Not exact matches
The factoid is also mentioned in a press release from Monday,
by Micropower, a group established
by Liberal Democrat Lord Ezra to «represent the whole
microgeneration sector».
A report backed
by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has claimed that
microgeneration could prevent the need for new nuclear power stations if enough people adopt the technology.
If this was to happen,
microgeneration could produce as much energy as five large new nuclear power stations and
by 2030 we could be saving as much carbon as if we were to take all HGVs and buses off our roads.
With ambitious policy measures, up to 9 million
microgeneration systems could be installed
by 2020, producing as much energy as 5 nuclear power stations.
When we talk about small wind turbines we're also talking about
microgeneration — the small - scale generation of electric power
by individuals — as opposed to the larger, grid - tied power production of commercial wind turbines, such as those found on wind farms.
The payback is looking pretty good it seems, if his latest update is anything to go
by: «Not only will we not pay for any electricity, we should get a rebate of about # 50 once a payment from the so - called renewables obligation (RO) scheme, which rewards
microgeneration schemes with cash, is included.