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Is bigger better?
Posted by Barry Nutley on 11th February 2009 at 9:38 am
Renewable energy can be a little confusing. For example, explaining to some people that doubling the size of a solar thermal system isn't necessarily a good thing, but doubling the size of a solar PV system is; doubling the size of a heat pump isn't a good idea, but doubling the size of a wind turbi…
Posted in: Rainwater harvesting
Wind power: accessible yet frustrating
Posted by Matthew Rhodes on 8th January 2009 at 1:57 pm
Wind power is one of the most accessible and yet frustrating renewable technologies. It is accessible because it’s relatively easy to install, cheaper than many other renewables at small scale; you can buy it at any size from laptop to leviathan; it produces electricity – which is a very fl…
Posted in: Wind turbines
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