Break the bad news bubble (Part 2) | Angus Hervey
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It's time for our periodic update of good news from Angus Hervey, founder
of Fix the News, an independent publication that reports stories of global
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Free energy is being beamed down to us every day from the sun – and all we have to do is harvest it.We could build a community energy plant on our roof space. Nobody is using it for anything much – so why not? We can make use of north facing or flat roof areas by mounting photo voltaic arrays (PVA) or solar hot water systems, or even panels to capture heat for hydronic underfloor heating.
Of course we could each install solar technology individually, but some houses don’t have any suitable roof space, while others have more than they can use – so it makes sense to pool together and invest in the infrastructure as a neighbourhood. I imagine it would be much cheaper to do it on-mass too. After we’ve paid off the initial investment, we could all have clean free energy, and use the profits we make from selling power back to the grid to use for ongoing maintenance and upgrades.
The layout design above is the ideal layout, and doesn't take into account shadows from higher density or tree planting. Once I've 'crashed' it together, or considered it, with the other aspects of the design, we should get a more realistic picture.
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