Micro CoGen.

Hi Bob

Certainly agree that using less has to be THE most cost effective way of securing the future, not so sure about nuclear power though, If we all start clamouring for Fission power the Uranium reserves aint gonna last all that long even if we live on half our current energy consumption. Fast Breeders or Fusion could in theory provide for us for the long term, but that technology aint gonna happen anytime soon.

Check out "The Oil Drum" website (I have no connection) there's a lot of people who think we are pretty close to peak oil right now..........we need to do something right now not in 10 years or 20

Desperate

My vote goes to Concentrating Solar Power, big farms out in desert regions and  a HVDC electric distribution system. The technology is already proven, there is more than enough energy available, and it dont make a big mess if you spill it.
Sure it will cost big time to develop the infrastructure, but what doesn't when you are talking energy supplies??

Desperate

Hear hear Low Gear

If you really want to save a few bob, why spend loadsa money trying to do the green thing on the cheap??
The average install costs about 40 quid for pipery and say 1500 for everything else, whats the problem?

Seeya

Desperate

Hi all, first post here.

Over here with Vac tube panels we can see temps in excess of 120 deg c(dunno what that is in F) so any kinda plastic is a no no. Mostly we use 10 or 12mm copper that comes on a 25m roll and all wrapped in high temp insulation.

HTH

Desperate