Micropower 'Could Fuel UK Homes'
By Alex Kirby
Environment Correspondent
BBC News Online
9-14-4
Household-scale renewable energy schemes could provide power for many British families, conservationists say.
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A mini-power station on the roof of many UK homes will soon be possible and affordable, a British think-tank says.
The Green Alliance, an independent body which advises policy-makers, says that micropower schemes have come of age.
In a report which will be published on 15 September, it says the Sun, the wind and even the heat in the soil can all provide clean energy for a household.
The report says micropower can help the UK to keep its promises on tackling climate change, and also to save money.
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Entitled A Micro-generation Manifesto, it describes the concept as "the generation of low-carbon heat and power by individuals, small businesses and communities to meet their own needs...
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Hydrogen seen as car fuel of the future
Gas from nuclear power stations 'will power the world's vehicles'
Paul Brown, environment correspondent
Friday September 10, 2004
The Guardian
Hydrogen produced by nuclear power stations will fuel the world's vehicles by 2050, providing pollution-free transport while combating global warming, the World Nuclear Association was told in London yesterday.
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Making nuclear power stations slightly larger than necessary would allow surplus electricity to produce hydrogen at very little extra cost. This could be sold to a national network of hydrogen filling stations for fuel cells for cars.
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Hans Forsstrom, from the European commission, said the EU was also considering the use of high-temperature reactors to produce hydrogen. The process had a "big potential".
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Klaus Scheuerer, of BMW, said it had already developed a car which could run on hydrogen or petrol. The problem was not the technology but the supply of hydrogen.
"The long-term transition to hydrogen as a source of energy is an absolute necessity. Our progress in the development of a hydrogen engine makes us confident that the road to market is a short one."