Reply #5: "in addition to other sources"

[jpak]

And primary energy for what? Heat? Electricity?? Automotive fuels?????

Has the UK fully exploited its solar electric, wind, wave and tidal power resources???

Are British homes as well insulated as they could be????

Are their lighting systems and home appliances as energy efficient as they could be????

Do they use solar hot water systems??? Could they use passive solar energy for heat???

Have UK mass transit systems achieved their full potential?????

What about the fuel efficiency of British automobiles - any room for improvement????

FYI: modern wood stoves convert ~80% of the energy released from wood combustion into useful thermal energy.

The notion that "some claim" that biomass - and biomass alone - is going to "replace fossil fuels" for an energy profligate society is a silly straw-man argument.

Oh yeah, and how much uranium ore does the UK produce each year????

None.