Fair bit moaning down here about the fact the farms will be located about 10/12 km off the coast rather than further out on floating islands. Something about coastal bird life, inshore fishing and of course the view.
*To be sold off by government so some company can make all the profits
This is a genuine question I’m not a concern troll looking to throw shade on climate mitigation.
You know in strategy games you build an expensive building that generates a small amount of perpetual income. Then you save up and build a second income generating building and it compounds so you end up with loads of income.
Does that work for wind turbines? Like say we lost all fossil fuels tomorrow could we take the existing wind infrastructure to manufacture end to end more turbines in a positive feedback loop?
“whatabout mi right to have a coastline that I like the look of”
Oh dear the floodwaters have come through the front door of my house
“Its the government’s fault”
You can’t win with these people
This is a better option when compared to the eleven 180-metre high turbines being panned for my area
Brace yourself, NIMBYs coming.
I wonder what the objections from the NIMBY wankers will be this time?
We’ve been promised offshore wind for years now. Don’t get me wrong, I’m delighted to hear the government might actually get their finger out and get the ball rolling. Some of us might be able to work from a port in our home country for a change. But realistically, it’s gonna be mid-2030s at the earliest before anything comes online.
Floating turbines is new tech, so going more than 40m isn’t an option in the short-term. Weather off the Atlantic coast is a hell of a lot worse than in the Irish or North Seas, so SOV and CTV vessels may not be viable for servicing, meaning the turbines may need towed to a safe haven for repairs and probably helicopter access for servicing.
Excellent idea and good to see some decent distances as well so we get the benefit of the energy and they aren’t visually intrusive unlike the ones proposed off Dublin / East coast which will be 5-10km from shore which is very close given their size.
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Great news
Fair bit moaning down here about the fact the farms will be located about 10/12 km off the coast rather than further out on floating islands. Something about coastal bird life, inshore fishing and of course the view.
Generating (up to) 20% of our daily requirements? Sounds fantastic-though obviously it’s conditions-dependent.
*To be sold off by government so some company can make all the profits
This is a genuine question I’m not a concern troll looking to throw shade on climate mitigation.
You know in strategy games you build an expensive building that generates a small amount of perpetual income. Then you save up and build a second income generating building and it compounds so you end up with loads of income.
Does that work for wind turbines? Like say we lost all fossil fuels tomorrow could we take the existing wind infrastructure to manufacture end to end more turbines in a positive feedback loop?
“whatabout mi right to have a coastline that I like the look of”
Oh dear the floodwaters have come through the front door of my house
“Its the government’s fault”
You can’t win with these people
This is a better option when compared to the eleven 180-metre high turbines being panned for my area
Brace yourself, NIMBYs coming.
I wonder what the objections from the NIMBY wankers will be this time?
We’ve been promised offshore wind for years now. Don’t get me wrong, I’m delighted to hear the government might actually get their finger out and get the ball rolling. Some of us might be able to work from a port in our home country for a change. But realistically, it’s gonna be mid-2030s at the earliest before anything comes online.
Floating turbines is new tech, so going more than 40m isn’t an option in the short-term. Weather off the Atlantic coast is a hell of a lot worse than in the Irish or North Seas, so SOV and CTV vessels may not be viable for servicing, meaning the turbines may need towed to a safe haven for repairs and probably helicopter access for servicing.
Excellent idea and good to see some decent distances as well so we get the benefit of the energy and they aren’t visually intrusive unlike the ones proposed off Dublin / East coast which will be 5-10km from shore which is very close given their size.