tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post8365881222954800242..comments2024-03-27T06:42:31.956+00:00Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): Biomass splits the AECBMark Brinkleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-51629060061583980682011-02-02T13:42:33.426+00:002011-02-02T13:42:33.426+00:00Nick's premise is that he is using a wood boil...Nick's premise is that he is using a wood boiler. My understanding of the RHI as it was in the consultation document was that wood burners with back boilers were not on the list.<br /><br />Biomass includes burning anything grown. A bit of a broad topic that includes potatoes and grass. Its certainly not all about logs.<br /><br />There are some heating systems that work quite efficiently - Roger Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026908937028438292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-18703810271920299382011-01-10T21:47:06.464+00:002011-01-10T21:47:06.464+00:00And a very interesting addition to the discussion ...And a very interesting addition to the discussion has just gone up on the AECB forum, posted by author Nick Grant. See http://www.aecb.net/forum/index.php/topic,2649.45.htmlChris Herringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-72600033704298971312011-01-08T19:56:31.276+00:002011-01-08T19:56:31.276+00:00Sue, just to clarify, Green Building Forum (GBF)is...Sue, just to clarify, Green Building Forum (GBF)is run and moderated by the Green Building Press (proprietor and editor, Keith Hall). The AECB has no influence over nor moderation in this forum. The AECB Forum is moderated by the AECB, and there is a very useful discussion on this biomass topic there http://www.aecb.net/forum/index.php/topic,2649.45.htmlChris Herringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-12095440149803297102011-01-04T13:26:22.418+00:002011-01-04T13:26:22.418+00:00Wood as a fuel is a good option for many rural dwe...Wood as a fuel is a good option for many rural dwellings which otherwise depend on oil. I am one of many rural dwellers who switch off their oil CH when possible and burn wood to keep warm. No way is my landlord going to update the CH with gshp or similar if it costs him money. I can't even get permission for cavity wall insulation (well, I am still waiting 2.5 months after the request was Sue Everetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069977234384387454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-42464966926310592372011-01-04T07:11:55.915+00:002011-01-04T07:11:55.915+00:00Apologies to readers who post and find messages de...Apologies to readers who post and find messages deleted. There appears to be a gremlin at work here - or else I am being hacked. It is certainly not my intention to delete posts, except where they are obviously spam. Here's one from Derrick that got posted and then disappeared, and its interesting and will maybe develop a future post from me.<br /><br />Mark, here is a very well-reasoned Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-4559337417142700332010-12-30T14:14:52.537+00:002010-12-30T14:14:52.537+00:00Matt
I think you have made a good point about the ...Matt<br />I think you have made a good point about the importance, beyond AECB, of policy regarding future biomass. There are clearly vested interests riding on biomass.<br /> <br />I was one of the scientists privileged to be able to point Nick and Alan to evidence while they prepared their study. I liked their approach to the 'boundary conditions' that must apply when trying to philsharrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992266289232459952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-70010139180871114272010-12-30T11:40:48.776+00:002010-12-30T11:40:48.776+00:00Mark, thanks for getting my comments up via your a...Mark, thanks for getting my comments up via your account. Seems to have been a bit of a technical glitch with the blog! I would very much echo Nick's comment: the big environmental issues like this need to be discussed rationally and openly. I hope that the AECB can continue to play its part in enabling this to happen.Chris Herringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-39485560992877845032010-12-30T10:51:34.825+00:002010-12-30T10:51:34.825+00:00Thanks for this Mark, as one of the authors of the...Thanks for this Mark, as one of the authors of the paper I really didn't know how to respond when I saw the latest issue of GB Mag. I just felt a real sinking feeling. We offered the paper for publication and were genuinely surprised that it was turned down.<br /><br />However, like Chris, I don't agree that it has split the AECB.<br /><br />Also I disagree with Building Stoat that the Nick Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949493936074643201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-76890549055461019052010-12-29T17:42:03.133+00:002010-12-29T17:42:03.133+00:00Message relayed from Chris Herring:
As Chair of t...Message relayed from Chris Herring:<br /><br />As Chair of the AECB, I would like to clarify a few points in Mark's blog regarding the AECB and the biomass paper to which the blog refers. <br /><br />First, Green Building Magazine is an independent publication and does not directly represent the views of the AECB. As Mark says, its editor, Keith Hall, was also with his wife Sally, founder of Mark Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03473684038478246288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-53482370955366896272010-12-28T16:04:09.077+00:002010-12-28T16:04:09.077+00:00Most technologies work very well in certain niches...Most technologies work very well in certain niches. Away from those niches they are progressively less useful and efficient. It depends, obviously, on the circumstances prevailing. The number of people who will be fortunate enough to have the ideal circumstances for biomass operation will be very few. <br /><br />With most 'green' technologies niches are much narrower, because of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-79794504596105147682010-12-28T13:13:02.856+00:002010-12-28T13:13:02.856+00:00I installed a woodburner last year and i have acce...I installed a woodburner last year and i have access to free offcuts from a joinery business. But I,m flabbergasted as to just how much wood we are using and the stove is only providing space heating. The idea that wood/biomass can may a dent in the energy requirements of the uk as a whole is nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-39292022928554548812010-12-28T12:40:56.337+00:002010-12-28T12:40:56.337+00:00This is a simple 'split' between the '...This is a simple 'split' between the 'Low Carbon, Climate Change camp' and the Renewable and Sustainable camp' Clearly there is some overlap between these approaches but some important differences too. It turns out that the 'Green Building World' is as bad at dealing with differences as most other parts of society.<br /><br />There are interesting discussions to be hadbuildingstoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547733565964401449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-91953300005307887092010-12-28T10:28:42.540+00:002010-12-28T10:28:42.540+00:00First I'd like to ask what do you consider to ...First I'd like to ask what do you consider to be feasible alternatives to burning wood in a "back-woodsy lifestyle" setting?<br /><br />Second I would like to offer an anecdote with the intention of maybe reframing/requestioning what the "global problem" is. I am far from an expert on any scale (local or global):<br /><br />I spent most of my adult life living in Israel (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-11232958121013789192010-12-28T00:25:50.892+00:002010-12-28T00:25:50.892+00:00Faced similar situation, as they are censoring wha...Faced similar situation, as they are censoring what people are saying just not to show there is some oposition to their policies...Kredytyhttp://kredyt-gotowkowy24.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14798090.post-1404154615888131122010-12-27T21:54:59.604+00:002010-12-27T21:54:59.604+00:00I stopped using the Green Building Forum because o...I stopped using the Green Building Forum because of Keith Hall's tactics regarding heat pumps. He started marking all posts which were pro-heat pump in a way which meant that they didn't show as new posts - the post was still there but for practical purposes it might as well have not been. The policy was not widely advertised.<br /><br />This was quite a while ago so I don't know ifEd Davieshttp://edavies.me.uk/noreply@blogger.com