Russia gas shortage

[BrilloPad]

BBC News - Italy acts on Russia gas shortage amid Europe freeze

About time the UK starting building some coal/nuclear power stations to make sure we are not held to ransom?

[BlasterBates]

Looking forward to that, would be gr8 for my Gazprom investment

[eek]

Its not a good idea to be at the end of a pipeline when demand all the way down that pipeline is bigger than usual.

Compared with last winter its not even very cold at the moment.

[BrilloPad]

Nah.

The windmills will see us alright.

Honest.

If there were tidal power I would be convinced. But what happens if the wind stops blowing? I suppose we can put some windmills in parliament - enough hot air there to keep the windmills turning.

[Lockhouse]

About time the UK starting building some coal/nuclear power stations to make sure we are not held to ransom?

The correct time to do that was 15 years ago...

[BrilloPad]

The correct time to do that was 15 years ago...

Hear hear. But isn't it better late than never?

Also I would like them built entirely by Britain. No Froggy interference.

[Troll]

Hear hear. But isn't it better late than never?

Also I would like them built entirely by Britain. No Froggy interference.

Do we still have the skills to build them ourselves?

[BrilloPad]

Do we still have the skills to build them ourselves?

It would certainly take us longer - but we would get there.

Its a pity we don't see these things through. We had the world's first digital exchange. TXE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . But eventually we ended up buying from Germany.

[Troll]

Its not a good idea to be at the end of a pipeline when demand all the way down that pipeline is bigger than usual.

Compared with last winter its not even very cold at the moment.

We only get 2% of our gas from the Ruskies (2% too much IMHO)

20% comes from Norway via the Langeled pipeline
35% from shipped LNG
and the rest domestically produced or close sourced

the 35% LNG import is most at risk if the Iranians close off the Straits of Hormuz and the Qatar supply stops


HTH

[BrilloPad]

Do we still have the skills to build them ourselves?

Not a good start - Numeracy Campaign: British teenagers among worst for dropping maths - Telegraph