tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post9023978034327337432..comments2010-09-24T14:09:56.194+01:00Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): Biomass: a big dead end?Mark Brinkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-50886970491774820542010-09-23T22:42:28.396+01:002010-09-23T22:42:28.396+01:00Just take a look at this link from a major company...Just take a look at this link from a major company in the US coal industry.<br /><br />http://www.peabodyenergy.com/pdfs/World%20Energy%20Congress-091410.pdf<br /><br />Solid fuel burning is not going to end in a rush!<br /><br />AlexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-79886983969663288182010-09-21T21:39:10.327+01:002010-09-21T21:39:10.327+01:00Would agree burning anything is a highly polluting...Would agree burning anything is a highly polluting activity. TBH I feel it is hard for the UK to make much of a difference because with the US and China and so on our polluting activities are miniscule in comparison. But try we must, both as individuals and as a country.Chrishttp://www.propapedia.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-5355375836054924352010-09-14T16:04:20.304+01:002010-09-14T16:04:20.304+01:00"If it worked it wouldnt need the goverment t..."If it worked it wouldnt need the goverment to fund it."<br /><br />People have been burning wood for energy since the year dot and using it industrially since at least the bronze age. For millenia it was THE source of energy.<br /><br />If you mean is it renewable, zero carbon, immaculately clean and the answer to all our problems, the answer of course is no. AFAIK, there is no perfectbuildingstoathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547733565964401449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-40630190516256486922010-09-14T12:21:56.430+01:002010-09-14T12:21:56.430+01:00If it worked it wouldnt need the goverment to fund...If it worked it wouldnt need the goverment to fund it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-26706335754602509652010-09-13T15:49:35.391+01:002010-09-13T15:49:35.391+01:00Burning anything is a highly polluting activity, p...Burning anything is a highly polluting activity, particularly solid fuels such as coal/wood. Forget the c02 factor, these fuels are truly dirty and release all kinds of nasties into the atmosphere even under the strictest controls.<br />Burning wood domestically, even in approved appliances for smokeless zones is something that should be frowned upon. Wood is not a sustainable resource to power Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-44810926352343121962010-09-13T11:00:20.141+01:002010-09-13T11:00:20.141+01:00A very interesting article, as is the one by Grant...A very interesting article, as is the one by Grant and Clarke that you link to.<br /><br />As I read it, the real problem is not really burning biomass but the political and regulatory nonsense surrounding it. The british approach of using 'carbon' as the measure of 'goodness' of a building through a complex system of calculation probably seemed like a good idea at first and does buildingstoathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547733565964401449noreply@blogger.com