Do you know that there is another way of generating an electricity? (Don't need £70 b to clean up the waste.)

Question

There were many English inventors that had to carry their inventions abroad because of lacking of support from the government in the past. And as it seems still be an on going nowadays. (Even a European funding is a stitch up.)

Do you believe that there is still such a person exist in our generation – now that can solve our shortage of electricity without costing the future generation to clean up the waste. And this invention will not create sighting as a wind turbine does.

The whole idea would cost a fraction of a million to carry out a prototype. The problem is “Even if we knew, the vested interest by big businesses would squash it” quoted by JOHN R.

But there must be the way in which this innovation would benefit the whole nation than just the group of the greed....

Answer 1

We need to use our fossil fuels much more efficiently and decentralise generation by encouraging small projects. We should make builders/ property developers incorporate microgeneration into all new development - with tax incentives- and not just built houses that have the lowest bulding cost.
Please watch this film narrated by Clive Anderson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klooRS-Jjyo
to see how we could use our fossil fuel more efficiently to give us time to develop alternatives.

Answer 2

Wind energy is the fastest growing source of electricity generation. There are a tremendous number of wind turbines being installed all over the world; so many that manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand.

Wind energy is a proven technology. It does not produce toxic waste. It does not contribute to global warming. It is renewable, and it is economically competitive.

Solor electricity is also a good investment. Initially it is more expensive, but the panels last for 20 years.

The best investment is energy conservation. For example if your refrigerator / ice box is more than a few years old, then the energy saved by upgrading to a more efficient model will actually pay for itself within a few years.

Also flourescent lights use 75% less electricity, and using them is as easy as changing a lightbulb.

Answer 3

I would be interested to hear what you think it is!

None of the alternate fuels are in any way viable to replace current energy supply in any meaningfull way for years to come. Proponents tend to sell the good side and forget the downside.

Production of alternate fuels involves the use of energy to do so.

Land use for biomass causes greater use of fertilisers and insectacides and is already pushing up the price of food crops. Worse still aforestation to grow biofuel is actually causing significant carbon emmissions whilst removing the forest which takes up carbon!

Large windmills can be effective but do not forget the energy used to build them and to carry and store the current which uses many poluting metals and chemicals. Small rooftop windmills currently need replacing before they become ecenomically viable!!!

Photovoltaic cells are the most expensive and inefficient method of electricity production by far. They use a lot of energy and poluting metal and materials and present a disposal problem. They deteriorate quite rapidly and currently are not capable of recouping the cost of buying and installing them.

The most efficient method of saving on generation and all forms of power supply is simply innovation in efficiency which each years cuts carbon emmissions far in excess of all the other methods combined.

The only power source which promises to be virtualy free, polution free and have no disposal problems is nuclear fussion and that is many years down the line.

Environmentalists are quick to sell the idea of much cleaner fuels but sadly do not look at the consequences. Some such as some of the biofuels could cause far bigger problems for the planet than they can cure.

Sound scientific testing, clear an honest thinking and close examination of the effects of new fuels is required. The answer is out there but no quick fix is available, probably no medium term fix either.

But if you have found a new way to generate electricity in the way you suggest - congratulations you are going to be the wealthiest person on the planet!!!

Answer 4

Personally I find the whole idea of generating your own electricity to be not worth it in the end. Look at the cost of purchasing something which generates electricity, and the expertise you need in installing it in your home, versus the actual savings you'll make.

Even energy-efficient lightbulbs don't pay for themselves for quite some time, although personally I think it's far easier to save electricity (turn lights out, etc) than it is to generate it.

Leave it to the government to come up with renewable energy sources, the economies of scale of such projects should ensure a far greater efficiency than you or I could achive on our own.

Answer 5

Even if we knew , the vested interest by big businesses would squash it

Answer 6

B&Q in the UK sell a wind turbine which you can put on your roof.