Starmer has delivered a first salvo in the bid for green energy. $27m per gigawatt for off shore wind must be a good incentive? It would be good if he could do something similar for household solar? This would reduce the pressure on the National grid and could be a spur for electric vehicles. Could we bring back the milk cart concept – delivery vehicles for parcels and the Royal Mail generally could benefit. And as soon as batteries become an affordable snd viable option we could take millions of houses off grid. My vision for Sandford would be increasing houses with solar panels, then having a couple of wind turbines on the hill to supplement in winter. Banwell could investigate the possibility of a water turbine from the spring under the bowling green and wind turbines on the hill. Winscombe could have wind as well. So that would be 15000 off the grid entirely! I also think people are prepared to invest in green energy as long as the pay back time is less than 10 years. (average residence time for home owners is 21 years). Garages are rarely used for cars, so battery storage or even the fireplaces and chimneys?
If Trump really does dismantle Bidens green initiative it could open up the UK for major new investments to which end the government is making it easier to invest in green initiatives in the UK. In fact if there are tarrifs imposed on UK products by Trump it may galvanise the govt. to reopen trade discussions with the EU. The main power houses of the EU would surely welcome a centre-left ally? France, Italy and Germany have a growing prescence due to migration, but the populations remain pro-EU at the last count!
Underfloor heating should be a technology that should not be left to the Romans! Surely better than radiators?