Greener Power

[sabredragon]

We get told by the goverment we should be greener & save energy
& so now we have countless companies trying to sell us there products i.e solar panels , small domestic wind turbines but the burning question is do these companies use this energy themselfs are there factories out there with whole roofs of solar panels dedicated to producing power to make these products has the carpark been turned into a wind farm & workers issued push bikes to get to work

[Mike]

Do you know I have pondered that myself

I also think that the majority of these products arent worth the money as the payback period is far too long. I just think that the government is jumping on the Green bandwagon.

I do think green energy is a good idea, I just dont agree with the way its miss sold.

I actually think that nuclear power is currently the way to go.

Mike...

[sabredragon]

Nuclear is definatly a power source we have to keep in the options but after that melt down in Russia some years ago & the lose of life & the deformities also theres a beach in the uk that cant be used because of particals
So I think we have to be aware of the dangers & long term effects.

Just as an after thought Energy Saving Light Bulbs we are encouraged to buy them as they last longer & use less power so when we all have these fitted as standard in our houses what is going to happen to a large part of the work force in this industry as they possiblly wont be needed to make the other kind .

[Mike]

Originally Posted by sabredragon

Nuclear is definatly a power source we have to keep in the options but after that melt down in Russia some years ago & the lose of life & the deformities also theres a beach in the uk that cant be used because of particals
So I think we have to be aware of the dangers & long term effects.

Just as an after thought Energy Saving Light Bulbs we are encouraged to buy them as they last longer & use less power so when we all have these fitted as standard in our houses what is going to happen to a large part of the work force in this industry as they possiblly wont be needed to make the other kind .

I agree that nuclear power can have its drawbacks, most of the problems so far have been due to human error

We have quite a few of the low energy bulbs, they dont last very long, at least not in my experience

Mike..

[Waldo]

Just a quick word on the low energy bulbs - have just had to change one, after 13 years! Admittedly it was the one at the top of the stairs, so not extremely heavy use, but I think that's quite impressive.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Waldo

Just a quick word on the low energy bulbs - have just had to change one, after 13 years! Admittedly it was the one at the top of the stairs, so not extremely heavy use, but I think that's quite impressive.

Maybe its our light fitting thats killing the low energy bulbs

Mike...

[Nutty_ZA]

We had a low energy light fitting in our bathroom... The light used to get left on nearly 24 hours a day, and the "bulb" lasted about a year...

I couldn't stand the insipid light it gave off tho, so changed the fitting to a couple of spots... I know, not very green of me

[Mike]

Yeah the light isnt typically white or bright is it, they are normally a weird cream/yellow dull light. Not good in the bathroom when you are trying to shave.

The dont get to full brightness very quick either, no good for stairs and landings!

They can save you cash though

Mike...

[kazthorn]

Originally Posted by Mike

Yeah the light isnt typically white or bright is it, they are normally a weird cream/yellow dull light. Not good in the bathroom when you are trying to shave.

The dont get to full brightness very quick either, no good for stairs and landings!

They can save you cash though

Mike...

I've found that different brands of these globes have better light than others. I have several at home that have been in use for a couple of years and the light is as good as a normal globe. Surprisingly though the ones's that have been best are a home brand label.

[sabredragon]

Monster Munch brought a energy saving lightbulb with her from Scarbourough which the council gave out for free & it blew the other month & that lasted about five years not bad for a council freeby