Re: Solar heated hot water

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

Deeply thought provoking Bruno.

I have been watching BP Solar's developments (especially the whole roof
shingle replacement systems)  with interest, I seem to recall reading
(possibly on the BP Solar website, actually) that the key problem at the
moment with manufacturing is simply one of low volumes, and that the energy
cost and chemical usage could be improved greatly through larger scale
manufacturing processes.

The dynamics of a vastly distributed power generation system, with almost
every roof covered in PF tiles of some sort, and huge fuel cell systems (in
place of current power stations) acting as national reservoirs sound like
Sci-Fi just now, but I suspect are not so far fetched in the decades to
come..

Just wondering, what's your take on Nuclear? I have often found it strange
that nuclear power has not been developed more, (especially the breeder
reactors, like Dounreay) as it seems a particularly powerful solution to
CO2
emissions.

I.