new mainstream and be affordable to everyone. Cheers. I just wished to say that I wish we had more forward-thinking companies like Ecotricity in the US. We have energy providers offering green alternatives, but none (at least in my area) who will match the major providers’ prices. I want to do more to increase the amount of green energy in the grid, but I can’t afford the additional costs. Again, I agree with your philosophy that green needs to become the new mainstream and be affordable to everyone.

Cheers.

]]> By: paul http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9722 paul Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:33:59 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9722 Hiya Chris, Thanks for getting in touch, I will get someone to call you - it may even be me.... :) Cheers Paul Hiya Chris,

Thanks for getting in touch, I will get someone to call you – it may even be me…. :)

Cheers
Paul

]]> By: Chris Dumpleton http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9721 Chris Dumpleton Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:23:34 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9721 Hi, I am a customer of yours in 3 ways; at home for electricity, switchover in 4 days! I've also signed up for the gas trials as well, looking forward to hearing more information about this. I'm also a Director of Smartbunker, we use Ecotricity to supply our Datacentre. This makes us the only Datacentre in the UK to be zero-carbon. We are a about to embark on a large PR exercise to promote Smartbunker, with it's primary selling point being the zero-carbon. Please can someone contact me about this as we have a number of angles that could do with your input. my direct line is 0207 4921827 Thanks Chris Hi,

I am a customer of yours in 3 ways; at home for electricity, switchover in 4 days! I’ve also signed up for the gas trials as well, looking forward to hearing more information about this.

I’m also a Director of Smartbunker, we use Ecotricity to supply our Datacentre. This makes us the only Datacentre in the UK to be zero-carbon.

We are a about to embark on a large PR exercise to promote Smartbunker, with it’s primary selling point being the zero-carbon. Please can someone contact me about this as we have a number of angles that could do with your input.

my direct line is 0207 4921827

Thanks

Chris

]]> By: Niall Dunne http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9666 Niall Dunne Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:57:06 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9666 Hi Dale, (have sent you a direct email, but in the interest of framing an open discussion) What are your thoughts on activating a Global Wind Energy Movement - which can apply the kind of pressure FOR wind energy that the "Nuclear Power No Thanks" movement applied AGAINST nuclear power back in the 1980s? To my mind we haven't seen this kind of positive fervor from people......ALL people, for wind energy yet. It would be great to see Ecotricity, Vestas (and other successful pure wind energy leaders) start to stand together to provide people with the requisite platform for this Movement. Looking forward to seeing your views. Best regards Niall Hi Dale,

(have sent you a direct email, but in the interest of framing an open discussion)

What are your thoughts on activating a Global Wind Energy Movement – which can apply the kind of pressure FOR wind energy that the “Nuclear Power No Thanks” movement applied AGAINST nuclear power back in the 1980s?

To my mind we haven’t seen this kind of positive fervor from people……ALL people, for wind energy yet.

It would be great to see Ecotricity, Vestas (and other successful pure wind energy leaders) start to stand together to provide people with the requisite platform for this Movement.

Looking forward to seeing your views.

Best regards
Niall

]]> By: Hassan Yate http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9665 Hassan Yate Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:29:13 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9665 Hi Dale, I've been inspired by your work and Ecotricity, and I used to love it when they were talked about on BBC working Lunch were I think I first heard about you! I've been reading the excellent conversations above and I know the following idea might be questionable in terms of a company and it's profit making.. however, how about working with councils to encourage or enable households to install their own Anaerobic digestion plants which could take bio-degardable waste and produce bio-gas for the home (and possible back to the gas grid!)? Hi Dale, I’ve been inspired by your work and Ecotricity, and I used to love it when they were talked about on BBC working Lunch were I think I first heard about you!

I’ve been reading the excellent conversations above and I know the following idea might be questionable in terms of a company and it’s profit making.. however, how about working with councils to encourage or enable households to install their own Anaerobic digestion plants which could take bio-degardable waste and produce bio-gas for the home (and possible back to the gas grid!)?

]]> By: Graham Farmer http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9662 Graham Farmer Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:25:04 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9662 Hi Dale, Over the years I have followed your career with much interest. Your latest venture, the Nemises electric car project is something I had attempted back in 2006 under the "Triumph" brand name. The project was itself called "Triumph for the Environment" but on account of BMW owning the marque the venture was eventually slaughtered in the High Court. There are many similarities for example I attempted to interest Sir Richard Branson in the Electric Car World Land Speed Record....and I remember advocating a throaty sports car noise simulation at a Bertone Design Studio meeting in Turin. They obviously thought I was crackers at the time however I learnt recently that the US is to enforce electric car makers to create noise for pedestrians. Good luck with this project anyway, but what I am contacting you about is compressed air cavern batteries, and the potential for them to be used in football stadiums under the field of play. Have you heard of small scale cavern batteries being used with off-peak wind energy? Do you think there is a market for it? Would love to know. Hi Dale,

Over the years I have followed your career with much interest. Your latest venture, the Nemises electric car project is something I had attempted back in 2006 under the “Triumph” brand name. The project was itself called “Triumph for the Environment” but on account of BMW owning the marque the venture was eventually slaughtered in the High Court.

There are many similarities for example I attempted to interest Sir Richard Branson in the Electric Car World Land Speed Record….and I remember advocating a throaty sports car noise simulation at a Bertone Design Studio meeting in Turin. They obviously thought I was crackers at the time however I learnt recently that the US is to enforce electric car makers to create noise for pedestrians.

Good luck with this project anyway, but what I am contacting you about is compressed air cavern batteries, and the potential for them to be used in football stadiums under the field of play.

Have you heard of small scale cavern batteries being used with off-peak wind energy? Do you think there is a market for it?

Would love to know.

]]> By: paul http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9646 paul Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:30:26 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9646 Hiya Peter, In the first instance I would suggest you drop me a mail via the <a href="http://zerocarbonista.com/contact" rel="nofollow">form here</a> with a few details (who you are, what you want to speak about etc), then I can forward to Dale's PA to arrange a phone call if appropriate. I am sure you can appreciate that he is a very busy man. Are you sure you want to be posting your phone number on the internets BTW? Let me know of not and I can take it down for you... Best regards Paul - Blog Manager Hiya Peter,

In the first instance I would suggest you drop me a mail via the form here with a few details (who you are, what you want to speak about etc), then I can forward to Dale’s PA to arrange a phone call if appropriate. I am sure you can appreciate that he is a very busy man.

Are you sure you want to be posting your phone number on the internets BTW? Let me know of not and I can take it down for you…

Best regards
Paul – Blog Manager

]]> By: Peter http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9645 Peter Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:14:21 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9645 Would you be so kind as to give me call please? Was hoping to talk to you in person, if that is possible 07504 250572 Would you be so kind as to give me call please?

Was hoping to talk to you in person, if that is possible

07504 250572

]]> By: Marie Coley http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9611 Marie Coley Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:40:44 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9611 I'm interested in what you're saying about perceptions of cars - I have always found expensive / gas guzzling cars ridiculous and don't know why people think they need such things to assert their status. For me it only singles them out as pretentious and selfish, as they have no regard for the environment. It will take a process of re-education for other people to think the way we do, but also the way we work may need to change. People travel, and are expected to travel, great distances in the name of work - often internationally just for a meeting. People also expect to be able to fly overseas on a whim, or for several holidays per year. Just a few generations ago neither of these was even an option - it seems to me that we could learn to live without them again if people stopped viewing these recently acquired luxuries as 'the norm' and saw them for the wasteful excesses of the modern age that they are. With modern telecommunications there really is no excuse. I’m interested in what you’re saying about perceptions of cars – I have always found expensive / gas guzzling cars ridiculous and don’t know why people think they need such things to assert their status. For me it only singles them out as pretentious and selfish, as they have no regard for the environment. It will take a process of re-education for other people to think the way we do, but also the way we work may need to change.

People travel, and are expected to travel, great distances in the name of work – often internationally just for a meeting. People also expect to be able to fly overseas on a whim, or for several holidays per year. Just a few generations ago neither of these was even an option – it seems to me that we could learn to live without them again if people stopped viewing these recently acquired luxuries as ‘the norm’ and saw them for the wasteful excesses of the modern age that they are. With modern telecommunications there really is no excuse.

]]> By: Michael http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9535 Michael Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:04:07 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9535 Hi Aiden, I came across this the other day, this is a fun group operating out of Cambridge. It appears they ran a DIY wind turbine building workshop a while back. They may do it again - give them a call. Here's a link to the webpage; http://trailersfromtrash.wordpress.com/category/alt-tech/ You will need to scroll down to find it, there's loads of pictures showing the stages of development. On my pet topic of Tidal Stream, my company Green-Tide Turbines Ltd is about to get off the blocks, we are getting close to raising our first round of funding and starting our Cambridge University research programme - I'll keep you all posted on results and progress. Also bidding to get some very large EU grant money which will be needed as I estimate I will need to raise a total of £20m to get this concept to market - expensive business building turbines! Hi Aiden,

I came across this the other day, this is a fun group operating out of Cambridge. It appears they ran a DIY wind turbine building workshop a while back. They may do it again – give them a call. Here’s a link to the webpage; http://trailersfromtrash.wordpress.com/category/alt-tech/

You will need to scroll down to find it, there’s loads of pictures showing the stages of development.

On my pet topic of Tidal Stream, my company Green-Tide Turbines Ltd is about to get off the blocks, we are getting close to raising our first round of funding and starting our Cambridge University research programme – I’ll keep you all posted on results and progress. Also bidding to get some very large EU grant money which will be needed as I estimate I will need to raise a total of £20m to get this concept to market – expensive business building turbines!

]]> By: Aidan Gibson http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9534 Aidan Gibson Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:39:46 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9534 Great blog Dale! Keep up the good work! :) I am a happy customer of Ecotricity and I love wind turbines. Earlier this year my passion for renewable energy grew and I made my own turbine. With a few friends of mine we hope to develop some really cool designs. Does anyone have any advice on how to get more involved? I went to CAT in Wales, great place! Aidan Great blog Dale! Keep up the good work! :)

I am a happy customer of Ecotricity and I love wind turbines. Earlier this year my passion for renewable energy grew and I made my own turbine. With a few friends of mine we hope to develop some really cool designs.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get more involved? I went to CAT in Wales, great place!

Aidan

]]> By: Damien Smith http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9409 Damien Smith Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:12:03 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9409 Erm, Dale. Love the blog but am actually a Good Energy customer - hope I can still play? I was considering your intro comments about "will we still drive?". For me, the jury's definitely still out but there's a new book out by Kingsley Dennis & John Urry called After The Car (2009, Polity). Engaging read. Urry has written a few papers on the system of automobility which are fascinating. Where do we go from the thick sludge of petroleum-based personal travel? I would argue that it has to be a new system, probably still involving the car, that reconfigures social behaviour. Without it, we are simply attempting to replace a hard infrastructure with a technocentric approach that mimicks our current system and fails to asks fundamental questions about the utility of our vehicles. I mean, is there anything wrong - really wrong - with just having a vehicle that does the job and doesn't pamper to class, identity, status or gender virtues? So, when we get to grips with a radically designed infrastructure, the micro-generation landscape surely starts to look very different doesn't it? Erm, Dale. Love the blog but am actually a Good Energy customer – hope I can still play? I was considering your intro comments about “will we still drive?”. For me, the jury’s definitely still out but there’s a new book out by Kingsley Dennis & John Urry called After The Car (2009, Polity). Engaging read. Urry has written a few papers on the system of automobility which are fascinating. Where do we go from the thick sludge of petroleum-based personal travel? I would argue that it has to be a new system, probably still involving the car, that reconfigures social behaviour. Without it, we are simply attempting to replace a hard infrastructure with a technocentric approach that mimicks our current system and fails to asks fundamental questions about the utility of our vehicles. I mean, is there anything wrong – really wrong – with just having a vehicle that does the job and doesn’t pamper to class, identity, status or gender virtues? So, when we get to grips with a radically designed infrastructure, the micro-generation landscape surely starts to look very different doesn’t it?

]]> By: seth rosenberg http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9337 seth rosenberg Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:18:35 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9337 I just had a cursory look at your site, you are calling a wind powered vehicle... a car charged by wind energy. have you done any research on a self sustained wind powered veihicle? I just had a cursory look at your site, you are calling a wind powered vehicle… a car charged by wind energy. have you done any research on a self sustained wind powered veihicle?

]]> By: Jonny Holt http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9335 Jonny Holt Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:00:12 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9335 Hello everyone, Has anyone else seen this? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/19/nuclear-waste-landfill-threat?CMP=AFCYAH I note that one of the waste disposal companies potentially involved is called "Augean". The Augean stables were the ancient Greek mythological mess that were considered so filthy that they could never be cleaned. The fact that Hercules was able to do so was testement to his powers. Do these people have no sense of irony? Additionally, I assume that the licencing of these sites will be in the hands of local councils who can give the matter the same level of intellectual rigour with which they adjudicate on the siting of wind turbines. Best regards, Jonny. Hello everyone,

Has anyone else seen this?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/19/nuclear-waste-landfill-threat?CMP=AFCYAH

I note that one of the waste disposal companies potentially involved is called “Augean”. The Augean stables were the ancient Greek mythological mess that were considered so filthy that they could never be cleaned. The fact that Hercules was able to do so was testement to his powers.

Do these people have no sense of irony?

Additionally, I assume that the licencing of these sites will be in the hands of local councils who can give the matter the same level of intellectual rigour with which they adjudicate on the siting of wind turbines.

Best regards,

Jonny.

]]> By: Peter White http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9320 Peter White Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:50:04 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9320 I invite everyone to check out an Open Design Project for the Ultimate RV (Recreation Vehicle) ... details on our website under "Project No. 10" I invite everyone to check out an Open Design Project for the Ultimate RV (Recreation Vehicle) … details on our website under “Project No. 10″

]]> By: reece marfitt http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9313 reece marfitt Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:00:39 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9313 in my original post above i was trying to say that the current energy crisis/global warming/climate change or whatever it is called is a great oppertunity. an oppertunity especially for britain to become 1 of the most energy secure countries in the world. and much wealthier for it. in my opinion the trouble today is that people see it as a great problem. something that is going to cost them. when the truth is that it will save or even make you money as an indervidual or as a nation by being more efficent. this is what people need to be told. anybody can argue with me on this point but i believe the true tipping point will be when as in 2007 it was how many houses you owned, the conversation becomes how much money you saved or made on energy. when tv's "homes under the hammer" becomes "bill's under the hammer" and "scrapheap challenge" becomes "efficency challenge". and especially the day when mr clarkson declares petrol is for girls. i believe this to be the true challenge of today. to simply turn wind(all renewables) into the hot-topic instead of hot-air. the world just needs a decent salesman to bring the inevitable forward. (my interest in all this came about after a friend of mine decided not to buy my car(lpg) but to convert his house on the same princeible instead. the car has saved me thousands over the years and my friend is now over the moon with his bills). what do you think dale? am i full of it? in my original post above i was trying to say that the current energy crisis/global warming/climate change or whatever it is called is a great oppertunity. an oppertunity especially for britain to become 1 of the most energy secure countries in the world. and much wealthier for it.
in my opinion the trouble today is that people see it as a great problem. something that is going to cost them. when the truth is that it will save or even make you money as an indervidual or as a nation by being more efficent. this is what people need to be told.
anybody can argue with me on this point but i believe the true tipping point will be when as in 2007 it was how many houses you owned, the conversation becomes how much money you saved or made on energy. when tv’s “homes under the hammer” becomes “bill’s under the hammer” and “scrapheap challenge” becomes “efficency challenge”. and especially the day when mr clarkson declares petrol is for girls.
i believe this to be the true challenge of today. to simply turn wind(all renewables) into the hot-topic instead of hot-air.
the world just needs a decent salesman to bring the inevitable forward.
(my interest in all this came about after a friend of mine decided not to buy my car(lpg) but to convert his house on the same princeible instead. the car has saved me thousands over the years and my friend is now over the moon with his bills).
what do you think dale? am i full of it?

]]> By: dave http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9291 dave Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:26:04 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9291 Michael. Tidal is a great idea but is unlikely to provide more than about 10% of what we need. See http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/withouthotair/c14/page_81.shtml Without a European supergrid we have no hope, so I think we definitely need it. See www.desertec.com Michael. Tidal is a great idea but is unlikely to provide more than about 10% of what we need. See http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/withouthotair/c14/page_81.shtml
Without a European supergrid we have no hope, so I think we definitely need it. See http://www.desertec.com

]]> By: reece marfitt http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9289 reece marfitt Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:44:12 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9289 micheal. that maybe true today, tomorrow however baseload will be a mix of tidal stream, tidal barrage, battery(electric car) hydro(norwegian fjords) solar (domestic roofs) geothermal and a thousand types of decentralised supplies. effeciency will be the largest supply as for every unit saved = 3(ish) units you no longer need to produce as the transmission of power is so wastefull. with new l.e.d's, o.le.c.d's, efficent fridges, dumb terminals and all the other electrical goods that now have colourfull stickers on you will find that not a single private $, £ or even rupee will fund any of the dirty technologys again. that includes neuclear because there simply is not the market. renewables do not have people chained to them nor are they bad for your children or your home. they are not confined to any particular continent and therefore attract all the money. money creates all the solutions to all your future technical problems. i know all this sounds a bit rosy but with domestic solar reaching grid parity in the next 5(ish) years in the uk. it also looks a bit rosy aswell. rule britania micheal.

that maybe true today, tomorrow however baseload will be a mix of tidal stream, tidal barrage, battery(electric car) hydro(norwegian fjords) solar (domestic roofs) geothermal and a thousand types of decentralised supplies.
effeciency will be the largest supply as for every unit saved = 3(ish) units you no longer need to produce as the transmission of power is so wastefull. with new l.e.d’s, o.le.c.d’s, efficent fridges, dumb terminals and all the other electrical goods that now have colourfull stickers on you will find that not a single private $, £ or even rupee will fund any of the dirty technologys again. that includes neuclear because there simply is not the market.
renewables do not have people chained to them nor are they bad for your children or your home. they are not confined to any particular continent and therefore attract all the money. money creates all the solutions to all your future technical problems.
i know all this sounds a bit rosy but with domestic solar reaching grid parity in the next 5(ish) years in the uk. it also looks a bit rosy aswell.
rule britania

]]> By: Michael http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9288 Michael Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:46:09 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9288 Trouble is Reece that the UK energy grid, or any other countries energy grid, can't cope with more than 20% wind due to its unpredictability. Spare generating capacity is needed to 'back-up' wind and this is currently 20% and unless Governments start building dirty coal or gas powered Power Stations again this will remain at 20% or maybe even reduce to 10% as our old power stations are retired. People talk of a European super-grid but this is nearly impossible to implement due to differing standards and politics and also according to my friends at RES weather systems are large enough to knock out wind renewables across the whole of Europe for as much as 4 days at a time. Renewables base load is what's needed - this is why tidal stream and tidal barrage technolgies are needed. Trouble is Reece that the UK energy grid, or any other countries energy grid, can’t cope with more than 20% wind due to its unpredictability. Spare generating capacity is needed to ‘back-up’ wind and this is currently 20% and unless Governments start building dirty coal or gas powered Power Stations again this will remain at 20% or maybe even reduce to 10% as our old power stations are retired. People talk of a European super-grid but this is nearly impossible to implement due to differing standards and politics and also according to my friends at RES weather systems are large enough to knock out wind renewables across the whole of Europe for as much as 4 days at a time.

Renewables base load is what’s needed – this is why tidal stream and tidal barrage technolgies are needed.

]]> By: reece marfitt http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9287 reece marfitt Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:26:58 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9287 like the car and looking forward to buying 1 out of savings from our collective energy bills and reduced taxes. why are people still anti-wind or at best indifferent? this to me remains the big question when it appears that international law/policy has turned against oil and its friends and is looking forward to a new cleaner brighter future, free of mineing and the black-stuff. if the new oil is to be a mix of renewables and engineering then isn't looking at britain like looking at the new opec. this should be shouted from the hills........britain the texas(and new york)of europe, saudi arabia,russia and qatar appears out of thin-air. i myself am very excited about my peoples future. if only someone would tell them. dale. like the car and looking forward to buying 1 out of savings from our collective energy bills and reduced taxes.
why are people still anti-wind or at best indifferent? this to me remains the big question when it appears that international law/policy has turned against oil and its friends and is looking forward to a new cleaner brighter future, free of mineing and the black-stuff. if the new oil is to be a mix of renewables and engineering then isn’t looking at britain like looking at the new opec. this should be shouted from the hills……..britain the texas(and new york)of europe, saudi arabia,russia and qatar appears out of thin-air. i myself am very excited about my peoples future. if only someone would tell them. dale.

]]> By: Michael http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9236 Michael Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:49:25 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9236 How about tidal stream? We're developing a novel bladeless water turbine that overcomes many of the reliability problems facing this sector - fancy getting involved? Also, regarding ownership of wind turbines - check out www.energy4all.co.uk, they set-up community based windmill owning co-operatives. I've met Andrew, their Chairman and Marna, their CEO and really believe in what they are doing. I almost bought into a Co-op in Norwich they set up but needed the cash to develop my tidal turbine, you can get up to 10% return on investment which is spectacular in comparison to bank saving rates. How about tidal stream? We’re developing a novel bladeless water turbine that overcomes many of the reliability problems facing this sector – fancy getting involved?

Also, regarding ownership of wind turbines – check out http://www.energy4all.co.uk, they set-up community based windmill owning co-operatives. I’ve met Andrew, their Chairman and Marna, their CEO and really believe in what they are doing. I almost bought into a Co-op in Norwich they set up but needed the cash to develop my tidal turbine, you can get up to 10% return on investment which is spectacular in comparison to bank saving rates.

]]> By: Anandi http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9005 Anandi Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:06:30 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9005 Has Ecoctricity got any suplus funds for placing an order with the vestas factory threatened with closure? http://workersclimateaction.wordpress.com/ Has Ecoctricity got any suplus funds for placing an order with the vestas factory threatened with closure?

http://workersclimateaction.wordpress.com/

]]> By: paul http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9004 paul Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:46:38 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9004 Hiya Paul, I am the blog admin bod... I am sure we could flip the comments round, but then all the people used to comments flowing downhill will get confused ;-) There is one other reason for this direction - it encourages people to at least read *some* of the other comments first before posting... but I do know where you are coming from. We are going to tweak the nested comments - will try and do something about jumping to the bottom too. Hiya Paul,

I am the blog admin bod… I am sure we could flip the comments round, but then all the people used to comments flowing downhill will get confused ;-)

There is one other reason for this direction – it encourages people to at least read *some* of the other comments first before posting… but I do know where you are coming from.

We are going to tweak the nested comments – will try and do something about jumping to the bottom too.

]]> By: Xena http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9002 Xena Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:27:43 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9002 Nooooooooooooooo! I get confused when recent posts are at the top!!!! :o) Nooooooooooooooo! I get confused when recent posts are at the top!!!! :o )

]]> By: Paul http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9001 Paul Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:58:50 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9001 I got rid of my car for good 12 years ago, I live in a city , as do most people, and it's been fine. So long as public transport is reasonable then it's not a big deal. I rent a car when I need one or think a bit more about how to avoid the need. BTW - can you sort the blog to most recent post first at the top of the page rather than at the bottom?) I got rid of my car for good 12 years ago, I live in a city , as do most people, and it’s been fine. So long as public transport is reasonable then it’s not a big deal. I rent a car when I need one or think a bit more about how to avoid the need.

BTW – can you sort the blog to most recent post first at the top of the page rather than at the bottom?)

]]> By: Jonny Holt http://zerocarbonista.com/about-this-blog/#comment-9000 Jonny Holt Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:28:30 +0000 http://zerocarbonista.com/about-the-blog/#comment-9000 Hello again TJ, I copied and pasted the wrong page - this is the url I intended to post about the Miev: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/mitsubishi_unve.php I confidently predict that turbines that size and in that location, having a slight detrimental effect on the aerodynamic efficiency and weight of the car when accelerating or cruising - and generating under braking conditions only - would contribute less power over the vehicle's life than was originally expended in their design and manufacture. Best regards, Jonny. Hello again TJ,

I copied and pasted the wrong page – this is the url I intended to post about the Miev:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/mitsubishi_unve.php

I confidently predict that turbines that size and in that location, having a slight detrimental effect on the aerodynamic efficiency and weight of the car when accelerating or cruising – and generating under braking conditions only – would contribute less power over the vehicle’s life than was originally expended in their design and manufacture.

Best regards,

Jonny.

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