independent.co.uk— A rapid and vast expansion of renewable energy is on the way in Britain to help with the fight against climate change, it was revealed yesterday.
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Dude, Doctor Who has to be filmed in rock quarries to represent alien planets just as the entire Stargate franchise represents alien planets as looking like the forests of British Colombia. Look at it from the positive side for a change!
We get less persistent wind in most of the country than the UK though.It's hard to site wind farms here.I'm not sure how land area and GDP factor into the need for electricity capacity though...
12,500 wind farms usual headline twaddle,surprised at the independent.Seeing the result of two recent applications the government should get some, decent lawyers?.
You obviosly dont live in UK... The sun doesent come out very often.As an island, wind power is the major producer here. Tidal requires a lot more expensive maintenance. Also local power is only good if you have large areas to cover. The UK is fairly dencly populated, which makes local power production (at your home) a moot point. Its cheaper to do it at a specialised location and sell it down to the individual users.If this were Australia I'd agree with you.
What a ridiculous comparison. For a start it's not going to be 12,500 wind farms, but leaveing that aside, many people DO think they're visually appealing. The developers of these sites go to extraordinary lengths to study the landscape and visual impact so I think deserve a slightly more intelligent response than that.
Spetz is right, it's the article which isn't. The article quotes 40% renewables by 2020, when the expected target is 20%. The National Grid have stated that you can accommodate up to 30%. One other point is that it's INTERMITTENT power which is the problem. Where this power comes from e.g. hydro or tidal barrage then this would be no problem.
Closed AccountJan 28, 2008
That's nothing. Canada would need 96,000 wind turbines to meet Kyoto.<a class="user" href="http://friuch.com/wordpress/?p=41">http://friuch.com/wordpress/?p=41</a>
lynxproJan 28, 2008
Dude, Doctor Who has to be filmed in rock quarries to represent alien planets just as the entire Stargate franchise represents alien planets as looking like the forests of British Colombia. Look at it from the positive side for a change!
Closed AccountJan 28, 2008
We get less persistent wind in most of the country than the UK though.It's hard to site wind farms here.I'm not sure how land area and GDP factor into the need for electricity capacity though...
vikingcoderJan 28, 2008
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fanofwindJan 29, 2008
12,500 wind farms usual headline twaddle,surprised at the independent.Seeing the result of two recent applications the government should get some, decent lawyers?.
yevsJan 30, 2008
You obviosly dont live in UK... The sun doesent come out very often.As an island, wind power is the major producer here. Tidal requires a lot more expensive maintenance. Also local power is only good if you have large areas to cover. The UK is fairly dencly populated, which makes local power production (at your home) a moot point. Its cheaper to do it at a specialised location and sell it down to the individual users.If this were Australia I'd agree with you.
yevsJan 30, 2008
@ vikingcoder Did you actually look at that your self? Do you even know what you are talking about?
magyaarFeb 12, 2008
What a ridiculous comparison. For a start it's not going to be 12,500 wind farms, but leaveing that aside, many people DO think they're visually appealing. The developers of these sites go to extraordinary lengths to study the landscape and visual impact so I think deserve a slightly more intelligent response than that.
magyaarFeb 12, 2008
Spetz is right, it's the article which isn't. The article quotes 40% renewables by 2020, when the expected target is 20%. The National Grid have stated that you can accommodate up to 30%. One other point is that it's INTERMITTENT power which is the problem. Where this power comes from e.g. hydro or tidal barrage then this would be no problem.