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by admin on 10 October, 2010
On Saturday 18th September I took part in a council visit to the Thameswey Milton Keynes combined heat and power (
There is very little environmental benefit to converting gas to electricity on the face of it. However, if when converting the gas to electricity, the excess heat from producing the electricity is captured and used to provide heat for heating many of the same businesses and residents who purchase the electricity, the carbon footprint is reduced. By doing this, carbon involved in the process is 20% lower than if the two processes of producing electricity and heating were carried out separately. In Milton Keynes the
While this is impressive I would like to see the gas used switched from gas from the mains that is currently referred to by the Council as a sustainable source, to a renewable source, such as gas from landfill. This would also enable Woking to continue to be an environmental leader, rather than as at present, as a former environmental leader.
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