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Hi everyone
Just joined here, mainly because the brief browse of your forum was interesting but frustrating.
Firstly what I am typing is black on a white background and I am using a crt monitor which means more power (not sure about LCD etc).
This forum discusses mainly renewable fuel sources but it seems little about the real future which in my opinion is fuel efficient devices.
We are planning on destroying the environment with giant wind turbines simply because we can't curb our ways or reduce electricity consumption.
The question is what are we trying to save. The answer is our extravagant
lifestyle.
Energy saving bulbs have made some difference, insulation has helped and I am sure many other steps have improved matters.But the focus is always on producing more.
Most electronic devices today run on low voltage ie 12v 5v 30vdc etc while the primary voltage on the transformer is 240 ac. do we really need 240ac for these things. LED lighting has come to the fore and is sufficient to light a corridor in an office block.
My local council has approved planning for two large semi's to be converted to one house.Unfortunately the owner is very vain and has halogen lighting illuminating the outside of his house 24 hours a day about 6 x 500w lamps.
What about street lighting with motion sensors, timers on domestic appliances etc, financial penalties for blatant energy wasters.
This is a mind set and can be learned from birth.
There are still factories dumping waste heat into the atmosphere when it could be used to reduce heating required elsewhere
PS
more when I think of it
Michael
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