http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_...st/8223305.stm
Surely it would be cheaper to give the bloke a couple of wind turbines and a few batteries?
Surely it would be cheaper to give the bloke a couple of wind turbines and a few batteries?
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"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested." -
... raise the standard of insulation in the house to the highest possible and add a passive roof-mounted water heating system.Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostMy all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think. -
If it was me, I'd pickup a diesel generator for a few hundred quid:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-3KVA-DIESEL-...d=p3286.c0.m14
A shed full of lorry batteries and a DC to AC inverter.
Invest some money in triple glazing, cavity wall, loft insulation.
Some solar panels for the water heating and a ground heat pump and put in underfloor heating.
And tell the electricity company to **** off.Comment
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What happened to that idea a few years back that would soon all have our own little underground nuclear power plants?bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Somebody's working on "community nuclear". IIRC they cost about $25M for a small town at the mo.Originally posted by xoggoth View Post"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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I think someone in the US was working on a bath sized nuclear reactor.
here we go:
http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/...0000_homes.phpComment
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Eat beans for lunch and generate your own Wind Power......
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Diesel generator. Although he's no excuse for feeling cold, you can run central heating from an oil tank or bottled gas easily (maybe with a tiny source of power to light the fuel etc).Originally posted by MaryPoppinsOriginally posted by vetranComment
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