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It's not a matter of either/or though, is it?

To MfM, the financing problem - as I point out - is not difficult to crack if you rebase your thinking about value.

Energy Pools are not Rocket Science, and it was interesting to see the first electronic currency based on electricity launched in Copenhagen the other day. (my bold).

The Concept | Kiwah

A community is like an engine; it makes things happen. The Kiwah is its fuel. Kiwah is a special purpose currency, designed to enable transactions between people, groups and companies that actively want to build a society that is CO2 slim and based on an inclusive world. The unit of account is the Kilowatt-Hour.

Btw, MfM, I just rescued your 'linked in' message from my spam folder....Thanks.

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Sun Dec 20th, 2009 at 11:49:34 AM EST
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Small wind has less potential coverage than solar PV. It's more of a niche technology. If you use it, you should be sure that you get something out of it (a lower price than for solar PV, first of all).
by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sun Dec 20th, 2009 at 12:05:12 PM EST
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How does small wind and solar PV compare on EROEI basis?

A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
by A swedish kind of death on Sun Dec 20th, 2009 at 05:37:15 PM EST
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No clue. Current solar PV now has a payback period of 1 and a half years, I gather, from what I gather. Which given the 30 year lifespan you can reasonably expect is 20:1. I've never seen anything on small wind.
by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sun Dec 20th, 2009 at 07:35:26 PM EST
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