THE TRUTH of Low Carbon Emissions
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When the electricity bill lands at the home of the future, the envelope may contain a pleasant surprise. Rather than showing how much the family owes, this could contain a cheque to pay for the power it has generated for the national grid!
The government's recently published energy and planning white papers combine to sketch a rosy future for householders generating small amounts of electricity on-site, which is then used to power a home's Lighting, Heating and electrical appliances. Any excess power generated could be exported back again to the grid.
The energy white paper 'Meeting the Energy Challenge' ushers in a potentially bright future for electricity with detailed proposals pointing to how electric heating and warm water will undoubtedly be integral to reducing carbon emissions and improving energy security.
To meet up the government's target of reducing carbon emissions by 60% by 2050 (predicated on 1990 levels) takes a radical shift in energy policy, especially as power stations in the UK are responsible for generating over half of them.
This is given sustained emphasis by the fact that by 2020, 80% of the UK's gas requirements will need to be imported and over half the world's gas reserves are concentrated in just three countries, Russia, Iran and Qatar.
The white paper pushes for investment in increasingly low carbon electricity, principally large-scale renewables, clean coal and nuclear power.
Illustration of a 'greener' home
Microgeneration
...by 2016 all new build will undoubtedly be zero carbon - attained by a combination of improved air-tightness and thermal efficiency alongside the use of microgeneration technologies...
技術士二次試験 必須問題 カーボンニュートラル is utilised by low carbon homes - by 2016 all new build will be zero carbon - achieved by a variety of improved air-tightness and thermal efficiency together with the usage of microgeneration technologies such as for example solar panels, wind turbines, biomass boilers and heat pumps in addition to heat recovery ventilation systems.
Solar power panels or photovoltaic cells are accustomed to generate power from sunlight and changes to the planning rules, due autumn 2007, mean that these should be much easier to install. Based on the white paper, only one 1,300 eco-pioneers have installed panels on the homes while solar water heaters are much more widespread - the Department of Trade and Industry estimates you can find about 80,000 used - because they are much cheaper to set up.
Mini wind turbines also have taken off recently, with more than 20,000 used by householders or smaller businesses around the UK. They are only viable in a few areas where average wind speeds are high enough and there's little wind turbulence from neighbouring buildings.
Ground and air source heat pumps are also set to visit a massive growth popular as on average for each and every 1 kW of electricity they consume they produce around 2-3 3 kW of heat.
Generating electricity locally avoids transmission losses and enables waste heat to be exploited for both heating and cooling. This applies as equally to commercial developments just as much as individual homes.
In London, where 75% of the city's carbon emissions come from buildings, the London Climate Change Agency, which is championed by god, the father Mayor's office, is encouraging the growth of mixed-use developments which lend themselves to CHP (combined heat and power) systems, with residential and commercial property providing a balanced demand for energy around the clock.
The government's recently published energy and planning white papers combine to sketch a rosy future for householders generating small amounts of electricity on-site, which is then used to power a home's Lighting, Heating and electrical appliances. Any excess power generated could be exported back again to the grid.
The energy white paper 'Meeting the Energy Challenge' ushers in a potentially bright future for electricity with detailed proposals pointing to how electric heating and warm water will undoubtedly be integral to reducing carbon emissions and improving energy security.
To meet up the government's target of reducing carbon emissions by 60% by 2050 (predicated on 1990 levels) takes a radical shift in energy policy, especially as power stations in the UK are responsible for generating over half of them.
This is given sustained emphasis by the fact that by 2020, 80% of the UK's gas requirements will need to be imported and over half the world's gas reserves are concentrated in just three countries, Russia, Iran and Qatar.
The white paper pushes for investment in increasingly low carbon electricity, principally large-scale renewables, clean coal and nuclear power.
Illustration of a 'greener' home
Microgeneration
...by 2016 all new build will undoubtedly be zero carbon - attained by a combination of improved air-tightness and thermal efficiency alongside the use of microgeneration technologies...
技術士二次試験 必須問題 カーボンニュートラル is utilised by low carbon homes - by 2016 all new build will be zero carbon - achieved by a variety of improved air-tightness and thermal efficiency together with the usage of microgeneration technologies such as for example solar panels, wind turbines, biomass boilers and heat pumps in addition to heat recovery ventilation systems.
Solar power panels or photovoltaic cells are accustomed to generate power from sunlight and changes to the planning rules, due autumn 2007, mean that these should be much easier to install. Based on the white paper, only one 1,300 eco-pioneers have installed panels on the homes while solar water heaters are much more widespread - the Department of Trade and Industry estimates you can find about 80,000 used - because they are much cheaper to set up.
Mini wind turbines also have taken off recently, with more than 20,000 used by householders or smaller businesses around the UK. They are only viable in a few areas where average wind speeds are high enough and there's little wind turbulence from neighbouring buildings.
Ground and air source heat pumps are also set to visit a massive growth popular as on average for each and every 1 kW of electricity they consume they produce around 2-3 3 kW of heat.
Generating electricity locally avoids transmission losses and enables waste heat to be exploited for both heating and cooling. This applies as equally to commercial developments just as much as individual homes.
In London, where 75% of the city's carbon emissions come from buildings, the London Climate Change Agency, which is championed by god, the father Mayor's office, is encouraging the growth of mixed-use developments which lend themselves to CHP (combined heat and power) systems, with residential and commercial property providing a balanced demand for energy around the clock.
