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Originally posted by AtW View PostThat's why they should be put offshore in Scotland where there is lots of wind - perfect location though some people won't be happy at that either but they should be told to fook off and not come back until they get viable alternative solution.
Sort your own power needs out.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostThat's why they should be put offshore in Scotland where there is lots of wind - perfect location though some people won't be happy at that either but they should be told to fook off and not come back until they get viable alternative solution.
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Originally posted by Cyberman View PostJust imagine the raw materials required, deciding where to put them, planning permission, working on water, depth, maintenance etc.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostIs it really impossible? Over here in NL there is a government scheme for ‘green bonds’; they’re government bonds to fund wind and solar energy projects, and which provide a completely tax free return. There’s a huge waiting list to buy them; they’re only made available when the government decides to build some ‘renewable’ energy plant. Crazy, an environment friendly industry with people queuing up to invest in it, but the government restricts the opportunities to invest.
Yup, impossible, because each windmill produces so little electricity. We have to build thousands every week to make the deadline.
Just imagine the raw materials required, deciding where to put them, planning permission, working on water, depth, maintenance etc. It is a truly massive task and I have read articles on these problems many times over the past few years. It certainly is an opportunity to create a few jobs though in this recessionary period!!
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostOr they would fall into the kind of extremism that we've seen before and become even more dangerous.
The only really dangerous people are fanatics like in Iran. All the other backwards countries are corrupt to the core.
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Scotland has decided not to build anymore nuclear power stations despite the fact that we get about half our power from them currently, we are really fecked.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostAll that's needed is reduction in demand for fossil fuels by 20-30% - prices will fall big time, so backwards countries like Russia would be kept in check.
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Originally posted by Cyberman View PostAlso, the number of windmills required is impossible to build in the limited time frame that we have before our current power-stations are decommissioned.
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Originally posted by Cyberman View Postwhen the wind stops you will get power cuts.
All that's needed is reduction in demand for fossil fuels by 20-30% - prices will fall big time, so backwards countries like Russia would be kept in check.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostWind power is now producing about 2.7% of the energy needs of the Netherlands. It's only quite recently been introduced but has grown quickly. The are enormous areas of the North Sea which can be used for wind energy, and which could potentially provide about a quarter to a third of the energy requirement of Britain, NL, Denmark and Belgium. It’s not the answer on it’s own, but is very useful as part of a strategy for diverse energy sources which could include wave, gas, solar, nuclear. It’s only by diversifying the sources of electricity that we can really avoid the situation of becoming too dependent on Russia or other unrelieable regimes for energy supplies.
I agree that there is a place for windpower in our power-generating portfolio, but it has been stated many times over the past few years that it can never supplant other means because when the wind stops you will get power cuts.
Also, the number of windmills required is impossible to build in the limited time frame that we have before our current power-stations are decommissioned.
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostSo we should all be armed?
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostSo we should all be armed?
This is unlikely to happen in this country unfortunately as I am sure plenty of people would incorrect judge risk of terrorists getting hands on those firearms higher than that of specific person being in the situation where such firearms use can save lifes.
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