http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/08/microgeneration-whitepaper-all-you-need-to-know/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:18:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/08/microgeneration-whitepaper-all-you-need-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-13260 Nick Aster Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:58:30 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/08/microgeneration-whitepaper-all-you-need-to-know/#comment-13260 Quite true. One thing that I've read is that if properly hooked up, microgeneration can solve a lot of the storage problems simply by dispersing the demand. For example, if your home is producing solar power all day while you're not at home, the power gets used by someone else down the grid which earns you credits, then at nighttime, when you get home and turn on the lights, power comes back to you from someplace else, possibly a traditional facility, or some neighborhood-scale storage. That would be a lot cheaper (probably) than having a flywheel in your basement. Quite true. One thing that I’ve read is that if properly hooked up, microgeneration can solve a lot of the storage problems simply by dispersing the demand. For example, if your home is producing solar power all day while you’re not at home, the power gets used by someone else down the grid which earns you credits, then at nighttime, when you get home and turn on the lights, power comes back to you from someplace else, possibly a traditional facility, or some neighborhood-scale storage. That would be a lot cheaper (probably) than having a flywheel in your basement.

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2005/08/microgeneration-whitepaper-all-you-need-to-know/comment-page-1/#comment-13259 Craig Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:22:28 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2005/08/microgeneration-whitepaper-all-you-need-to-know/#comment-13259 I've been rooting for micro-generation for a while now. I haven't read the BBC whitepaper yet, but I know that energy storage is as much a stumbling block as efficient generation. I remember a company that was making kinetic energy storage (flywheels), but I don't know if they ever decided to enter the home market. I’ve been rooting for micro-generation for a while now. I haven’t read the BBC whitepaper yet, but I know that energy storage is as much a stumbling block as efficient generation. I remember a company that was making kinetic energy storage (flywheels), but I don’t know if they ever decided to enter the home market.

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