Posted on 11/04/2015 4:04:17 PM PST by sparklite2
Britain is set to grant hundreds of millions of pounds in subsidies to highly polluting diesel generators as a way to help solve the energy supply crunch facing the country over the next 15 years. --------------------
Site has pay wall.
(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...
Thanks -- can you post a link?
We just installed an on-demand water heater.
It's more expensive up front, but much more efficient. The exhaust is cool enough to use PVC pipe.
And, it lasts at least twice as long as a tank-style water heater (20+ years).
Not just the third world.
The island of Kauai in Hawaii is powered by diesel generators. They have some alternative energy, but not enough to even make a small dent.
They bring the diesel by barge to Port Allen.
Simply google a key phrase from the excerpt posted, select news.
Google has an agreement with many, not all news outlets, to get you in.
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