Net Zero and Dangerous Assumptions
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The Net Zero Acolytes have got it all wrong! And its not Just Us - NetZeroWatch
My Christmas/New Year Message {a Present} to You - the general population and our 'deaf' Government See Letter to Dept of Energy & Net Zero
Government reliance on CENTRALISED power {electricity} generation is part of the root of their poor assumptions. It's the default position of 'Government' to think of CENTRALISATION - and that's just one problem that we will discuss in detail below. But Centralised Electricity Generation {gas/coal/bio-mass etc} is surprisingly inefficient - at converting fuel into electricity. Coal was the least efficient at 22%, with various Gas engines getting into the 30-35% fuel conversion efficiencies.
BUT the reason is the HEAT produced - is "squandered" up those Cooling Towers - if you read our previous articles you will see the futility of the Centralised Electricity Strategy - when there are clear, inexpensive and energy efficient alternatives {see later}.
The other assumptions {re Net Zero}, we have brought to your attention before in these articles on this platform Net Zero - They Haven't Got a CLUE and Again Net Zero - Cold Feet and the biggest question about "Fossil Fuels" a known misnomer
But, let us return to our interrogation with AI - Chat GPT in this case back in March 2023. Here we had to cajole AI into at least considering the alternatives {for once} and not being influenced by continued agenda politics {as we are again being subjected to in late 2024 and as it appears well into 2025. It has to STOP - as the Nation is being herded in the wrong direction - by politics and NOT Science. Read our Discussions with Chat GPT about Electricity Generation HERE
Once you read that - it's patently obvious that in order to radically improve Fuel Efficiency, we need to move to localised DECENTRALISED ENERGY {plus attendant Heat Networks}. For good strategic reasons -
- energy resilience,
- grid embedded energy and
- far greater energy efficiency.
Factor in, Bio-Methane production from Organic Waste Streams to power such decentralised systems then we have ENERGY AUTONOMY at the local level.
Heat Networks UK
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Improving and decarbonising1 networks
{cannot accept the myth of CO2 causing climate "emergency" or any other effects - therefore "decarbonising" is a misnomer}
Through the Green Heat Network Fund, the UK Government, has announced 28 funding awards totalling over £348m.
Projects supported by the Fund include a major new network in North-West London which will take waste heat from data centres and supply it to 10,000 new homes and 250,000m2 of commercial space.
In November the remaining Heat Networks Investment Project awards were announced.
Totalling £9.8m;
- London Borough of Islington (£678k) for an extension to the council's Bunhill network,
- Gateshead Council (£2.9m) for further connections to their Gateshead District Energy Scheme and
- E.ON (£6.3m) for their innovative Silvertown network in London's Docklands.
Through the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES) the government awarded over £34m to 230 projects over six funding rounds.
They have now launched the HNTAS pilot programme to test the scheme rules on live projects, ensuring HNTAS works in practice and aligns with industry needs, as well as the heat training grant, which provides those working in heat networks with up to £500 towards the cost of heat network training.
Decentralised Solar vs Centralised Solar
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...Equally applies to wind, hydro as well
From the US they have noticed the problems with Industrial scale Renewables, the Grid and Instability.
"As the U.S. begins a major push to become the leading player in the global solar revolution, the topic of sprawling solar farms built away from communities vs. small and medium scale solar arrays utilising rooftops and smaller parcels of already developed or degraded land is becoming an increasingly important issue."
"Small and medium scale solar power has the potential to become the Internet of distributed electricity generation – a network resilient to a single point of failure; whether caused by natural disasters or attack by hostile parties."
But this aspect only scratches the surface – decentralised solar {as well as Wind and Hydro} power offers a multitude of other benefits over large scale plants;
- including avoiding “line loss” and heat losses from transformers, associated with remote generation,
- reduction in infrastructure investment {GRID}
- while offering major permanent job creation potential and
- avoiding damage to wildlife habitats, loss of farmlands.
Instead of appropriating undisturbed public lands or utilising productive agricultural land for solar power generation on a massive scale, better use can be made of the very much under-utilised sea of rooftops in our towns and cities. Furthermore, in the UK the brownfield sites, commercial buildings within ctown/city centres offers direct in-building benefits.
Joint Venture - Crypto Invest
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At Sun Earth Energy Limited {a UK Registered Company}, and other associated Companies, we have several times proposed Joint Ventures. With ourselves offering the technical, project management & systems expertise developed over the last 50 years of experience within the Company. The Investor Side will bring in 'capital' in terms of an investment/loan arrangement in exchange for a substantial shareholding within Sun Earth Energy Ltd {or other associated Company as deemed appropriate by both parties}.
Using Contracts {under UK Law} we will enter into a legal agreement covering the terms of the Joint Venture and the revised shareholdings of the Company - including a comprehensive shareholder agreement to cover the minority shareholders best interests. {which - depending on the level of investment be Sun Earth Energy Ltd}. There may also be a fixed term buy-out option to cover the investment element, and in the process give the investor a term limit and a known profit. Again depending on the level of Investment, a Residual Shareholding in Sun Earth Energy Ltd may also be a consideration to give the investor a longer term return.
Due to the nature of the large scale projects we intend to Design, Project Manage and Administer - the MINIMUM Crypto-Transfer Investment would need to be above €100 million (fiat equivalent at transfer}, in a limited basket of Crypto Currencies - Typically 
Bitcoin BTC; 
Ethereum ETH; 
Ripple XRP; 
Stellar XLM - these represent acceptable trade volumes and market capitalisation. We are open to other 'coins' or a basket of holdings, by further negotiations. We have receiving accounts with all the major Crypto-Currencies.
In addition with Crypto Currencies there is the 'thorny issue' of source and suchlike. We will be able to tackle such issues via our own Corporate Crypto Accounts. However we are keen to talk with those who were wise enough at the start to take large positions - and who may need something more tangible to associate their wealth with - such as a self sustaining city!
The first stage in this process, after an initial consultation, would be the establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding - MOU
If you have a project to discuss you can initially complete the form - CLICK HERE
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