By Mit Richard Black Richard Black

The US is ready to accept “binding international obligations” on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, officials say, if other nations do the same. Die USA sind bereit, zu akzeptieren, "verbindliche internationale Verpflichtungen" auf die Reduzierung von Treibhausgas-Emissionen, Beamten sagen, wenn andere Staaten tun.

The comments came in a news conference in Paris given by James Connaughton and Daniel Price, environmental and economics advisers to President Bush. Die Kommentare kamen in einer Pressekonferenz in Paris von James Connaughton und Daniel Preis-, Umwelt-und Wirtschafts-Berater von Präsident Bush.

The US hopes the world’s major economies will conclude a “leaders’ declaration” before the July G8 summit. Die US-hofft, dass die weltweit wichtigsten Volkswirtschaften schließt einen "Führer" Erklärung "vor dem G8-Gipfel im Juli.

There was no indication of how much the US might be prepared to cut emissions. Es gab keinen Hinweis darauf, wie sehr die US-vielleicht bereit sein, zur Senkung der Emissionen.

But the Bush administration is clearly looking for some kind of binding commitment from major developing countries such as China, India and Brazil. Aber die Bush-Regierung ist eindeutig der Suche nach einer Art verbindliche Zusage von großen Entwicklungsländer wie China, Indien und Brasilien.

“The US is prepared to enter into binding international obligations to reduce greenhouse gases as part of a global agreement in which all major economies similarly undertake binding international obligations,” said Mr Price, the president’s deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs. "Die USA sind bereit, in verbindliche internationale Verpflichtungen zur Reduzierung der Treibhausgase im Rahmen einer globalen Vereinbarung, in der alle großen Volkswirtschaften ähnlich verpflichten verbindlichen internationalen Verpflichtungen", sagte Price, der stellvertretende Vorsitzende der nationalen Sicherheit Berater für die internationale Wirtschaft.

The United Nations climate process emphasises that different countries have “common but differentiated responsibilities” for climate change, which in practice has meant industrialised nations promising to cut emissions while developing countries do not. Die Vereinten Nationen Klima Prozess betont, dass die verschiedenen Länder haben "gemeinsamen, aber differenzierten Verantwortung" für den Klimawandel, die in der Praxis bedeutete, hat viel versprechende industrialisierten Länder zur Senkung der Emissionen, während die Entwicklungsländer nicht.

But the US officials suggested the phrase should mean something different - supporting the poorest nations, while expecting those that are developing successfully to take on some kind of obligation to cut emissions. Doch die US-Beamten vorgeschlagen, die Formulierung sollte etwas anderes bedeuten - Unterstützung der ärmsten Länder, während diejenigen, die erwartet werden, um die Entwicklung erfolgreich auf eine Art Verpflichtung zur Reduzierung der Emissionen.

“An effective framework requires the participation of all major economies, developed and developing alike,” said Mr Price. "Ein effizienter Rahmen erfordert die Beteiligung aller wichtigen Volkswirtschaften, Industrie-und Entwicklungsländern gleichermaßen," sagte Herr Preis.

“Europe and the US could turn out the lights today, and come 2030 or 2050 we would not have addressed the problem of climate change.” "Europa und den USA könnte sich heute die Lichter, und kommen 2030 oder 2050 hätte man nicht das Problem des Klimawandels."

Some countries might commit to firm emissions targets while others promised energy efficiency gains, he suggested. Einige Länder könnten sich verpflichten, festen Emissionszielen während andere Energieeffizienz Gewinne versprochen, meinte er. Commitments could cover a country’s entire economy, or just certain sectors. Verpflichtung könnte sich ein Land für die gesamte Wirtschaft oder nur bestimmte Sektoren.

Shuffling the decks Schlurfend den Decks

The notion that major developing countries might take on binding targets might prove politically difficult, suggested Philip Clapp, deputy managing director of the Pew Environment Group Die Vorstellung, dass die großen Entwicklungsländer könnten sich auf verbindliche Ziele könnten sich als politisch schwierig, vorgeschlagen, Philip Clapp, stellvertretender Geschäftsführer des Pew Umwelt-Gruppe

The US wants to conclude talks before the G8 summit in Japan Die USA wollen Abschluss Gespräche vor dem G8-Gipfel in Japan

“The White House knows that taking a binding target of comparable size [to that taken by the US or EU] is neither a negotiating option nor a physical possibility for the Chinese government,” he told BBC News. "Das Weiße Haus weiß, dass sich ein verbindliches Ziel von vergleichbarer Größe [zu, dass die von den USA oder der EU] ist weder ein Verhandlungsmandat Option noch eine physische Möglichkeit für die chinesische Regierung", sagte er der BBC News.

He also suggested that an acid test of a leaders’ declaration would be the timescale for making cuts. Er schlug vor, dass eine Nagelprobe eines Chefs Erklärung wäre der Zeitplan für die Kürzungen.

At the last G8 summit, Japan proposed setting the goal of reducing emissions globally by 50% by 2050, a target which Daniel Price said could potentially form part of the declaration. Auf dem letzten G8-Gipfel in Japan vorgeschlagen, das Ziel einer Reduzierung der Emissionen global um 50% von 2050, ein Ziel, sagte Daniel Price möglicherweise Teil der Erklärung.

“It’s become increasingly apparent that the Bush administration is willing to agree to a target that would take effect 40 years from now, and wants to portray that as a major accomplishment,” said Mr Clapp. "Es wird immer deutlicher, dass die Bush-Regierung ist bereit, sich auf ein bestimmtes Ziel, die mit Wirkung ab jetzt 40 Jahre, und will zu porträtieren, die als wichtiger Erfolg", sagte Herr Clapp.

“A key question is whether the administration is willing to accept binding targets that take effect before 2020, because a binding commitment that doesn’t take effect for 40 years is really just shuffling the problem off one more time.” "Eine zentrale Frage ist, ob die Verwaltung ist bereit, zu akzeptieren, dass verbindliche Ziele vor 2020 wirksam werden, da eine verbindliche Zusage, dass keine Wirkung für 40 Jahre ist wirklich nur schiebend das Problem ein weiteres Mal ab."

Trading plans Trading-Pläne

The US comments stem largely from a process initiated by President Bush last year, a series of talks involving 17 nations that together account for about 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Die US-Kommentare stammen größtenteils aus einem Prozess, der von Präsident Bush im vergangenen Jahr eine Reihe von Gesprächen mit 17 Nationen, die zusammen für rund 80% der weltweiten Treibhausgas-Emissionen.

The “major economies” or “big emitters” group had its second meeting in Hawaii last month, and the next is scheduled for Paris in April. Die "großen Volkswirtschaften" oder "Big-Strahlern"-Gruppe hatte ihre zweite Sitzung in Hawaii im vergangenen Monat, und die nächste ist für April in Paris.

Environmental groups have criticised the process as a distraction from the UN negotiations, and because the developing countries involved have much lower per capita emissions than the US. Umweltgruppen kritisierten den Prozess als eine Ablenkung von den UN-Verhandlungen, und weil die Entwicklungsländer, die sehr viel niedrigeren Pro-Kopf-Emissionen als die USA.

But European delegates involved in the Hawaii meeting described the mood as frank and engaging. Aber die europäischen Teilnehmer an der Sitzung Hawaii beschrieben die Stimmung als offen und einnehmend.

The EU and US are working together within the World Trade Organization (WTO) on a proposal that all countries should slash tarriffs on trade in clean energy equipment. Die EU und die USA arbeiten gemeinsam innerhalb der World Trade Organization (WTO) über einen Vorschlag, dass alle Länder sollten Schrägstrich-Tarif über den Handel mit sauberer Energie.

“Some countries, in particular the major developing countries, have tarriff schedules as high as 70%,” said Mr Connaughton, head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. "Einige Länder, insbesondere die großen Entwicklungsländer haben tarriff Zeitpläne so hoch wie 70%," sagte Herr Connaughton, Chef des Weißen Hauses Rat on Environmental Quality.

“We’re trying to get the world to eliminate tarriffs, and that could increase global trade in clean energy technologies and services by up to 14% per year. "Wir versuchen, die Welt zu beseitigen-Tarif, und das könnte Zunahme des Welthandels in saubere Energie-Technologien und Dienstleistungen von bis zu 14% pro Jahr.

“This is the single largest step we could take immediately to transfer available technologies to the developing world at very low cost.” "Dies ist die einzige und größte Schritt konnten wir sofort die Übertragung zur Verfügung stehenden Technologien in die Entwicklungsländer zu sehr niedrigen Kosten."

Mr Price suggested the style of dialogue between the EU and US, which he categorised as “the EU berating the US to do more”, needed to change, with both blocs working together to ensure the participation of major developing countries. Herr Preis vorgeschlagen, den Stil des Dialogs zwischen der EU und den USA, die er als "der EU auszankend den USA, noch mehr zu tun", die benötigt werden, um Veränderungen, mit beiden Blöcken arbeiten zusammen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Teilnahme wichtiger Entwicklungsländer.

By Mit Matt Sullivan Matt Sullivan

India’s largest automaker is set to start producing the world’s first commercial air-powered vehicle. Indien ist der größte Automobilhersteller setzen auf beginnt die Produktion der weltweit ersten kommerziellen Luft-powered Fahrzeug. The Air Die Air Car , developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosions of internal-combustion models, to push its engine’s pistons. , Entwickelt von Ex-Formel Eins-Ingenieur Guy Nègre für MDI in Luxemburg ansässige, nutzt komprimierte Luft, im Gegensatz zu den Gas-und Sauerstoff-Explosionen der internen Verbrennungsmotor Modelle, die den Motor-Push-Kolben. Some 6000 zero-emissions Air Cars are scheduled to hit Indian streets in August of 2008. Rund 6.000 Null-Emissionen Air Autos sind geplant hit indischen Straßen im August 2008.

Barring any last-minute design changes on the way to production, the Air Car should be surprisingly practical. Sperre in letzter Minute-Design-Änderungen auf dem Weg zur Produktion, der Air Car sollte überraschend praktisch. The $12,700 CityCAT, one of a handful of planned Air Car models, can hit 68 mph and has a range of 125 miles. Die $ 12700 CityCAT, einer von einer Handvoll geplant Air Auto-Modelle, können die 68 mph und hat eine Reichweite von 125 Meilen. It will take only a few minutes for the CityCAT to refuel at gas stations equipped with custom air compressor units; MDI says it should cost around $2 to fill the car’s carbon-fiber tanks with 340 liters of air at 4350 psi. Es dauert nur ein paar Minuten für die CityCAT zu tanken an Tankstellen mit Luft-Kompressor benutzerdefinierte Einheiten; MDI sagt, es kostet rund $ 2 zu besetzen das Auto-Kohlenstoff-Faser-Behälter mit 340 Liter Luft bei 4350 psi. Drivers also will be able to plug into the electrical grid and use the car’s built-in compressor to refill the tanks in about 4 hours. Treiber auch in der Lage, Stecker in die Stromnetz und verwenden Sie die Auto-built-in Kompressor zum Nachfüllen der Tanks in ca. 4 Stunden.

Of course, the Air Car will likely never hit American shores, especially considering its all-glue construction. Natürlich, der Air Car wird wahrscheinlich nie getroffen amerikanischen Küsten, vor allem in Anbetracht ihrer all-Leim-Konstruktion. But that doesn’t mean the major automakers can write it off as a bizarre Indian experiment — MDI has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa. Aber das bedeutet nicht, dass die großen Automobilhersteller schreiben können Sie sie als eine bizarre indische Experiment - MDI unterzeichnet hat, geht es um das Design zu 12 weitere Länder, darunter Deutschland, Israel und Südafrika.

£25 million in grants issued for micro wind turbines and solar panels £ 25 Mio. in Form von Zuschüssen, die für die Mikro-Windkraftanlagen und Solarzellen

Small scale renewable energy grants worth some £25 million have now been claimed from the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP). Kleine Zuschüsse für erneuerbare Energien im Wert von etwa £ 25 Millionen wurden nun behauptet, von der Low Carbon Gebäude Programm (LCBP). The news came as Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks called for more homes and business to follow his lead by adopting a ‘go green’ new year’s resolution. Die Nachricht kam als Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks rief zu mehr Wohn-und Business-to-folgen seinen Vorsprung durch die Annahme eines' go green "neuen Jahr in der Entschließung.

His call comes as more and more homes, schools and businesses have been helped with Government grants to install technologies such as solar panels, biomass boilers and ground-source heat pumps. Sein Anruf kommt, da immer mehr Haushalte, Schulen und Unternehmen haben mit dazu beigetragen, Staatliche Zuschüsse zu installieren Technologien wie Sonnenkollektoren, Biomasse-Kessel-und Grundwasser-Wärmepumpen.

Grants claimed under BERR’s Low Carbon Buildings Programme since it launched in April 2006 are up to approximately £25 million: Grants behauptete unter BERR's Low Carbon Gebäude Programm ins Leben gerufen, da es im April 2006 bis zu rund 25 Mio. £:

* £7.5 million to help 4,600 households generate their own clean and green energy. * £ 7,5 Mio. auf 4600 helfen, ihre eigenen Haushalte erzeugen saubere und grüne Energie.

* £18 million for a total of 739 projects on school, community, housing association and business buildings. * 18 Mio. £ für insgesamt 739 Projekte zur Schule, Gemeinde, Wohnungs-Verein und Geschäftshäuser.

Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks said: “It’s vital that recent efforts by world governments to reach a deal on cutting global carbon emissions are matched by action by each and every one of us. Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks sagte: "Es ist von entscheidender Bedeutung, dass die jüngsten Anstrengungen der Regierungen der Welt zu erreichen, eine Einigung über den Abbau von globalen Kohlenstoff-Emissionen sind mit der Aktion von jedem und jeder von uns. Deciding to go green and generate your own clean energy is one of the most valuable New Year’s resolutions you can make. Die Entscheidung, zu gehen Grün und generieren eigene saubere Energie ist eine der wertvollsten New Year's Resolutionen Sie erstellen können. It is certainly my intention to make a difference, and make my own house more energy efficient and install clean and green electricity. Es ist sicherlich meine Absicht, einen Unterschied zu machen, und meine eigenen Haus mehr Energie effizient und sauber installieren und Ökostrom.

“There are still grants available to householders who want to follow in the footsteps of the thousands across the UK who have been helped by the Government to fit microgeneration technology at their homes. "Es gibt immer noch Zuschüsse zur Verfügung zu Vermietern, die wollen in die Fußstapfen der Tausenden in ganz Großbritannien, die dazu beigetragen haben, wurden von der Regierung zu passen microgeneration Technologie in ihre Heimat. Many schools have benefited also and the pupils there have been able to see renewable energy in action and understand more about its important benefits.” Viele Schulen haben profitiert, und auch die Schüler haben es in der Lage gewesen, um zu sehen, der erneuerbaren Energien und Maßnahmen zu verstehen und mehr über ihre wichtige Vorteile. "

There are still £11m in grants available under Phase 1 for householders who want to generate renewable energy at home. Es gibt immer noch £ 11m in Form von Zuschüssen im Rahmen der Phase 1 für die Haushalte erzeugen wollen erneuerbare Energien zu Hause. Schools, charitable bodies and other public sector organisations can apply for a share of the £44m that remains from the original £50m set aside for them under Phase 2. Schulen, karitative Einrichtungen und andere Organisationen des öffentlichen Sektors können sich für einen Teil der £ 44m, dass nach wie vor von der ursprünglichen £ 50m, die für sie im Rahmen von Phase 2.

It has also been another year of progress for the wider renewable sector. Es war auch ein Jahr der Fortschritte für die weiteren erneuerbaren Sektor.

* Consent for eight major renewables projects, including the world’s largest biomass plant in Port Talbot; the innovative Wave Hub project off the Cornish coast; the 66MW Fullabrook Down wind farm in Devon and a 450MW offshore wind farm at Walney in the Irish Sea. * Acht großen Zustimmung für erneuerbare Energien-Projekte, darunter die weltweit größte Biomasse-Anlage in Port Talbot, die innovative Wave-Hub-Projekt vor der Küste Cornish, die 66MW Fullabrook Down-Windpark in Devon und 450MW Offshore-Windpark in Walney in der Irischen See .

* Announcement by Energy Secretary John Hutton of plans for a massive expansion in offshore wind power. * Meldung von Energie-Generalsekretär John Hutton der Pläne für eine massive Ausweitung der Offshore-Windenergie. The vast bulk of the seas around the UK are to be covered by a new Strategic Environmental Assessment, opening up the possibility of enough offshore wind to power all of the UK’s homes. Der überwiegende Teil der Meere in ganz Großbritannien sind, die durch eine neue strategische Umweltprüfung, die Öffnung der Möglichkeit genug Offshore-Windparks an die Macht alle der britischen Haushalte.

* The announcement by John Hutton of a feasibility study into the possibility of clean energy generation in the Severn Barrage that could generate up to 5% of the UK’s future electricity. * Die Ankündigung von John Hutton einer Machbarkeitsstudie die Möglichkeit einer sauberen Energieerzeugung in der Severn Barrage, die bis zu 5% der britischen Strom Zukunft.

In 2008 the momentum will be maintained with the introduction of legislation that will aim to ‘band’ the Renewables Obligation to bring on more support for less developed renewables technologies such as wave, tidal and offshore wind. Im Jahr 2008 wird die Dynamik beibehalten werden mit der Einführung von Rechtsvorschriften, die das Ziel verfolgt wird, 'Band' Renewables Obligation, um auf mehr Unterstützung für die weniger entwickelten Technologien erneuerbarer Energien wie Wellen, Gezeiten-und Offshore-Windenergie.

Background Hintergrund

For more information on the Low Carbon Buildings Programme and to apply for grants click here: Für weitere Informationen über das Gebäude Low Carbon-Programm und für die Gewährung von Zuschüssen zur Anwendung klicken Sie bitte hier: http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/about/hfaqs/ Http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/about/hfaqs/

Some successful applicant case studies: Einige erfolgreiche Antragsteller Fallstudien:

Christ Church Chislehurst, Kent Christ Church Chislehurst, Kent

Michael Milton Church Warden. Michael Milton Warden Kirche.

http://www.chislehurst-christchurch.diocese-rochester.org Http://www.chislehurst-christchurch.diocese-rochester.org

Grant £10k of £51k system cost Grant £ 10k £ 51k-Kosten

6 boreholes; 34kw ground source heat pump system 6 Bohrungen; 34kw Erdwärmepumpe System

The ground source heat pumps will heat the new community building which will be linked to both the church and the refurbished church hall. Der Boden Wärmepumpen Wärme wird das neue Gebäude, die Gemeinde wird in Verbindung mit der Kirche und die Kirche renoviert Halle. The church grounds were used for the installation of boreholes and the the new extension incorporated underfloor heating. Die Kirche Gründen wurden für die Installation von Bohrungen und die Ausweitung der neuen Fußbodenheizung eingebaut. With the availability of a grant to partially fund the installation, this form of technology also offers a realistic payback period, which off-sets the need to raise additional funds by private individual donations. Mit der Verfügbarkeit eines Zuschusses zum teilweise Finanzierung der Installation, diese Form der Technologie bietet auch eine realistische Amortisationszeit, die Off-setzt die Notwendigkeit, zusätzliche Mittel durch private Spenden einzelner.

Bute Cottage Nursery School, Penarth . Bute Cottage Kindergarten, Penarth.

Cery Hoffrock, Headteacher Cery Hoffrock, Klassenlehrerin

butecottns@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk Butecottns@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

£1.7k of £3.5k system cost 1.7k £ £ 3.5k System Kosten

Education of 3 to 5 year olds, community learning for a catchment that includes the whole of Penarth. Bildung von 3 bis 5-Jährigen, Lern-Gemeinschaft, die für eine Einzugsgebiet umfasst die gesamte Penarth. 80 children are on roll and these children are replaced by 80 new ones each year. 80 Kinder sind auf Roll-und diese Kinder werden durch 80 neue jedes Jahr. The nursery school is committed to conservation & recycling and engages & educates the wider community in joining with it to ensure that it continues to be recognised as an International Green Flag Eco-School. Der Kindergarten ist verpflichtet, zur Erhaltung und engagiert & Recycling & bildet die Gemeinschaft mit ihm in Verbindung, um sicherzustellen, dass sie weiterhin die Anerkennung als Internationale Grüne Flagge Eco-School.

Runshaw College, Leyland, Lancs Runshaw College, Leyland, Lancs

Grant £27k of £54k system cost Grant £ 27k £ 54k-Kosten

11kWp Solar PV system 11kWp PV Solar System

Further education college, electricity for sports hall, fitness suite, indoor and outdoor changing facilities. Weiterbildung College, Strom für die Sporthalle, Fitnessraum, Indoor-und Outdoor-Umkleideräume. Analysis ruled out wind power. Analyse auszuschließen Windenergie. The visual presence of Solar PV coupled with the active system monitoring from an educational point of view, the long life of the technology and the opportunity to claim renewable obligation certificates and rewards for any export payments all underlined Solar PV as the right choice. Die visuelle Präsenz der Solar PV in Verbindung mit der aktiven System-Monitoring von einem pädagogischen Standpunkt aus betrachtet, die lange Lebensdauer der Technologie und die Möglichkeit, zu behaupten, erneuerbare Verpflichtung Zertifikate und Belohnungen für die Ausfuhr aller Zahlungen unterstrichen Solar PV als die richtige Wahl.

Fulston Manor School, Kent Fulston Manor School, Kent

Clive Johnson, Headmaster Clive Johnson, Direktor

http://www.solar4schools.co.uk/schools/fulston_manor_school.html Http://www.solar4schools.co.uk/schools/fulston_manor_school.html

Grant £10k of £20k system cost Grant £ 10k £ 20k-Kosten

4kWp Solar PV system 4kWp Solar PV-Anlage

Tia Greyhound and Lurcher Rescue, Halifax, Yorks Tia Greyhound und Lurcher Rescue, Halifax, Yorks

Jean Burchell Jean Burchell

http://www.tiagreyhounds.org.uk/ Http://www.tiagreyhounds.org.uk/

6kW Proven Wind Turbine 6kW bewährten Windenergieanlage

Grant £10k of £21k system cost Grant £ 10k £ 21k-Kosten

As the Charity’s name suggests the objects are to provide refuge and veterinary care for dogs in need - in particular Greyhounds and Lurchers. Wie der Name sagt's Charity die Objekte sind, um Zuflucht und tierärztliche Betreuung für Hunde in Not - vor allem Greyhounds und Lurchers. The wind turbine will power the farmhouse which is the charity’s headquarters incorporating living accommodation for the on-site Trustee, office space and housing for older/sick dogs as well as the kennel block housing in the region of 80 dogs at any one time. Die Windkraftanlage wird Macht das Bauernhaus, das Charity-Zentrale, die Wohnmöglichkeiten für die Vor-Ort-Treuhänder, Büroräumen und Wohnungen für ältere oder kranke Hunde sowie den Zwinger sperren Wohnungen in der Region von 80 Hunden zu irgendeiner Zeit .

Source Quelle

If you have a question that’s not listed below you can post a new one on the Energy Saving Trust’s frequently asked questions database, Wenn Sie eine Frage haben, die nicht in der Liste unten können Sie einen neuen auf der Energy Saving Trust ist häufig gestellte Fragen Datenbank, click here to go to this database Klicken Sie hier, um zu dieser Datenbank . .

A.) What levels of grants will be available? A.) Welche Ebenen von Zuschüssen zur Verfügung stehen wird?
The current grant levels are as follows and we will regularly review them as the market for each technology develops: Die aktuellen Fördersätze sind wie folgt zu, und wir werden regelmäßig überprüft werden, da der Markt für jede Technologie entwickelt:

B.) Who can apply for a grant? B.) Wer kann sich für ein Stipendium?
Individual property owners including private householders can apply for grants from the programme. Individuelle Eigentümern einschließlich der privaten Haushalte können für die Gewährung von Zuschüssen aus dem Programm.
C.) How will the application process work? C.) Wie wird das Bewerbungsverfahren?
Applications are accepted on a rolling first-come-first-served basis. An outline of the process is as follows: Bewerbungen sind willkommen zu einem fortlaufenden "first-come-first-served Prinzip. Ein Überblick über den Ablauf ist wie folgt:

1. Complete the energy efficiency measures required by the programme, obtain planning permission for your installation if necessary and obtain a quote from an accredited installer. Füllen Sie die Energie-Effizienz von Maßnahmen, die das Programm erhalten Baugenehmigung für Ihre Installation bei Bedarf und erhalten ein Angebot von einem zugelassenen Installateur.
2. Make an application online. Machen Sie eine Online-Anwendung.
3. After receiving a grant offer letter via email, order the equipment and begin installing the technology. Nach dem Erhalt einer Finanzhilfe bieten Schreiben per E-Mail, um die Ausrüstung und die Installation der Technik. The grant validity period varies by technology. Der Zuschuss Gültigkeitszeitraum variiert je nach Technologie. See D.) below for more details. Siehe D.) unten für mehr Details.
4. After you have completed the installation and you have paid the installer, you can submit the claim documents to the Energy Saving Trust. Nachdem Sie die Installation abgeschlossen haben und die Sie bezahlt haben, der Installer, können Sie behaupten, die Dokumente an die Energy Saving Trust.
5. The grant claim is checked and, if in order, the grant will be issued within 25 working days of receipt of all the documentation. Der Zuschuss Forderung geprüft und, wenn auch in Ordnung, die Finanzhilfe wird innerhalb von 25 Werktagen nach Eingang aller Unterlagen.

Applications can be received from properties located within England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland (excluding the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). Anwendungen können von Eigenschaften innerhalb England, Wales, Nordirland und Schottland (mit Ausnahme der Isle of Man und die Kanalinseln).

Please note: you should wait until you have received a grant offer letter before commencing the installation. Bitte beachten Sie: Sie müssen warten, bis Sie ein Stipendium erhalten haben, bieten Schreiben vor Beginn der Installation.

D.) How long will my grant be valid for? D.) Wie lange wird mein Stipendium gültig?
Grant validity periods vary by technology. Grant Gültigkeitszeiträume je nach Technologie.

Installations on existing buildings: Installationen auf bestehende Gebäude:

• Solar Thermal Hot Water – 3 months Solar Thermal Hot Water - 3 Monate
• Solar PV – 4 months Solar PV - 4 Monate
• Wind Turbines – 4 months Windkraftanlagen - 4 Monate
• Ground Source Heat Pumps – 6 months Ground Source Heat Pumps - 6 Monate
• Wood Fuelled Boilers – 6 months Wood Fuelled Kessel - 6 Monate
• Pellet Stoves – 6 months Pelletöfen - 6 Monate
• Small Scale Hydro – 12 months Small Scale Hydro - 12 Monate

Installations on buildings under construction: Anlagen für Gebäude im Bau:

• Solar Thermal Hot Water – 6 months Solarthermie Warmes Wasser - 6 Monate
• Solar PV – 6 months Solar PV - 6 Monate
• Wind Turbines – 6 months Windkraftanlagen - 6 Monate
• Ground Source Heat Pumps – 6 months Ground Source Heat Pumps - 6 Monate
• Wood Fuelled Boilers – 6 months Wood Fuelled Kessel - 6 Monate
• Pellet Stoves – 6 months Pelletöfen - 6 Monate
• Small Scale Hydro – 12 months Small Scale Hydro - 12 Monate

E.) How long will it take to receive my grant payment? E.) Wie lange dauert es, bis meine Zahlung gewähren?
We aim to process grant claims within 25 working days of receipt of full claim documents. Unser Ziel ist es, zu verarbeiten gewähren Forderungen innerhalb von 25 Werktagen nach Eingang der vollständigen Unterlagen behaupten. Currently our grant processing time is 22 working days as of 7th January 2008. Derzeit gewähren unseren Bearbeitungszeit beträgt 22 Werktage ab dem 7. Januar 2008.

F.) Is there any guidance available for the online application system? F.) Gibt es eine Anleitung für die Online-Bewerbung?
Yes, please read the following guidance notes Ja, lesen Sie bitte die folgenden Hinweise

G.) What are the required energy efficiency measures? G.) Was sind die erforderlichen Maßnahmen zur Energieeffizienz?
You must undertake a number of energy efficiency measures before you are eligible to apply for a grant from the Low Carbon Buildings Programme. Sie müssen eine Reihe von Maßnahmen zur Energieeffizienz, bevor Sie sind antragsberechtigt für einen Zuschuss aus dem Low Carbon Gebäude Programm. These measures will ensure that you are minimising your energy requirements. Mit diesen Maßnahmen wird sichergestellt, dass Sie Ihre Energie zu minimieren. Before applying we require you to have: Vor der Anwendung benötigen wir Sie zu haben:

a. A. insulated the whole of the loft of the property to meet current building regulations eg 270mm of mineral wool loft insulation or suitable alternative Isolierten die Gesamtheit der Empore des Eigentums an den aktuellen Bauvorschriften zB 270mm Mineralwolle Loft Isolierung oder geeignete Alternative
b. B. installed cavity wall insulation (if you have cavity walls) Hohlraum Wand installiert Isolierung (wenn Sie haben Hohlraum Wände)
c. C. fitted low energy light bulbs in all appropriate light fittings Einbauküche niedrigen Energieverbrauch Glühbirnen in allen geeigneten Leuchten
d. D. installed basic controls for your heating system to include a room thermostat and a programmer or timer. Installierten Basis für die Steuerung Ihrer Heizung um ein Zimmer Thermostat und ein Programmierer oder Timer.

We recommend that you complete a Wir empfehlen, dass Sie ein home energy check Home Energie-Check to assess which measures are most suitable for your home. Zu beurteilen, welche Maßnahmen am besten geeignet sind für Ihr zu Hause. You can also call your local Energy Saving Trust advice centre on 0800 512 012 for guidance on energy efficiency measures and energy efficiency grants available in your area. Sie können sich auch an Ihren örtlichen Energy Saving Trust Beratungsstelle auf 0800 512012-Leitlinien für die Maßnahmen der Energieeffizienz und der Energieeffizienz Zuschüsse in Ihrer Nähe.
H.) I applied for a householder grant online and was successful. H.) Ich habe mich für ein Stipendium Vermieterin Online-und war erfolgreich. Why haven’t I received my email confirmation? Warum habe ich nicht meine E-Mail-Bestätigung erhalten?
When you successfully apply for a householder grant online you will receive a grant offer letter via email. Wenn Sie sich erfolgreich für einen Zuschuss Vermieter online erhalten Sie ein Stipendium bieten Schreiben per E-Mail. Therefore you must enter your email address accurately. Deshalb müssen Sie Ihre E-Mail-Adresse korrekt angegeben haben. If your email account has a spam filter your grant offer letter may be sent to your junk items box. Wenn Sie Ihre E-Mail-Konto hat einen Spam-Filter Ihres Schreibens gewähren bieten können an folgende Adresse geschickt zu Ihrem Junk-Elemente ein. If you have not received your grant offer letter within 3 working days and it is not in your junk items box please call our helpline on 0800 915 0990. Wenn Sie noch nicht erhalten haben Ihren Brief gewähren Angebot innerhalb von 3 Werktagen, und es ist nicht in Ihrem Junk-Elemente box rufen Sie bitte unsere Hotline an 0800 915 0990.

I.) I applied for a grant with a paper application. I.) Ich habe mich für ein Stipendium mit einer Papier-Bewerbung. Why haven’t I received any response? Warum habe ich keine Antwort erhalten alle?
Paper application forms will be processed within 15 working days of receipt. Antragsformulare Papier wird innerhalb von 15 Arbeitstagen nach Eingang. If you have given an email address on your application form and ticked to say you are happy to receive communications by email, any response to your application will be sent to that email address. Wenn Sie mit einem E-Mail-Adresse auf Ihrem Anmeldeformular und Haken zu sagen, Sie sind glücklich, Kommunikation per E-Mail erhalten, eine Antwort auf Ihre Bewerbung wird an diese E-Mail-Adresse. If you do not have an email address a response will be sent by post to the correspondence address listed on your application form. Wenn Sie nicht über eine E-Mail-Adresse eine Antwort wird per Post an die Korrespondenz-Adresse auf Ihre Bewerbung.

J.) Where can my installer obtain a completion certificate? J.) Wo kann mein Installer ein Abschluss-Zertifikat?
These can be downloaded from this website, Diese können von der Website heruntergeladen werden, click here to download the completion certificates Klicken Sie hier, um die Vollendung Zertifikate . .

K.) Provisional certification K.) Vorläufige Zertifizierung
Installers certified under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme can be either provisionally or fully certified. Installateur zertifiziert nach der Low Carbon Gebäude Programm kann entweder vorläufig oder vollständig zertifiziert. Provisional certification means that a certified installer can carry out 5 installations; the installer must be inspected by the certification organisation before they can become fully certified and do an unlimited number of installations. Vorläufige Zertifizierung bedeutet, dass ein zertifiziertes Installationsprogramm durchführen können 5 Anlagen; das Installationsprogramm muss überprüft werden, durch die Zertifizierung Organisation, bevor sie sich voll zertifiziert und kann eine unbegrenzte Anzahl von Installationen.

Both provisionally and fully certified installers are available for selection on the online application system. Beide vorläufig und voll zertifiziert Installationsprogramme sind für die Auswahl auf die Online-Bewerbung. However, please note that once the provisionally certified installer you have selected has reached the 5 installation limit, the online system will not allow you to proceed with an application. Beachten Sie jedoch, dass, sobald die vorläufig zertifizierten Installationsprogramm Sie ausgewählt haben, erreicht hat, die 5 Installations-Limit, das Online-System erlaubt es Ihnen nicht mit einer Anwendung. You will only be able to select them again once they have become fully certified; the same rules apply for applications made on paper. Sie werden nur dann können Sie sie wieder, nachdem sie sich voll und ganz bestätigt haben, die gleichen Regeln gelten für Anwendungen, die auf dem Papier.

L.) What are the criteria for receiving a grant? L.) Was sind die Kriterien für den Erhalt eines Zuschusses?
The main criteria for householders are: Die wichtigsten Kriterien für die Haushalte sind:
1. Applicants must be the householder / owners of the property for which the grant is applied (applicants who have leasehold ownership must have permission of the property freeholder). 1. Die Bewerberinnen und Bewerber müssen die Vermieter / Eigentümer der Immobilie, für die die Finanzhilfe beantragt wird (Bewerber, die Pacht Eigentum muss über die Berechtigung des Eigentums Grundeigentümer).
2. Applicants must be resident of, and the installation address be situated in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland (excluding the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands). 2. Bewerber muss seinen Wohnsitz, und die Installation-Adresse befindet sich in England, Schottland, Wales oder Nordirland (mit Ausnahme der Isle of Man und die Kanalinseln).
3. Systems must supply a permanent building (mobile homes, caravans, house boats etc. are not eligible). 3. Systems muss eine dauerhafte Gebäude (Wohnmobile, Wohnwagen, Boote Haus usw. sind nicht förderfähig).
4. You have installed the basic level of energy efficiency measures as outlined in FAQ G above. 4. Sie haben die grundlegenden Ebene von Energieeffizienz-Maßnahmen, wie sie in den FAQ G oben. You may be able to access grants for energy efficiency measures. Sie können den Zugriff auf Zuschüsse für Maßnahmen zur Energieeffizienz. Have a look at the Energy Saving Trust’s grants information database or call your local Energy Saving Trust advice centre on 0800 512 012 for information on energy efficiency grants . Werfen Sie einen Blick auf die Energy Saving Trust-Stipendien-Datenbank oder Informationen wenden Sie sich an Ihren lokalen Energy Saving Trust Beratungsstelle über 0800 512012 für weitere Informationen über die Energieeffizienz gewährt.
5. You must have received planning permission for your installation or received confirmation from your local authority that it is not required. 5. Sie müssen erhalten haben Baugenehmigung für Ihre Installation oder Bestätigung erhalten Sie bei Ihrer örtlichen Behörde, dass es nicht erforderlich ist.

M.) Can I still receive a grant if a non-certified installer performs the installation? M.) Kann ich noch einen Zuschuss erhalten, wenn eine nicht-zertifizierte Installationsprogramm führt die Installation?
Only if the certified installer who installed the technology was not contracted to you directly, but was sub-contracted by your main contractor. Nur wenn die zertifizierten Installationsprogramm installiert, die die Technologie in Auftrag gegeben wurde nicht direkt, sondern war Subunternehmervertrag von Ihrem Haupt-Auftragnehmer. In this case, the certified installer must fill out the completion certificate, and you must provide a suitable chain of copy invoices evidencing to the Energy Saving Trust’s satisfaction that the work was carried out by the certified installer and that the certified installer has been paid in full for that work. In diesem Fall wird das Zertifikat Installer muss, füllen Sie den Abschluss-Zertifikat, und Sie müssen eine passende Kette von Rechnungen Kopie Nachweis der Energy Saving Trust's Befriedigung fest, dass die Arbeit wurde durch den Installer und zertifiziert, dass die zertifizierten Installer wurde In voller Höhe entrichtet für diese Arbeit.

N.) I live in a house owned by the council; can I apply for a grant? N.) Ich wohne in einem Haus im Besitz der Gemeinde; kann ich mich für ein Stipendium?
Unfortunately you can’t apply for a grant. Leider kann man nicht für ein Stipendium bewerben. The council - as the owner of the building - must apply for the grant under the Phase 1, Stream 2 or Phase 2 of the Low Carbon Buildings Programme. Der Rat - als Eigentümer des Gebäudes - müssen für die Förderung im Rahmen des Phase-1-, 2-Stream oder Phase 2 der Low Carbon Gebäude Programm.

O.) I would like to install a microgeneration technology on my property, but I rent part of it out. O.) Ich möchte eine microgeneration Technologie auf mein Eigentum, aber ich mieten part of it. Will I be eligible for a grant? Werde ich Anspruch auf ein Stipendium?
It depends. Es hängt davon ab. In order to be eligible for a grant, the benefit of the system must be clearly accrued only to the domestic owner and resident. For example: you would like to install photovoltaic tiles on the ground floor extension of a property you own but let out the top floor. Um Anspruch auf einen Zuschuss, der Nutzen des Systems muss klar Rückstellungen nur für die Eigentümer und inländischen Wohnsitz hat. Beispiel: Sie möchten, dass die Installation von Photovoltaik-Fliesen im Erdgeschoss Verlängerung einer eigenen Immobilie, die Sie aber lassen Sie die Obersten Stockwerk. In this case, you will be eligible for a grant as long as you use the ground floor flat as a dwelling, and the electricity generated by the installation only benefits that flat (through separate metering). In diesem Fall, werden Sie Anspruch auf einen Zuschuss, solange Sie das Erdgeschoss flach wie eine Wohnung, und der Strom durch die Installation nur Vorteile, die flach (durch separate Messung).

P.) Can I apply more than once for the same project for different technologies? P.) Kann ich mehr als einmal für das gleiche Projekt für die verschiedenen Technologien?
Yes you can. Ja, Sie können. You can apply for funding for up to 3 different technologies on one building, with a maximum of 3 different buildings funded (NB these have to be on separate applications). Sie können sich für eine Förderung von bis zu 3 verschiedene Technologien auf ein Gebäude, mit einem Maximum von 3 verschiedenen Gebäuden finanziert (Anmerkung: diese müssen auf separaten Anwendungen). There is a maximum of £2,500 of funding available per installation address. Es ist ein Maximum von £ 2500 verfügbaren Mittel pro Installation Adresse.

Q.) What if the grant applications are for different addresses? F.) Was ist, wenn der Zuschuss für die verschiedenen Anwendungen sind Adressen?
Different addresses are still eligible as the programme is all about maximising the number of low carbon buildings. Unterschiedliche Adressen sind noch förderfähig, da das Programm dreht sich alles um die Maximierung der Anzahl von kohlenstoffarmen Gebäuden.

R.) I received a grant under the old schemes (Clear Skies and PV schemes), can I have a grant from the Low Carbon Buildings Programme too? R.) erhielt ich ein Stipendium unter dem alten Systeme (Clear Skies-und PV-Systeme), kann ich einen Zuschuss aus dem Low Carbon Gebäude Programm auch?
Yes, provided it is for another technology. Ja, vorausgesetzt, es ist für eine andere Technologie. You cannot have more than one grant from this or the previous programmes for the same technology. Sie können nicht mehr als eine Finanzhilfe aus diesem oder den vorangegangenen Programmen für die gleiche Technologie.

S.) I live in Scotland / Northern Ireland, can I also get a grant from the schemes operating here? S.) Ich lebe in Schottland / Nordirland, kann ich auch einen Zuschuss aus dem operativen Systemen hier?
You will not be allowed to receive a grant from the Low Carbon Buildings Programme along with a grant from the Scottish Community and Household Renewables Initiative (SCHRI) or the Northern Ireland’s Renewable Energy Fund for the same project or installation; ie double funding for projects will not be allowed. Sie werden nicht zugelassen werden, erhalten einen Zuschuss von der Low Carbon Gebäude Programm zusammen mit einem Zuschuss der Gemeinschaft und Haushalt Scottish Renewables Initiative (SCHRI) oder der Northern Ireland's Renewable Energy Fund für das gleiche Projekt oder Installation, dh doppelte Finanzierung für Projekte werden nicht erlaubt.

T .) Can I obtain lottery funding in addition to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme Grant? T.) Kann ich Lotterie-Finanzierung erhalten zusätzlich zu den Low Carbon Gebäude Programm Grant?
Yes, you will be able to apply for funding under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme as well as for lottery funding, provided the total sum of funding received does not exceed 100% of the cost of the installation. Ja, Sie können für einen Antrag auf Finanzierung im Rahmen des Programms Low Carbon Gebäude sowie für die Lotterie finanziert werden, sofern die Gesamtsumme der Mittel erhalten nicht mehr als 100% der Kosten für die Installation.

U.) What can be funded? U.) Was kann gefördert werden?
Grants are available for more than one microgeneration technology at the same address. All new systems supported with Low Carbon Buildings Grants must deliver an output of greater than 0.5kWp for electrical installations. Zuschüsse gibt es für mehr als ein microgeneration Technologie an die gleiche Adresse. Alle neuen Systeme, die mit Low Carbon Gebäude Grants zu liefern eine Leistung von mehr als 0.5kWp für elektrische Installationen. There is no minimum for thermal installations. Es gibt keinen Mindestbetrag für thermische Anlagen.

Applications must be related to installations on permanent buildings. Die Anträge müssen im Zusammenhang mit Installationen auf dauerhaften Gebäuden. Applications for temporary and mobile buildings or non-building related installations will not be considered for Grant support (eg mobile homes, houseboats, motorway sound barriers, telecommunication towers). Anwendungen für mobile und temporäre Bauten oder Gebäude nicht-verwandten Anlagen wird nicht als Unterstützung für den Erteilungsantrag (zB Wohnmobile, Hausboote, Autobahn Lärmbarriere, Telekommunikation Türme).

Grants will only be awarded in respect of equipment and work directly related to the installed system. Zuschüsse werden nur vergeben werden, in Bezug auf Ausrüstung und die Arbeit in unmittelbarem Zusammenhang mit dem System installiert. This includes design of the system, the cost of the plant and/or materials, installation and connection. Dies beinhaltet Konzeption des Systems, die Kosten für die Pflanzen-und / oder Material-, Installations-und Verbindungstechnik. Unrelated building works are not eligible. Unabhängige Bauarbeiten sind nicht förderfähig.

Grants may only be claimed for approved (certified) products/systems. Zuschüsse können nur geltend gemacht werden für genehmigte (zertifizierte) Produkte / Systeme. Your certified installer will be aware of this list. Where you have applied for a grant and installed a product not listed on the approved register, your grant will NOT be paid. Ihre zertifizierten Installationsprogramm wird bekannt sein, der diese Liste. Wo haben Sie für ein Stipendium und installiert ein Produkt nicht in der Liste auf die zugelassene registrieren, werden NICHT Zuschuss gezahlt werden.

Installations should be designed and commissioned by certified installers. Installationen sollte so gestaltet werden, und im Auftrag von zertifizierten Installateuren. If a non-certified installer carries out the installation, then the grant will not be awarded in respect of this part of the cost. Wenn eine nicht-zertifizierte Installer führt die Installation, dann wird der Zuschuss wird nicht vergeben werden, in Bezug auf diesen Teil der Kosten. A certified installer must confirm that the system has been satisfactorily installed by signing the programme completion certific. Eine beglaubigte Installer muss bestätigen, dass das System zufriedenstellend installiert wurde durch die Unterzeichnung des Programms Fertigstellung certific.

Please note the grant will not cover: Bitte beachten Sie, der Zuschuss wird nicht decken:

• Value Added Tax (VAT) Value Added Tax (VAT)

• Un-associated costs (eg roofing works outside the direct installation of the microtechnology system, vandal covers, asbestos removal, upgrades to your household ring main, new radiators or heat distribution system, etc.) Un-Nebenkosten (zB Dachdecker arbeitet außerhalb der direkten Installation der Mikrotechnologie, Vandalismus betrifft, Asbestsanierung, Upgrades zu Ihrem Haushalt Ring Haupt, neue Heizkörper oder Wärme-Distribution-System, etc.)

• Warranty costs – all accredited microgeneration installers are required to provide an installation warranty free of charge. Garantie Kosten - alle akkreditierten microgeneration Installateure sind verpflichtet, eine Installation Garantie kostenlos. Manufacturers usually provide an extensive lifetime warranty for their technology. Die Hersteller bieten meist ein umfangreiches lebenslange Garantie für ihre Technologie. Consult your installer for details of these warranties before committing Wenden Sie sich an Ihren Installateur für die Details dieser Garantien bevor

• Expenditure on works or activities which any other person or organisation has a statutory duty to undertake Die Ausgaben für die Arbeiten oder Tätigkeiten, die eine andere Person oder Organisation hat eine gesetzliche Pflicht zur Durchführung

• Any liability arising out of negligence on the part of the Applicant or its representatives Jegliche Haftung aus Fahrlässigkeit seitens der Anmelder oder ihre Vertreter

• Expenditure of a political or religious nature Ausgaben von politischer oder religiöser Natur

Please refer to the term and conditions for further details. Bitte beachten Sie die Laufzeit und die Bedingungen für weitere Details.

V.) Can I pay a deposit before I apply for my grant? V.) Kann ich eine Kaution bezahlen, bevor ich mich für mein Stipendium?
Please note that any payment you make to your installer is done at your own risk. Bitte beachten Sie, dass alle Zahlungen, die Sie an Ihren Installateur erfolgt auf Ihr eigenes Risiko. Grant assistance is not automatically guaranteed to all who make an application; we therefore advise applicants not to make any payments before the receipt of a grant offer. Grant Hilfe ist nicht automatisch garantiert alle, die einen Antrag stellen, und wir empfehlen deshalb, Bewerber, keine Zahlungen vor dem Erhalt einer Finanzhilfe bieten.

W.) My grant offer letter now contains out of date information due to changes to my installation project; what can I do? W.) Mein Schreiben gewähren Angebot enthält nun nicht mehr aktuell Informationen aufgrund von Änderungen an meiner Installation Projekt, was kann ich tun?
If your grant offer letter becomes out of date due to changes to your installation project, you must, as a condition of the grant, inform us in writing of these changes. Wenn Ihr Schreiben zu gewähren, bieten sich aktuell durch Änderungen an Ihrem Projekt Installation, müssen Sie als Bedingung für die Gewährung, informieren Sie uns schriftlich über diese Änderungen. You may Sie können

EITHER ENTWEDER

Withdraw from your current grant offer and reapply with details from your newly appointed installer.  In this instance your grant offer would be re-issued with the correct details listed. Auszahlungen aus dem aktuellen Angebot gewähren und erneut mit Details aus dem neu ernannten Installer. In diesem Fall gewähren Sie bieten würde wieder, die mit den richtigen Informationen zu finden.

OR ODER

Continue installation work at your own risk under your current grant offer.  In this instance, your grant offer and web entry will not be updated with the details you have supplied.  We will accept a grant claim against your original grant offer though please note that: Weiter Installation auf eigene Gefahr unter Ihrem aktuellen Angebot gewähren. In diesem Fall, Ihr Web-Angebot und gewähren Eintrag wird nicht aktualisiert werden, mit den Details, die Sie geliefert haben. Wir akzeptieren Forderung gegen einen Zuschuss gewähren, bieten Ihnen die Original-aber bitte beachten Sie, dass:
1) the maximum grant payable will be capped at your original offer amount but may be reduced 1) die maximale Zuschuss fällig wird eine Obergrenze von Ihrem ursprünglichen Angebots Betrag kann jedoch reduziert werden
2) the grant claim will only be honoured where: 2) Die Finanzhilfe wird nur dann behaupten, wenn geehrt:
- All information complies with the terms and conditions of the grant -- Alle Informationen im Einklang mit den Bestimmungen und Bedingungen der Finanzhilfe
- The new installer has the correct certification -- Der neue Installer die richtige Zertifizierung
- The equipment installed is approved -- Das Gerät installiert ist genehmigt
If when you come to claim, there is a problem with your installer’s certification, or they have installed unapproved equipment then we will reject your claim and no monies will be payable. Wenn, wenn Sie kommen, zu behaupten, gibt es ein Problem mit Ihrem Installateur-Zertifizierung, oder sie haben nicht genehmigten Anlagen installiert, dann werden wir Ihre Forderung abweisen und keine Gelder fällig werden. Please click here to check certification status of your proposed system and new installer Bitte klicken Sie hier, um sich über den Status der Zertifizierung von Ihnen vorgeschlagenen System und den neuen Installer . .

X.) Which technology is right for me? X.) Welche Technologie ist die richtige für mich?
It depends on the location of your house and the type of microgeneration system that you are considering on installing. Es hängt von der Lage des Hauses und der Art der microgeneration System, dass Sie erwägen, zu installieren. You could take a look at the section on this website on microgeneration technologies to consider the technology that might be most suitable for you. Sie können einen Blick auf den Abschnitt auf dieser Website über microgeneration Technologien, die Technologie, die möglicherweise für Sie am besten geeignet.

If you would like to read about other case studies of previously funded microgeneration installations take a look at: Wenn Sie lesen möchten über andere Fallstudien von zuvor finanzierten microgeneration Installationen finden Sie unter:

The Clear Skies website and the Energy Saving Trust’s website. Die Clear Skies-Website und das Energy Saving Trust-Website.

Y.) Can grants be obtained for Air Source Heat Pumps? Y.) Kann gewährt werden, die für Air-Source Heat Pumps?
The current accreditation schemes does not cover this technology. Die derzeitige Akkreditierung bezieht sich nicht auf diese Technologie. The new scheme will do so after appropriate standards for this technology have been developed. Die neue Regelung wird sie nach entsprechenden Normen für diese Technologie entwickelt worden.

Z.) Are wind turbines suitable in all locations? Z.) Sind Windkraftanlagen geeignet an allen Standorten?
The Energy Saving Trust does not guarantee or underwrite the performance of any technology grant funded under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme. Der Energy Saving Trust keine Garantie oder unterschreiben die Wertentwicklung einer Technologie gewähren, die im Rahmen des Programms Low Carbon Gebäude. You are advised to ask your installer (or the product manufacturer) what reassurances they can provide you in support of any performance claims they make. Es empfiehlt sich dringend, fragen Sie Ihren Installateur (oder der Hersteller des Produkts) Zusicherungen, was sie kann Ihnen Unterstützung in der sie jede Leistung Angaben machen.

This is especially important for small wind turbines, due to the variability in local wind conditions. Dies ist besonders wichtig für kleine Windkraftanlagen, die aufgrund von Schwankungen in der lokalen Windverhältnisse. For some newer wind turbines, particularly those designed for mounting on buildings, there may not be (or only limited) independent long-term performance data verifying performance claims. Für einige neuere Windkraftanlagen, vor allem diejenigen, die für die Montage auf Gebäuden, kann es nicht (oder nur eingeschränkt) unabhängige Langzeit-Performance-Daten zu überprüfen Performance-Ansprüche.

AA.) How long must the microgeneration system operate? AA.) Wie lange müssen die microgeneration System funktionieren?
The system installed must operate at the Installation address for a minimum of 5 years from the date of the completion certificate. Das System installiert operieren muss bei der Installation-Adresse für einen Zeitraum von mindestens 5 Jahren ab dem Datum der Fertigstellung Zertifikat. The Energy Saving Trust, or its authorised representative, may carry out a site inspection to ensure compliance of these programme conditions. Der Energy Saving Trust, oder ihre bevollmächtigten Vertreter, kann der Durchführung einer Inspektion vor Ort, um die Einhaltung dieser Bedingungen Programm. Applicants must also ensure that end users of the microgeneration system co-operate with any energy monitoring exercise carried out by the Energy Saving Trust or its authorised representatives. Die Bewerber müssen auch dafür sorgen, dass die Endnutzer der microgeneration Systems kooperieren mit einer Energie-Monitoring durch das Energy Saving Trust oder ihre bevollmächtigten Vertreter.

AB.) What if I decide to sell my property before the 5 years are up? AB.) Was ist, wenn ich mich entscheide mein Eigentum zu verkaufen, die vor 5 Jahren?
You must then write to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme to inform us of this as well as of the details of the person(s) that have bought the property. Sie müssen dann schreiben Sie an die Low Carbon Gebäude Programm zu informieren, uns dies ebenso wie die Details der Person (en), dass die Immobilie gekauft haben. The new owner(s) must be made aware that the terms and conditions of grant have now passed on to them. Die neuen Eigentümer (s) klar gemacht werden, dass die Bedingungen und Konditionen des Stipendiums haben jetzt an sie weitergegeben werden.

AC.) I can’t find an installer for Fuel Cells, Renewable CHP or Micro CHP? AC.) Ich kann nicht finden, einen Installer für Brennstoffzellen, Erneuerbare Mikro-Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung oder Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung?
The new certification scheme will cover these technologies after appropriate standards for these technologies have been developed. Das neue Zertifizierungsprogramm für die Deckung dieser Technologien nach entsprechenden Normen für diese Technologien entwickelt worden.

AD.) I would like to use a particular installer that is not on the list, what can I do? N.Chr.) Ich möchte eine bestimmte Installer, der ist nicht auf der Liste, was kann ich tun?
The onus for obtaining certification for the installation of renewable energy technologies lies with the installer and not with the certification organisation. Die Verantwortung für den Erhalt der Zertifizierung für die Installation von Technologien für erneuerbare Energien liegt bei den Installer und nicht mit der Erteilung einer Organisation. If an installer wishes to become certified, and so be able to service customers who are also looking to apply for a grant under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme, they will need to join the UK Microgeneration Certification Scheme Wenn ein Installer zertifiziert werden will, und so können Service-Kunden, die von uns auch, dass sich für ein Stipendium im Rahmen des Programms Low Carbon Gebäude, die sie benötigen, um sich im Vereinigten Königreich Microgeneration Certification Scheme www.uk-microgeneration.co.uk Www.uk-microgeneration.co.uk . .

AE.) How many grants have been given so far? AE.) Wie viele Zuschüsse erhalten haben, so weit?
By clicking here you can view statistics on stream 1 - household grant applications by country and region Mit einem Klick können Sie sich hier Statistiken über stream 1 - Haushalt Zuschussanträgen nach Land und Region . .

Source Quelle

This page is all about a rather silly, quick project where in about 1 day I built a small wind generator using the following items, and nothing else…. Diese Seite gibt es alles über ein recht albern, schnelle Projekt, bei dem in ca. 1 Tag, an dem ich ein kleines Wind-Generator mit den folgenden Elementen,… und sonst nichts.

(1) Wood Holz (1)

(2) Copper wire

(3) Surplus Neodymium magnets

(4) Dirt

(5) 10″ piece of 3/8″ steel shaft

(6) Two bolts, but these are optional.

…and that’s all, unless we count glue, and linseed oil which I used for finishing. Initially the project started out to simply be an alternator experiment. Once I had the armature finished and a couple of the coils wound on the stator, I realized it was definitely going to be a successful one, so I decided to build it into a small wind generator. Mostly simple tools were used, although a band saw, wood lathe, and drill press came in pretty handy.

Pictured above is one of the magnets I used. These are surplus magnets from computer hard drives, one of my favorites for alternator experiments. They are about 1.75″ long, 1.4″ wide, and a quarter of an inch thick. 8 of them will fit together to make a ring. We no longer have these magnets in stock. They were surplus, they are sold out, and we can’t get any more. But this design could easily be adapted to use different size or shape NdFeB magnets.

Above you can see the armature for the alternator. I simply laminated wood until I felt it was thick enough to hold the magnets securely. After they were glued together, I lathed the armature down to match the diameter of a ring of 8 magnets, I cut a slot so the magnets could be pressed/glued in. Epoxy is probably the best glue for this. In the center I drilled a hole and glued/pressed in the 3/8″ diameter shaft. Keep in mind, this alternator has 8 poles, and the magnets must have alternating poles facing out.

Pictured above you see the wooden pillow block bearings. I simply drilled a hole, slightly under 3/8″ diameter, and then using a gas stove, heated the shaft to almost red hot, and forced it through the holes. This makes for a good tight fit, and it serves to harden the wood, and the inside of the holes has a layer of carbon, which makes for a better bearing. These bearings are from pine, certainly a harder wood would work much better! In the top of the pillow blocks I drilled a small hole so that the bearings could be oiled/greased. Once the alternator was assembled, there was no play in the shaft at all, and it turned freely. Even after several hours of hard running, the bearings are holding up well. It’s interesting information, although I would certainly encourage anybody building a windmill to use steel ball bearings. I just did wooden ones for the sake of fun, and simplicity. Odds are, on a slow running machine, like a slow water wheel, wooden bearings, properly made could last for years. This is actually a high speed windmill and I should think these would wear out quickly.

The stator, on which the coils are wound was cut from two pieces of 2″ X 4″ lumber. The inner diameter is 1/2″ larger than that of the armature, and to the sides are thin plywood pieces with holes drilled for winding the coils. Inner diameter of the plywood pieces is only slightly larger than the diameter of the armature. This allowed for “hollow coils” into which I would have a “dirt” core to attract the magnetic field through the coils. These coils are wound with #22 AWG enameled copper wire, each coil is 100 turns. The coils are wound in opposite directions.

I dragged a magnet around in the dirt of my driveway, so that it would attract the magnetite sand. Pictured above you can see the pile I used, with a stack of magnets demonstrating its magnetic properties.

The dirt was mixed with epoxy, so that I had a thick paste. I simply spooned it inside the hollow space in the stator. This makes for a reasonable core, and although it does not work nearly as well as steel laminates, it’s much easier. Making steel laminates is a nearly impossible task without significant time and tooling. The magnetite paste does a good job of attracting the magnetic field, and is non-conductive so eddy currents are not a problem.

The completed alternator! I was real surprised by the performance. I could easily spin it up with my fingers to produce over 12 volts. Attaching a cordless drill to the shaft, it would light up a 25 watt 12 volt light bulb easily! Although this may not seem breath taking, I thought it was, considering the simplicity of the project! It was at this point I decided it deserved a windmill for testing!

To stay with the “style” of the project I decided to build the whole windmill out of wood, it’sa fairly simple design and should be self explanatory. It’s glued and pinned, with wooden dowels, no bolts are used except to bolt the alternator on it. I cheated there.

The prop is wooden, made from 1″ X 4″ lumber. Each blade is 3.5″ wide at the base, 2.5″ at the tip, and 2′ long, for a total diameter of 4 feet. The pitch of the blade is 10 degrees at the hub, and 6 degrees at the tip. The hub is simply made from 2″ thick wood, and glued to the shaft with epoxy. The blades are held on by one small nut at the end of the shaft, and several wooden pins. So far its held up well! Hope I never feel like taking it apart, because it would be nearly impossible…

So there it is, all finished up! I took it for a test drive in the model A Ford. I didn’t want to break it, so I never took it over 25 miles per hour, but it seems to perform well (considering). In a 25 mph wind it produces about 60 watts (5 amps into a 12 volt battery), so I think I can give it an optimistic rating of 100 watts…not bad for a 1 day project made entirely of wood. Obviously, it’s not made to hold up over the long term, it was merely a fun little test, but I think the alternator provides some interesting data. I feel pretty sure now that with little work one could definitely build a very useful alternator completely from scratch. By simply increasing the diameter some one could get a LOT more output from a very similar machine. Of course, using better bearings would be wise, but I like the use of wood, because it is a material which is widely available, and easily worked with the simplest of tools. Thanks for dropping in and letting me show off this silly windmill!

Hemp helps with green movement

Lucas Coppes

As environmental consciousness increases, a plant with great potential to accommodate our generation’s awareness has re-emerged, but its negative associations leave some obstacles to overcome.

Hemp, which is too often associated with marijuana, does come from the same family of plants, but yields a fraction of the active ingredient, THC.

Hemp has the uncanny ability to help in solving many of the world’s major dilemmas from nutrition problems to the greenhouse effect.

In 1938, Popular Mechanics named hemp the first “billion dollar crop” for the US, which it could use to produce everything from fuel, paper and oil to medicine and dynamite. According to Jack Herer in his book The Emperor Wears No Clothes , if we still used the same process being used in 1916 to produce hemp paper today, it could replace 40 to 70 per cent of all pulp paper.

Today, hemp will produce 4.1 times more pulp for paper over a 20-year rotation compared to trees. For example, supermarket paper bags from trees and chemical-based plastic bags would be replaced with a biodegradable, more durable paper that’s acquired from an annually renewable source: cannabis hemp.

In the US, 82 per cent of spending goes towards energy to maintain a home or to produce its products. Development in biomass energy has exploded in the last few years, and cellulose from things like corn and sugar cane can be converted to methanol and then to a high-octane lead-free gasoline.

Hemp prevails again, as it produces the most net biomass, and has from four to 100 times more cellulose than other products currently in use. This variation is due to inadequate research, but suggests hemp’s equivalent potential to corn and sugar. This idea is not as novel as it seems; Ford Motor Co. was operating this process in the 1930s using tree cellulose, and Henry Ford himself partially constructed a car using hemp.

Both paper and fuel show major benefits for combating the greenhouse effect, as we would keep trees alive and allow them to grow and keep 10 times more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Hemp is an annually renewable resource, such that the carbon dioxide it emits when used as gasoline is recycled to keep the plant alive during its next generation. In the ground it expels oxygen and recycles the carbon for our energy uses.

The seed of the hemp plant also offers critical support to humanity, as it is one of the most complete sources of nutrition. It provides all the essential amino acids that provide support for our immune system, skin, hair and thought processes. It can also be made into butter, much like peanut butter. As Udo Erasmus, a PhD nutritionist and lecturer, said, “Hemp butter puts our peanut butter to shame for nutritional value.”

Since hemp can grow in virtually any climate including northern and dessert climates, it offers nutritional support and protein for developing countries.

These are only a few of the countless benefits of hemp. It’s about time we opened our minds and implemented some thoughtful solutions to secure humanity’s future on mother earth.

By Steve Connor

Parts of the Arctic have experienced an unprecedented heatwave this summer, with one research station in the Canadian High Arctic recording temperatures above 20C, about 15C higher than the long-term average. The high temperatures were accompanied by a dramatic melting of Arctic sea ice in September to the lowest levels ever recorded, a further indication of how sensitive this region of the world is to global warming. Scientists from Queen’s University in Ontario watched with amazement as their thermometers touched 22C during their July field expedition at the High Arctic camp on Melville Island, usually one of the coldest places in North America.

“This was exceptional for a place where the normal average temperatures are about 5C. This year we frequently recorded daytime temperatures of between 10C and 15C and on some days it went as high as 22C,” said Scott Lamoureux, a professor of geography at Queen’s.

“Even temperatures of 15C are higher than we’d expect and yet we recorded them for between 10 and 12 days during July. We won’t know the August and September recordings until next year when we go back there but it appears the region has continued to be warm through the summer.”

The high temperatures on the island caused catastrophic mudslides as the permafrost on hillsides melted, Professor Lamoureux said. “The landscape was being torn to pieces, literally before our eyes.”

Other parts of the Arctic also experienced higher-than-normal temperatures, which indicate that the wider polar region may have experienced its hottest summer on record, according to Walt Meir of the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre in Colorado.

“It’s been warm, with temperatures about 3C or 4C above normal for June, July and August, particularly to the north of Siberia where the temperatures have reached between 4C and 5C above average,” Dr Meir said.

Unusually clear skies over the Arctic this summer have caused temperatures to rise. More sunlight has exacerbated the loss of sea ice, which fell to a record low of 4.28 million square kilometres (1.65 million square miles), some 39 per cent below the long-term average for the period 1979 to 2000. Dr Meir said: “While the decline of the ice started out fairly slowly in spring and early summer, it accelerated rapidly in July. By mid-August, we had already shattered all previous records for ice extent.”

An international team of scientists on board the Polar Stern, a research ship operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany, also felt the effects of an exceptionally warm Arctic summer. The scientists had anticipated that large areas of the Arctic would be covered by ice with a thickness of about two metres, but found that it had thinned to just one metre.

Instead of breaking through thicker ice at an expected speed of between 1 and 2 knots, the Polar Stern managed to cruise at 6 knots through thin ice and sometimes open water.

“We are in the midst of a phase of dramatic change in the Arctic,” said Ursula Schauer, the chief scientist at the Alfred Wegener Institute, who was on board the Polar Stern expedition. “The ice cover of the North Polar Sea is dwindling, the ocean and the atmosphere are becoming steadily warmer, the ocean currents are changing,” she said.

One scientist came back from the North Pole and reported that it was raining there, said David Carlson, the director of International Polar Year, the effort to highlight the climate issues of the Arctic and Antarctic. “It makes you wonder whether anyone has ever reported rain at the North Pole before.”

Another team of scientists monitoring the movements of Ayles Ice Island off northern Canada reported that it had broken in two far earlier than expected, a further indication of warmer temperatures. And this summer, for the first time, an American sailing boat managed to traverse the North-west Passage from Nova Scotia to Alaska, a voyage usually made by icebreakers. Never before has a sail-powered vessel managed to get straight through the usually ice-blocked sea passage.

Inhabitants of the region are also noticing a significant change as a result of warmer summers, according to Shari Gearheard, a research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre. “People who live in the region are noticing changes in sea ice. The earlier break-up and later freeze-up affect when and where people can go hunting, as well as safety for travel,” she said.

Mark Serreze of the National Snow and Ice Data Centre, said: “We may see an ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer within our lifetimes. The implications… are disturbing.”

The North-west Passage: an ominous sign

The idea of a North-west Passage was born in 1493, when Pope Alexander VI divided the discovered world between Spain and Portugal, blocking England, France and Holland from a sea route to Asia. As it became clear a passage across Europe was impossible, the ambitious plan was hatched to seek out a route through north-western waters, and nations sent out explorers. When, in the 18th century, James Cook reported that Antarctic icebergs produced fresh water, the view that northern waters were not impossibly frozen was encouraged. In 1776 Cook himself was dispatched by the Admiralty with an Act promising a £20,000 prize, but he failed to push through a route north of Canada. In 1776 Cook himself was dispatched by the Admiralty with an Act promising a £20000 prize, but he failed to push through a route north of Canada. His attempt preceded several British expeditions including a famous Victorian one by Sir John Franklin in 1845. Finally, in 1906 Roald Amundsen led the first trip across the passage to Alaska, and since then a number of fortified ships have followed. On 21 August this year, the North-west Passage was opened to ships not armed with icebreakers for the first time since records began.

Scientists report that arctic ice the size of the state of Florida has melted in the last six days. (ABCNEWS)

By CLAYTON SANDELL

An area of Arctic sea ice the size of Florida has melted away in just the last six days as melting at the top of the planet continues at a record rate.

2007 has already broken the record for the lowest amount of sea ice ever recorded, say scientists, smashing the old record set in 2005.

Currently, there are about 1.63 million square miles of Arctic ice, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo. That is well below the record of 2.05 million square miles set two summers ago and could drop lower before the final numbers are in. Currently, there are about 1.63 million square miles of Arctic ice, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo. That is well below the record of 2.05 million square miles set two summers ago and could drop lower before the final numbers are in.

North Pole’s Ice Disappears

In just the last six days, researchers say 69,000 square miles of Arctic ice has disappeared, roughly the size of the Sunshine State. In just the last six days, researchers say 69000 square miles of Arctic ice has disappeared, roughly the size of the Sunshine State.

Scientists say the rate of melting in 2007 has been unprecedented, and veteran ice researchers worry the Arctic is on track to be completely ice-free much earlier than previous research and climate models have suggested.

“If you had asked me a few years ago about how fast the Arctic would be ice free in summer, I would have said somewhere between about 2070 and the turn of the century,” said scientist Mark Serreze, polar ice expert at the NSIDC. “My view has changed. I think that an ice-free Arctic as early as 2030 is not unreasonable.”

Sea ice melt will likely reach the absolute minimum in the next few days as temperatures at the North Pole cool and refreezing begins.

Worldwide Climate Implications

Melting sea ice, unlike land-based glaciers like the ones in Greenland and elsewhere, does not raise sea level. But it does play a major role in regulating the planet’s climate by affecting air and ocean currents.

“It will shift some of the weather patterns in ways that we are just beginning to understand,” said Robert Correll, a scientist who chairs the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and is also the climate change director at the Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment in Washington, DC “It will shift some of the weather patterns in ways that we are just beginning to understand,” said Robert Correll, a scientist who chairs the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment and is also the climate change director at the Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment in Washington, DC

Correll said that white sea ice also acts as a mirror at the top of the planet, reflecting much of the sun’s energy back into space. As it melts, it reveals darker water that absorbs more energy from the sun — further warming the ocean in a process scientists call a “feedback.”

“If there is no ice, the ocean is going to continue to heat, and that is going to accelerate the global warming process,” said Correll.

In coastal villages throughout the Arctic, less sea ice also means less protection from wind and waves that erode the shoreline. Less ice also means less habitat for animals like polar bears and other marine animals.

Last week, the United States Geological Survey issued a report that found if the ice continued to decline at the current rate, two-thirds of the world’s polar bear population will disappear by 2050.

“Our results do give me some concern,” said Steve Armstrup, a Polar Bear Project Leader with the USGS. “In Northern Alaska, where I’ve been working for these years, there may not be polar bears. So as Polar bears go, that probably reflects to a great extent a lot of things that are happening to other organisms in the Arctic system.”

Northwest Passage Opening

The melting ice is also opening up the fabled Northwest Passage, long-sought by explorers and shipping companies as a short cut between Europe and East Asia.

Historically, that debate has been largely theoretical because the passage has been frozen and impassable. But in August, satellite images showed the passage has now become more navigable than ever, fueling a hot debate between the United States and Canada over who should control it.

At a summit last month in Montebello, Canada, the leaders of the two nations expressed their disagreement.

“Canada’s position is that we intend to strengthen our sovereignty in the Arctic area, not only military, but economic, social, environmental and others,” said Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

“We believe it’s an international passageway,” President Bush countered a moment later.

The latest satellite image shows a clear, wide path running through the Arctic that has major implications for global commerce.

For example, ships that must currently go around South America’s Cape Horn because they are too big to traverse the Panama Canal could save about 10,000 miles out of their shipping route. For example, ships that must currently go around South America’s Cape Horn because they are too big to traverse the Panama Canal could save about 10000 miles out of their shipping route.

The passage also saves about 5,000 miles when shipping between Europe and Asia. The passage also saves about 5000 miles when shipping between Europe and Asia.

Canada, the United States and Denmark are also competing for resources as melting Arctic ice reveals potential deposits of oil and gas.

A mini-submarine placed a Russian flag at the North Pole last month in a symbolic claim to that country’s share of Arctic resources.

Environmental groups worry that increased traffic through the Arctic could put the natural resources in jeopardy if there is an oil spill or other disaster in the remote region.

By Nick Martin

The police and Downing Street lined up with BAA today to warn climate change protesters not to disrupt Heathrow Airport.

The camp for climate action is itself still a modest affair, but it is overshadowed by a row about tactics.

It’s home for the next week to hundreds of climate change activists - who are being watched by hundreds of police.

Heathrow’s climate camp is designed to raise awareness of the environmental impact of aviation, and the airport’s expansion plans.

Yet there are fears it could become the base for illegal protests. Downing Street has warned that any disruption would be unacceptable.

Campaigners, meanwhile, have condemned police for using anti-terrorism powers to question those attending.

Protesters began setting up the camp yesterday on a large rectangular piece of wasteland. It’s just a few hundred yards north of Heathrow’s perimeter fence.

By Brent Jessop
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Let me share a little story before I get into a new government plan that will save you money (can you spot the oxymoron?). About a year ago I went to a presentation at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada given by someone directly trained by Al Gore. According to the presenter (a grown man with family), he applied (written essay and all) and was accepted to travel to the southern US with a bunch of other like minded folk to learn how to give the famous presentation from ‘An Inconvenient Truth’. According to the presenter (a grown man with family), he applied (written essay and all) and was accepted to travel to the southern US with a bunch of other like minded folk to learn how to give the famous presentation from ‘An Inconvenient Truth ’. These well trained Sustainable Soldiers (my term not theirs) then give presentations back home in their respective communities to anyone who will listen.

The presentation was nothing special, your typical global warming fear mongering and kindergarten simple science (especially the Al Gore version). But one thing that he did mention was that he made the decision to drive slower on major freeways to further reduce his ‘carbon footprint’. And he didn’t care how many cars or trucks passed him.

Other then the inside joke when we passed a slow moving vehicle, that was the end of my Sustainable Soldier experience.

Drive Slow Children

The Globe and Mail reports :

“Ontario Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield has proposed new rules that would force large commercial vehicles - weighing at least 12,000 kilograms - to use electronic limiters to cap speeds at 105 kilometres an hour.” “Ontario Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield has proposed new rules that would force large commercial vehicles - weighing at least 12000 kilograms - to use electronic limiters to cap speeds at 105 kilometres an hour.”

…

“Many of the larger trucking companies operating in Ontario use speed limiters - microchips which regulate a vehicle’s top speed - in part for the economic and environmental benefits, as well as the increased safety factor. Vehicles use less fuel when they slow down”

So there it is. What the Sustainable Soldier does voluntarily the truckers with be forced to do. Of course, it is for their own good, all that money they will save. Unless they get paid by the kilometer, then it will take them that much longer for the same pay. Or worse still, imagine a refrigerated truck in the middle of July. Think how much more energy will get used in the slower haul, especially after global warming really gets going. Never mind, 105 km/hr is optimal for everyone. Big brother knows best. Besides, how could you leave such a decision to the individual?

So how long will it be until your car is governed at an environmentally acceptable speed?

By David Usborne

The executive director of California’s air-quality board, which is responsible for implementing the state’s landmark environmental emissions law, has resigned amid allegations that the office of the Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been deliberately getting in the way of its work. The executive director of California’s air-quality board, which is responsible for implementing the state’s landmark environmental emissions law, has resigned amid allegations that the office of the Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has been deliberately getting in the way of its work .

The unexpected ruckus is deeply embarrassing for a governor who has visited capitals worldwide, including London last week, touting his state as an example to everyone because of its supposed commitment to cutting noxious emissions by 25 per cent by 2020.

Catherine Witherspoon announced she was stepping down from the board just days after the Governor fired its chairman, Robert Sawyer, on the grounds he was dragging his feet in imposing the cuts on industry. He, however, has claimed the contrary - that he was moving too fast and that aides to the Governor were trying to hold up measures that would hurt business.

The Governor’s administration has “lost its way on air quality,” Ms Witherspoon said after her departure. She said the charge that she and Mr Sawyer were not doing more to implement the new law, the Global Warming Solutions Act, was nothing if not “Orwellian - a triumph of appearances over reality”.

Indeed, Mr Sawyer released transcripts this week of voice-mails he had received from aides to the Governor requesting that the board, at a recent meeting, limit itself to adopting three new measures on cutting emissions, when it had four on its agenda.

“Every signal the board got from the Governor’s office staff was, ‘Slow down, don’t hurt industry, don’t get ahead of us on greenhouse gases’,” Ms Witherspoon said. “They were ordering us to find ways to reduce costs and satisfy lobbyists.” She added: “I’m happy to be going out with a roar and not a whimper. My objective is to make sure people understand what is going on so it can be straightened out.”

Consumer groups and Democrat leaders have been quick to express their disappointment. “The Governor has made his name across the world as the jolly green governor, and now we have the regulators saying his inner circle has pressured them to go slow because the big industries don’t want us to go too quickly,” said Jamie Court, of the Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights. “The Governor has made his name across the world as the jolly green governor, and now we have the regulators saying his inner circle has pressured them to go slow because the big industries don’t want us to go too quickly,” said Jamie Court , of the Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights.

The Democrat leader of California’s State House, Fabian Nunez, also decried the loss of the two members of the board. “The only reason why they’re gone is clear: the administration was tying their hands behind their backs in not allowing them to do the job that they needed to do.”

Critics of the Governor say he is resisting imposing mandatory caps on industry in favour of market mechanisms to reduce emissions, in part because of his past dependence on them for campaign contributions.

So far, Mr Schwarzenegger has attempted to stay out of the fray. “I don’t get caught up in this dialogue,” he said.

Mr Sawyer has insisted he was fired because he defied the Governor’s order to shelve the offending fourth measure, which will require the car industry to develop new types of paint that better absorb heat and therefore lessen the need for air conditioning. The three other measures involved reducing methane emissions from dumps, banning the sale of replacement refrigerant for car air conditioners, and requiring oil companies to produce petrol with a lower carbon dioxide component.

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