Truth is you’d need to cover every national park and wildlife area w wind and solar and still be underpowered. Kill off wildlife. Need clean, green, safe nuclear.
Don’t see this happening. Somehow the tories will see this as a benefit for the public and, you know, that’s like socialism. Plus they hate Scotland because no one votes for them there.
If it does happen, I damn well hope the savings are passed onto the consumer. Scotland has miles of coastland and having lived close to that part of know full well the lovely North Sea wind is relentless throughout the year.
“Could” meaning installed capacity, which is a sneaky piece of word play, as installed capacity is what would be generated if they ran at 100% efficiency, the highest wind or solar can get is around 12%, so in reality it will probably be able to power 12% of homes.
Sounds real useful for when Scotland becomes independent.. and it’s in a good position for selling power to the neighbours..
Grampa Simpson “It’ll be a cold day in hell (and my home) before I recognise Fifer leccy”
There are already hundreds of wind turbines in the North Sea that are not operating. Two ferry trips a couple of weeks apart (Newcastle to Amsterdam) we saw clusters of hundreds of them not turning, facing different directions, in a force 4 wind.
Nuclear and Renewable power makes sense strategically (we don’t have to pay the prices set by OPEC+ and it’s under our control) and economically (it’s cheaper and doesn’t run out).
The fossil fuel lobby, is energised by the politicisation of climate change being attempted by the left and the far left, who are attempting to claim the fight against climate change as their own, as it tragically already has been in the United States. This is a trap.
Where the fossil fuel lobby isn’t being funded by vested interests, it’s being irrational, for the reasons given above.
Off topic a bit but…
When I drive past a wind farm why I there always a couple of them not turning even when it’s windy?
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Truth is you’d need to cover every national park and wildlife area w wind and solar and still be underpowered. Kill off wildlife. Need clean, green, safe nuclear.
Don’t see this happening. Somehow the tories will see this as a benefit for the public and, you know, that’s like socialism. Plus they hate Scotland because no one votes for them there.
If it does happen, I damn well hope the savings are passed onto the consumer. Scotland has miles of coastland and having lived close to that part of know full well the lovely North Sea wind is relentless throughout the year.
“Could” meaning installed capacity, which is a sneaky piece of word play, as installed capacity is what would be generated if they ran at 100% efficiency, the highest wind or solar can get is around 12%, so in reality it will probably be able to power 12% of homes.
Sounds real useful for when Scotland becomes independent.. and it’s in a good position for selling power to the neighbours..
Grampa Simpson “It’ll be a cold day in hell (and my home) before I recognise Fifer leccy”
There are already hundreds of wind turbines in the North Sea that are not operating. Two ferry trips a couple of weeks apart (Newcastle to Amsterdam) we saw clusters of hundreds of them not turning, facing different directions, in a force 4 wind.
Nuclear and Renewable power makes sense strategically (we don’t have to pay the prices set by OPEC+ and it’s under our control) and economically (it’s cheaper and doesn’t run out).
The fossil fuel lobby, is energised by the politicisation of climate change being attempted by the left and the far left, who are attempting to claim the fight against climate change as their own, as it tragically already has been in the United States. This is a trap.
Where the fossil fuel lobby isn’t being funded by vested interests, it’s being irrational, for the reasons given above.
Off topic a bit but…
When I drive past a wind farm why I there always a couple of them not turning even when it’s windy?