Posts by — Nick Rosen

The Off-Grid 2.2k Power kit

Let us Power you Up!

Off-Grid.Net has launched the Off-Grid Energy Design Service. We specialise in large-scale projects, but launch with a perfect low-cost starter kit: The Off-Grid 2.2k (pictured).

Whether you are an installer, a real estate developer, or an off-grid community, we can design your entire renewable energy system, delivered for under $5 per watt. Wherever you are in the world, our Off-Grid Energy Design Service can deliver a complete package at a competitive price.

Our design and production team have in-depth experience of every kind of energy set-up . The Off-Grid energy system designers consist of skilled, senior European design Directors with degrees in Physics and Engineering, plus veteran Chinese engineers, brought up in a society where there was no grid — ready and waiting to create the perfect, tailored system for your needs. (more…)

Climate deal? Don't hold your breath

It was obvious from the start that the Copenhagen climate conference was doomed.

World leaders were trying to square an impossible circle. They had to reduce carbon emissions whilst paying off the crippling debts incurred by Western financial institutions during the asset bubble of the past few years.

The only solution that would have led to an agreement in Copenhagen would also have caused riots in Washington, Paris, London, Berlin and Tokyo. The problem comes from an inability to level with the public as to exactly what has to be done to get a grip on pollution.

For carbon emissions to fall, energy use has to fall and for that to happen, either the population has to fall or GDP per capita has to fall (see our earlier article on this subject – http://s414578325.websitehome.co.uk/2009/11/12/scrap-carbon-targets-–-they’re-pointless/).

There is no chance of the population falling, unless H1N1 comes to the politician’s rescue. And that means GDP has to fall, which entails a shrinking economy. This in itself is no bad thing after decades of growth. (more…)