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Ocean thermal energy conversion |
Tidal power (reef) |
Ocean
Thermal Energy Conversion & freshwater source
Freshwater
reservoirs as energy suppliers
Kite
Jetstream Wind Power - an interesting idea for
commercial harnessing of the Jet Stream (esp. above UK &
Holland). However, we have reservations about the overall
potential since the jetstream is quite a narrow band and it
changes its latitude over time (there may be a link with global
climate here).
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Microgeneration
now viable
The new tariff for the sale of excess energy produced by
Microgeneration (PV Panels, small Wind turbines etc) which
has been introduced by the government and is guaranteed for
25 years, will show a return on capital invested of approximately
5% to 9% depending on the installation. All electricity supply
companies will be required to purchase microgenerated power.
The grant that will be paid by the government is 21p per
unit generated regardless
of whether this is exported to the grid or used by the owner,
all of the power returned to the grid will have to purchased
by the electricity companies and their purchase price will
be in addition to the government grant.
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