I see that Hull, is providing a “Stepping stone” for perhaps the manufacture, and delivery of Wind Turbines. Living very close to the Wash, the Farms seem to be everywhere.I look, from Skeg, all the way round to Cromer.
Any member know how many Turbines we would need around our Coastline to be completely independant of any other form of electricity provider, ie, Power Statios?.etc.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: Sky High - 26th July 2011 at 08:44
And hopefully this thread has helped you to understand why!!;)
By: Lincoln 7 - 25th July 2011 at 20:31
I most certainly have a vested interest in Gas and Electricity. I have to pay their extortionate bills:(
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: Sky High - 25th July 2011 at 20:08
Precisely, GA. Don’t bother to read anything written by vested interests – it will serve little purpose and hardly further the argument.
By: nJayM - 25th July 2011 at 18:59
Here’s and ex-hippie who says to the contrary …
A bit of googleing will find you everything you need – several times over….;) And whichever way you look at it you will find no case for them – other than from all the vested interests, of course.
Here’s an ex-hippie who says to the contrary …
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/07/22/nemesis.wind.turbine.ecotricity/
He claims an electric car and motorbike in development – 2 hour battery of course charged from what you may ask – the national grid 😀
http://www.ecotricity.co.uk/
By: Grey Area - 25th July 2011 at 17:21
Whereas, of course, there are no vested interests at all promoting nuclear power, coal, gas, etc.
Oh dearie me, no. 😎
By: Sky High - 25th July 2011 at 17:15
A bit of googleing will find you everything you need – several times over….;) And whichever way you look at it you will find no case for them – other than from all the vested interests, of course.
By: nJayM - 25th July 2011 at 16:10
Is anybody able to get accurate figures for output from already deployed wind farms?
Is anybody able to get accurate figures for output from already deployed wind farms?
UK will be adequate as that is what we should be considering.
Useful data could be –
Location,
Number of turbines
Period in full operation
Mean time before failures
Output for entire period, as well as more granular, ie monthly
Weather patterns in location e.g. average wind velocity for same periods
By: TonyT - 24th July 2011 at 03:02
AutoStick, We have shed loads of coal, look how many, NONE profit mines were going to be closed, only to be taken over by a management buyout, and then suddenly become profitable, Oh, can somewon tell me why we buy coal from Germany?.
Jim.
Lower sulphur content?
By: Deano - 24th July 2011 at 01:39
I have cleaned up alot of the posts on page 2 of this discussion. I am not prepared to PM you all, so this message is asking if you could please keep it on topic, or it’ll be in the bin 😉
By: Lincoln 7 - 23rd July 2011 at 22:43
AutoStick, We have shed loads of coal, look how many, NONE profit mines were going to be closed, only to be taken over by a management buyout, and then suddenly become profitable, Oh, can somewon tell me why we buy coal from Germany?.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: AutoStick - 23rd July 2011 at 22:38
If you had millions of tons of coal under your country why wouldnt you use it ?? Britain once did exactly the same .The Chinese arn’t stupid & only pay lip service to the worlds Carbon emmission targets .( so do the Americans for that matter)
By: Lincoln 7 - 23rd July 2011 at 22:10
Ray.The last time I did a head count of the Chinese, it was about 1.3 Billion, so you may well be right.
Jim
Lincoln .7
By: super sioux - 23rd July 2011 at 20:45
China to build two new super sized coal power stations
As the title says China having built its quota of windmill power producers will build something it knows will produce power constantly. The worlds overpopulation will finish us off before climate change anyway.Ray:D
By: nJayM - 22nd July 2011 at 11:32
Politician never – a technical brainstormer maybe especially post rowing post pints
Politician never:mad: – a technical brainstormer maybe especially post rowing post pints of a real variety (none of this namby pamby Facebook/virtual stuff).
God I have done a U turn – the Forum Police will ‘book me’.;)
By: Lincoln 7 - 22nd July 2011 at 11:18
Jay, So, you have done a “U” turn ?. You would make a good Politition.:D
However, I admire you for not being ground into the dust, over somewones silly comments.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: nJayM - 22nd July 2011 at 11:08
Jim I asked GA a question and the strange J-20 Hotdog got in between and messed it up
Some of it’s fascinating and do-able but it remains a case of trying to convince the powers to be in business and politics that the key word is sustainability not “grab money now quick from either joe public or the EU” and in 4-5 years they simply become eyesores and scientific relics.
By: nJayM - 22nd July 2011 at 10:38
I have withdrawn with the parting opinion Nuke power in safe Brit hands is the sol.
I have withdrawn with the parting opinion – Nuke power in safe British hands is the solution with supplementary smaller scale alternative cost effective schemes for areas such as outlying islands, those with ideal South facing walls, etc
Enjoy the continuing discussion.:D
By: Sky High - 22nd July 2011 at 08:15
This thread used to be interesting!!
By: Grey Area - 21st July 2011 at 21:58
I have acknowledged that all of us will be looking in the dark for St Peter as not just the moon but a lot else catastrophic will have happened then and as the song goes “Knock Knock Knocking on heaven’s door”:D
You have missed the point completely.
Try reading as well as typing…… :p
By: Lincoln 7 - 21st July 2011 at 19:46
Linc – “we could make better use of than we do.” The Scots and Welsh have made very good use of their water. Dinorwig in Wales is a massive 1.7GW station and the there are 6 or 7 100+MW stations in Scotland.
I rest my case, young Pete.;) But as my old teacher Insisted writing on all my school reports, “Could do better”:D
Jim.
Lincoln .7
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