tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32328319.post7509851897934295395..comments2023-09-13T10:20:17.068+01:00Comments on punkscience: the economics of renewable generationpunksciencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322481220029985750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32328319.post-88607626081342301052008-11-07T21:30:00.000+00:002008-11-07T21:30:00.000+00:00I favour a diverse renewable energy model along th...I favour a diverse renewable energy model along the lines of The Lazy Environmentalist and partly outlined in Monbiot's book Heat.<BR/><BR/>The UK could provide it's own renewable energy, backed up by a baseload from the likes of DESERTEC and helped by a localised energy storage infrastructure (hydro, compressed air, hydrogen cells) for peak loads.<BR/><BR/>There's no shortage of ideas for a rossinisbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603999666618810285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32328319.post-83167125915288844742008-11-04T09:36:00.000+00:002008-11-04T09:36:00.000+00:00Too true. What do you think the government should ...Too true. What do you think the government should do for electricity generation then?punksciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322481220029985750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32328319.post-65996648070426237802008-11-03T21:12:00.000+00:002008-11-03T21:12:00.000+00:00The reality is that there is no simple solution fo...The reality is that there is no simple solution for energy.<BR/><BR/>There never has been - our current system is an overly complicated mess of a legacy infrastructure and technologies, a market pricing system that benefits no-one but the producers and retailers, and the pressure of twenty years of vested interests, from the energy producers to the unions, all backed by 'evidence' from rossinisbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603999666618810285noreply@blogger.com