Ericsson and Vertical Wind in joint research project Vertical Wind has, in colaboration with Uppsala university and telecom giant Ericsson, constructed a wind turbine for mounting on Ericsson's Tower Tube type radio masts. By powering base stations with a renewable energy source, Ericsson aims to reduce their carbon emissions as well as ease network expansion in developing countries.
Brilliant idea I think, especially as the competition is not grid power but diesel generators.
I think that this can not be said enough. There are many times when green technologies that have not yet reached the price point to replace fossil-fuel tech generally are viable, in niches.
Take the ironic case of one of the larger markers for home solar power in the US.
The Amish.
The Amish view connection to the grid as "wordly" so the alternative to using solar power to charge batteries for around the house is to use generators. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
markets not markers. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
much better than wiring the sky, in some respects, and maybe more sustainable...
they will certainly be the go-to guys when survival comes down to how well you can husband your immediate environment without heavy import draw, and minimising environmental impact.
i may quibble with some of their attitudes (!), but i wouldn't question their track record as ecologists. the only better ones in n. america were the natives, pre-columbus.
they were only matched by few.
i guess i distrust 'big'...
big grids are here, probably to stay for a long while, but 'small is beautiful', imo, and while a communication grid would be a maxi-priority, an electricity grid would come much lower than micro-generation, and of course even that should come below clean air, water, shelter, and protection from predators through responsible dem-gov oversight.
by noon, if possible, thanks... ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
