OhThisBloodyPC
Kingston upon Thames
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Data Centres
Some of the biggest consumers of electricity in London are data centres.These giant IT factories could be run far more efficiently, if the owners (such as banks) could be persuaded to move to more efficient technology.They could consume less power, for example, if they used solid state disk technology.(Why not impose a tax on super users of electricity, who put strain on the national grid?) The public sector could immediately lower its carbon footprint by closing down, or cancelling, needless public databases, such as the national ID card scheme. + 0 comments |
Energy | 02.28.10 |
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Data Centres part 2
Iceland can host data centres far more efficiently than us.It has an immediate supply of green energy (geothermally generated electricity) to power the computers.And an unlimited supply of naturally cold elements (being Iceland, cold air and water are abundant!) which can be used to cool the processors far more cheaply than in the UK.Iceland could host all the public sector's databases for us, and lower thier carbon footprint dramatically.Seeing how the nation's banks lost so much of our money, surely this is the least that Iceland could do for us.Surely Boris could negotiate a good deal on hosting our databases. It would take some of the strain off our national grid, which struggles to meet the demand for all the data centres based in London and the M25. + 1 comments |
Energy | 02.28.10 |
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Crematoriums
Surely the energy from crematoriums could be harnessed.Could it be used to generate electricty?Or heat a swimming pool or sauna?Could the heat be used to heat water, that could then be used to heat local offices?Or to melt the glass from old recycled bottles, which could then be fomed into new products? + 1 comments |
Energy | 02.28.10 |
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A water turbine at Teddington Lock, The Hogsmill in Kingston
Water turbines cost around £600,000.And can gegenerate power worth £60,000 a year (if the BBC's figures are to be trusted. That's a big if)They may face local opposition.But The Wandle River (Which runs into the Thames at Wandsworth) runs through many an industrial estate, and would provide quite a few good sites for a water turbine. Or a water mill at least!Teddington Lock, on the Thames, and Sunbury Lock (futher upstream) could both be used to host water turbines and have considerable potential to generate power.The Hogsmill River, which runs into the Thames at Kingston, could also offer a number of potential sites for a turbine. + 3 comments |
Energy | 02.28.10 |