eco freindly houses
Am I forgitven for not being too eco-freindly ?
Hi,
I design and install small power stations in remote parts of Afica & the Mid-East, to power up local water pumps, housing. ait-cons, shops and dear knows what, to improve the lives of a community.
Some have said wind – there isn’r any. some have said solar, but I would need an array the size of Wales, complete with vast banks of truck batteries and a static invertor the cost of which would not be feasible.
So I bung in huge deisel powered jobs.
They work a treat, many a megawatt on-line, job a good’un’
But they can belch forth a bit of smoke.
Am I justified ?
Bob
There’s often no ideal solution to many problems. You’re addressing a serious issue there and whatever you do there’s going to be some negative consequences. Overall the positives outweight the negatives so on balance it’s a good thing that you’re doing.
I’m familiar with some of the remote parts of Africa and am aware of the need for community power supplies and the drawbacks that can be associated with them. Often there is no viable alternative other than to use a diesel generator. Wind, solar and hydro can play their part but are subject to the right conditions, they’re also more expensive and cost is often the over-riding factor in these parts of the world.
If you’re concerned you could always offset the carbon emissions. As a rough rule of thumb you could calculate that for every 20 gallons of diesel burned each year you need to plant one tree. When you do the maths it might work out to be a lot of trees but tree planting on a large scale in Africa is easy and cheap. Engage the local communities, get them to do the planting and look after the trees and their reward is the fruit harvest, shelter and timber.
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