PV solar panels for a crazy world

The Great British debate about wind turbines has always perplexed me because I think they are very elegant and in tune with our historical roots as depicted with the windmill clad landscapes of the acclaimed artist called Constable. However, fracking is the real enemy of the Great British countryside, and wind turbines may be the lesser of two evils.

Fracking in full-scale production.

The threat of black-outs by the big six energy suppliers has already begun. Threats of withdrawal of investment for the future of the nation’s energy and the political ‘vote-buying’ is leaving a bewildered British public scared for the future.

There has never been a point in history where investment in research, development and implementation of newer energy technologies not reflected in the consumer’s final energy costs – So why all the fuss now? Read the rest of this entry »

The recent statements by David Cameron about reducing households energy bills by sacrificing alternative energy support reminded me of the tales of King Cnut who also attempted to change the course of an inevitable tide without success.

Politicians are powerless to prevent unaffordable energy costs.

To be fair to the Norse King, who apparently was trying to prove to his people that he wasn’t all-powerful at all and that he was just an ordinary man.

Mr Cameron and George Osborne’s policies are still attempting to hold back this wave of inevitability while going against the tide, as the rest of the world is striving to become less dependent on fast depleting fossil fuels including oil-rich Saudi Arabia.

After waves of relentless hikes in the cost of powering and heating our homes, the level of arrogance must overshadow even Canute’s most defining moment. To use a Viking analogy, Mr Cameron is blaming the bail bucket for the ship taking on water. If the boat is sinking, then you don’t throw the bucket overboard, you increase the size and number available. Read the rest of this entry »

When the prime ministers only advice for yet another round of increasing energy costs is to switch tariff and wear a jumper, you know that he is as helpless as the rest of us.

Although there are things you can do to shield yourself from future rises, the prime minister is keeping this information under his hat.

What Mr Cameron should have said was,

“The future of energy within the UK is uncertain, but what is certain is that we cannot guarantee to keep energy down because of a variable factor at home and abroad. Everyone should now begin to look at alternative ways to protect yourselves from the higher costs of future energy in this country.”

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