Britain's electricity system 'greenest ever' over Easter
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Sunny and windy weather led to a surge in renewable sources of energy, the operator says.
So, vast numbers of trees storing atmospheric carbon going back upto 90 years are cut down in the US, Canada and Russia. Chipped, shipped here to be burnt, releasing all that stored up carbon in one go! Then classified as Green!
Hey do you mean Drax power
Agree - 8% of the electricity produced in the UK in March came from the supposed zero carbon emissions of biomass. They are currently destroying swathes of English woodland for a fast buck, as Biomass are paying about £60/tonne
Indeed, Drax burning chipped mature trees is a complete greenwash con trick. It should be illegal.
Presumably because in another 90 years they can do it again but with coal/gas etc it is a one-off.
My main concern with carbon offsetting via planting of trees is that if climate change is too significant, we could find those forests on fire, at which point most of the carbon is released.
Good news
But can we also measure what we consume
And please can we ban the use of crypto currencies as they consume huge amounts of CO2 and produces nothing meaningful in return
But can we also measure what we consume
And please can we ban the use of crypto currencies as they consume huge amounts of CO2 and produces nothing meaningful in return
Crypto currencies that use huge amounts of computer power should definitely be made illegal.
While I personally agree it's a waste, I'm not sure how you ban something which is just an algorithm running on your computer. How would you even enforce that? Whether you like crypto-currencies or not, eliminating them is a complete non-possibility for better or worse.
I think you'll find that it's "cause to be emitted" not "consume" large amounts of CO2.
Tesla investing $1.5billion in Bitcoins is the equivalent of adding 1.8 million ICE cars on to the roads.
Consume CO2? I think you mean produce CO2.
Argo Blockchain produce 'green' Bitcoin . They are on the LSE and are starting a green Bitcoin Pool .
"And please can we ban the use of crypto currencies as they consume huge amounts of CO2 and produces nothing meaningful in return"
And please can we ban TikTok, Facebook and Instagram as they consume huge amounts of CO2 and produce nothing meaningful in return.
And please can we ban TikTok, Facebook and Instagram as they consume huge amounts of CO2 and produce nothing meaningful in return.
moderating our diets would have an even more profound effect on CO2 emissions.
Didn't you mean ban any new humans? far too many on the planet already. The amount of pollution they cause is shocking
That is fantastic news! About time for a country surrounded by windy coastline.
No thought for the migratory and feeding birds, or the cetaceans whose habit we are destroying?
How fantastic? Surrounded by these gargantuan beasts but my leccy bills have went up! My income ain't! Meanwhile two names quoted are not of Anglo Saxon origin!
"About time for a country surrounded by windy coastline"
People in the UK who live in seaside towns suffer from Flatulence or have a higher Fibre diet compared to those who live further inshore?
People in the UK who live in seaside towns suffer from Flatulence or have a higher Fibre diet compared to those who live further inshore?
Do you honestly think that we would have had all of the billions of pounds of private investment in our electricity generation & distribution if Comrade Corbyn had re-nationalised it all?
The unions would have run it into the ground with endless wages demands & strikes, just like the 1970s followed by power cuts & three day weeks
The unions would have run it into the ground with endless wages demands & strikes, just like the 1970s followed by power cuts & three day weeks
Yawn. Get over Corbyn.
He's no longer Labour leader.
Find something new to whinge about.
Yawn.
He's no longer Labour leader.
Find something new to whinge about.
Yawn.
Corbyn who?
Sounds like good progress; if we are to get other countries with large pollution problems to follow suit, we need to go further ourselves and promote the benefits of greener energy, so as to lead by example.
Stop with the leading by example nonsense. Whatever Britain does itself on this issue is next to meaningless. Do you think India and China building roughly a new coal fired powerstation every couple of days is going to be affected by the UK "leading by example"?
Yep 4.34% of Easter the renewables produced 80+% of the electricity.
But 70% of the time renewables couldnt produce 25% of the electricity demand.
Renewables could only reliably produce 10% of the demand based on Easter data.
But 70% of the time renewables couldnt produce 25% of the electricity demand.
Renewables could only reliably produce 10% of the demand based on Easter data.
If we are to tie ourselves to expensive power sources, we need to impose duties on goods from the 'cheap and dirty' nation states or the 'cheap and dirty' simply out compete as we export the emissions to them.
Something like 1% for every % generated from coal, 0.5% for gas.
80% tariffs on Chinese goods
40% tariffs on German / Polish goods
Something like 1% for every % generated from coal, 0.5% for gas.
80% tariffs on Chinese goods
40% tariffs on German / Polish goods
Germany needs to be forced to stop its use of the highly polluting brown coal.
Alas we reduced much of our emissions by offshoring manufacturing to places that can be selective in which green policies to follow and when. Ie cheat clean engine rules, put savings into the consumer desirable aspect, undercut your competition and force out of business. Then only clean up once others gone
Alas we reduced much of our emissions by offshoring manufacturing to places that can be selective in which green policies to follow and when. Ie cheat clean engine rules, put savings into the consumer desirable aspect, undercut your competition and force out of business. Then only clean up once others gone
There is nothing 'green' about colossal industrial wind turbines. Just take a look at the current destruction of naturally CO2 storing peatland on Shetland to make way for scores of these environmentally unsound blights and all the infrastructure that comes with them.
You think the Chinese care?
I look forward to the barrage (excuse the pun) of comments moaning about dodgy deals or 'green' not really being green. For me though, we're definitely moving in the right direction.
Barrage. Good idea
Labour put in place the programme and state investment so it's likely the contracts were clean (do you like my pun?).
We're are moving in the right direction but we can do better.
We're are moving in the right direction but we can do better.
Moving in the right direction, but 85 per cent of energy consumption is still fossil fuel based
If you have unlimited budget living in a posh house with no income problems then green energy is great, especially if you are getting paid up to 48p KwH to produce it index linked for 25 years. For the rest of us struggling to pay ever increasing electricity bills its a veritable nightmare.
Do you honestly think that we would have had all of the billions of pounds of private investment in our electricity generation & distribution if Comrade Corbyn had re-nationalised it all?
The unions would have run it into the ground with endless wages demands & strikes, just like the 1970s followed by power cuts & three day weeks
The unions would have run it into the ground with endless wages demands & strikes, just like the 1970s followed by power cuts & three day weeks
Putting your abuse aside for the moment, but which part of 'privatised utillities' don't you understand?
And if indeed the investment had come from 'the state' then you actually mean from 'Tory governments' (assuming that you also consider Messrs Blair & Brown to be 'Tories' too)
And if indeed the investment had come from 'the state' then you actually mean from 'Tory governments' (assuming that you also consider Messrs Blair & Brown to be 'Tories' too)
Now, where are the foolish comments from the people who believe that unless wind turbines work 100% of the time we shouldn't have them at all? I give it about 5 mins...
Why are you so obsessed with wind farms that other renewables can't be considered?
A single day (or even a week!) is irrelevant.
Good news, but green energy generation over a full year is a more meaningful measure.
Good news, but green energy generation over a full year is a more meaningful measure.
Maybe,but at least this is heading in the right direction.
continuing to release CO2 at he rates we have been will be even expensiver.
No - it really isn't.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-electricity-generation-costs-2020
p25&26.
It's the cheapest way of generating electricity.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-electricity-generation-costs-2020
p25&26.
It's the cheapest way of generating electricity.
The investment is high but the yield is relatively cheap and greener than all other renewables other than solar.
It is getting cheaper all the time.
In 2013, the UK government estimated that an offshore windfarm opening in 2025 would generate electricity for £140/MWh.
By 2016, this was revised down by 24%, to £107/MWh.
The latest estimate puts the cost at just £57/MWh, another 47% reduction
In 2013, the UK government estimated that an offshore windfarm opening in 2025 would generate electricity for £140/MWh.
By 2016, this was revised down by 24%, to £107/MWh.
The latest estimate puts the cost at just £57/MWh, another 47% reduction
But what about gas consumption?
Do you honestly think that we would have had all of the billions of pounds of private investment in our electricity generation & distribution if Comrade Corbyn had re-nationalised it all?
The unions would have run it into the ground with endless wages demands & strikes, just like the 1970s followed by power cuts & three day weeks
The unions would have run it into the ground with endless wages demands & strikes, just like the 1970s followed by power cuts & three day weeks
It was actually the Lib Dems in the coalition that put in place most of the measures that we are reaping the benefits of now - despite having to fight the Tories all the way to get them agreed. Tories claiming the credit now are hypocrites.
Labour did start some of it but in a bit of a half hearted way.
Labour did start some of it but in a bit of a half hearted way.
That is fantastic news! About time for a country surrounded by windy coastline.
Wouldn't the warming caused by continuing to emit fossil CO2 be a bigger threat to them?
I think it's still a better prospect over pollution and emissions from burning stuff, and likely better for wildlife as a whole.
What peer reviewed evidence do you have for this? Note - Twitter, Facebook and The Daily Mail do not constitute peer reviewed data.
Karen..... your name says it all
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And your personal environmental footprint/impact is what?
yeah
trawling destroys marine habitats way more effectively
we don't police those - even where there are limits
so why not start with that, first
trawling destroys marine habitats way more effectively
we don't police those - even where there are limits
so why not start with that, first
What the birds who will die due to climate change at some stage if we do nothing?
Birds don't get killed by Wind Turbines. They do by your car.
Not really. It's a drop in the ocean.
How are we destroying their habitat? Do you more so than with oil spills and gas exploration? Or with pollution from fossil fuel power stations, or from continual climate change?
No thought? The numbers impacted will be a lot lower than if we have significant global warming.
@Karen.
You may be pleased to know that there is research into these issues. Surprisingly,, even partly painting a blade of a WT seems to reduce bird kills.
Dont know how they going to reduce insect kills on insect migration paths.
You may be pleased to know that there is research into these issues. Surprisingly,, even partly painting a blade of a WT seems to reduce bird kills.
Dont know how they going to reduce insect kills on insect migration paths.
Pollution from FF powered generation causes far more bird deaths than wind turbines.
Wind turbines with no blades are being developed. They use vortexes to vibrate and convert this to power. They have no moving parts so less maintenance, less death to birds and wildlife and a smaller footprint.
Exactly Karen. But, we all tend to grasp what appears to be good news though.
Nobody talks about our eco friendly water companies that dump our waste into seas and rivers on our behalf.
Nobody talks about our eco friendly water companies that dump our waste into seas and rivers on our behalf.
Isn't there a manager in Argos you should be hasseling about a broken Toaster?
There are more bird deaths from birds striking large fossil fuel structures than wind turbines. As for cetaceans, you cannot be further from the truth. wind turbine bases, like oil rigs provide a wealth of marine habitats that allow fish & corals to thrive. Why do you think marine conservation bodies deliberately sink old ships to form artificial reefs? It doesn't take long to colonize them.
The RSPB support wind farms as they pose less risk to birds than climate change does.
Karen, that's 'habitat', not 'habit', so I'm guessing you ate not an environmental science expert? But, if you have any ideas, rather than regurgitating YouTube-based criticism, we are all listening....
Lol. Keep up with the misinformation Karen. Maybe somebody who's not paid to will believe you eventually.
BBC - please stop triggering the Leavers.
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While this is good news there should be a push to get the population to look at and reduce consumption
Yes what about the days of food rationing and food stamps this would help to bring down ridiculous excess consumption and stock piling food for no reason. Cutting down the ridiculous amounts of meat people consume would be a great start
Per capita energy consumption is decreasing over time. Electricity consumption is, however, destined to rise - because of energy substitution (think electric cars, trains, heating, industrial processes moving to electricity from gas etc.)
Prof David Mackay discussed this at length in his book 'Sustainable Energy - Without The Hot Air'. So we'll need more electricity in future despite reductions.
Prof David Mackay discussed this at length in his book 'Sustainable Energy - Without The Hot Air'. So we'll need more electricity in future despite reductions.
Slashing the grant for electric vehicles has not helped. Prices have shot up in the last few weeks.
Also to look at managing population growth.
It's all good if we cut developed societies individual emissions but vastly increase number of individuals who emit
It's all good if we cut developed societies individual emissions but vastly increase number of individuals who emit
Typical isn't it that the BBC allow false claims but removes accurate ones. So much for democracy!
At least you recognise the truth of what I said about it being Labour who had put the money into the government investment which has been used by the private sector.
At least you recognise the truth of what I said about it being Labour who had put the money into the government investment which has been used by the private sector.
You think the Chinese care?
Lol, no they aren't. A more blatant lie has yet to be told:
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/each-countrys-share-co2-emissions
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/each-countrys-share-co2-emissions
Yes. It started as a good idea to get rid of Forestry waste and moved on to mature trees to meet burgeoning demand.
There is nothing 'green' about colossal industrial wind turbines. Just take a look at the current destruction of naturally CO2 storing peatland on Shetland to make way for scores of these environmentally unsound blights and all the infrastructure that comes with them.
The OP never said it was, but it appears that, in this, we are up there with the leading green nations and setting a good example.
You would be surprised how well we are doing at this though compared to other countries - people like you are to quick to run our country down.
Renewables? Brought to you by the oil and mining industry. Really what’s new here folks, the wool is being pulled over your eyes by the growing green billionaires.
Good news
But can we also measure what we consume
And please can we ban the use of crypto currencies as they consume huge amounts of CO2 and produces nothing meaningful in return
But can we also measure what we consume
And please can we ban the use of crypto currencies as they consume huge amounts of CO2 and produces nothing meaningful in return
Do you honestly think that we would have had all of the billions of pounds of private investment in our electricity generation & distribution if Comrade Corbyn had re-nationalised it all?
The unions would have run it into the ground with endless wages demands & strikes, just like the 1970s followed by power cuts & three day weeks
The unions would have run it into the ground with endless wages demands & strikes, just like the 1970s followed by power cuts & three day weeks
OK so how is Sir Keir Hindsight doing after his first year in offoce?
Behind in the leadership & Westminster polls by 10% each
Soon he will be back to where Comrade Corbyn was!
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Behind in the leadership & Westminster polls by 10% each
Soon he will be back to where Comrade Corbyn was!
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You think the Chinese care?
If the headline is ignored, the article advises that, under almost ideal conditions, we were able to record levels of 'green' energy.
'Generated' electricity doesn't include the fossil fuels used to keep conventional boilers hot, in case demand exceeds green production, necessary with unpredictable wind power. Turbines use energy to produce and require maintenance, not easy in remote areas.
'Generated' electricity doesn't include the fossil fuels used to keep conventional boilers hot, in case demand exceeds green production, necessary with unpredictable wind power. Turbines use energy to produce and require maintenance, not easy in remote areas.
Hey do you mean Drax power
Good news
But can we also measure what we consume
And please can we ban the use of crypto currencies as they consume huge amounts of CO2 and produces nothing meaningful in return
But can we also measure what we consume
And please can we ban the use of crypto currencies as they consume huge amounts of CO2 and produces nothing meaningful in return
I doubt what you say is factual. I'm fairly sure for starters that hubs have been set up for the purpose.
You are in fact suggesting human beings should stupidly and at detriment to the environment carry on polluting!
You are in fact suggesting human beings should stupidly and at detriment to the environment carry on polluting!
Govts can ban its use as a means of exchange in non criminal commerce
Saves environment - must be a plus
Saves environment - must be a plus
He sees these as evil because they have been tainted by the free-market.??
The government just declares that it is not a legal tender of any kind, then it can't be turned into real currency.
I protested against a 'wind farm' that was constructed near where we live. We have plenty of wind already, thank you very much, without creating any more. And how much electricity must it take to turn those massive blades?
there'll be many who won't get you, but very funny to me!
Cheers
Cheers
it takes no electricity "to turn those massive blades". That's what the wind is doing for us. Inside the turbine is a generator producing the electricity we crave...
I lost big money on a wind farm. It appears I planted the wind to deep and too close together.
Duck the abuse Swan. Goose my wind turbine! Turbine is the word mind. You will be saying like the BBC that Covid jabs give everyone blood clots.
The thing is, I saw a clip on FB where a guy actually thought that wind turbines were electrically powered and designed to blow away CO2.
I thought electricity was going to come down in price because of all this "free" wind and sun. That's what we were told anyway.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
"If it sounds too good to be true......"
Wind is free, the turbines and the power grid are not. Really, you're just a fool for believing what you hear instead of looking into it yourself.
Wind is free, the turbines and the power grid are not. Really, you're just a fool for believing what you hear instead of looking into it yourself.
Not sure when we were told that but wind power is the cheapest form of electricity now so it will be reducing the cost of bills compared to what they would be with no renewable energy. That doesn't mean the bill will go down overall as inflation and increasing costs of non renewable energy.
It is cheaper. That's why they shutdown the coal and gas burning pants first!! Think Mc Fly, think!
yup, same as we were lied to about "free energy for all" when nuclear came about.
The less we use, the more we pay. It has to be one of biggest legal cons of all time.
We should not be paying VAT for energy as its a necessity
We should be looking at population control
Banning disposable nappies & plastic bottles
But hey, it's a stick & stick approach in this country by hitting motorists
The less we use, the more we pay. It has to be one of biggest legal cons of all time.
We should not be paying VAT for energy as its a necessity
We should be looking at population control
Banning disposable nappies & plastic bottles
But hey, it's a stick & stick approach in this country by hitting motorists
What made you think that solar and wind power is free? The existing equipment is expensive to manufacture, install and maintain, additionally it isn't very efficient.
Green power isn't cheaper, it's use is necessary to reduce carbon emissions.
We need to be investing in more efficient forms of green energy.
Green power isn't cheaper, it's use is necessary to reduce carbon emissions.
We need to be investing in more efficient forms of green energy.
It was never touted to be cheaper. In fact in the short term quite the opposite. It was however, championed to be greener. It is. It's a start, there is much to do yet.
Yawn. Get over Corbyn.
He's no longer Labour leader.
Find something new to whinge about.
Yawn.
He's no longer Labour leader.
Find something new to whinge about.
Yawn.
Putting your abuse aside for the moment, but which part of 'privatised utillities' don't you understand?
And if indeed the investment had come from 'the state' then you actually mean from 'Tory governments' (assuming that you also consider Messrs Blair & Brown to be 'Tories' too)
And if indeed the investment had come from 'the state' then you actually mean from 'Tory governments' (assuming that you also consider Messrs Blair & Brown to be 'Tories' too)
I rather think that the BBC moderators removed your comment because of the childish abuse & insults rather than for your 'truth'
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So who has been in power for the last 11 years during this rapid rise in green generation investment?
And who has now lost FOUR general elections in a row during that period despite a 'radical green agenda'?
And who has now lost FOUR general elections in a row during that period despite a 'radical green agenda'?
This is good news. There is a long way to go but greening the economy and the country will have great benefits for our children.
Tidal barrages will be more predictable than wind and solar, but won’t generate quick bucks for investors.
Too many 'greens' live in cloud cuckoo land, forgetting consumers who struggle to pay ever increasing electricity bills as a result of green energy. It was sold to us as cheap....its far from it. When government pays 45p Kwh index linked for 25 years to some we lose on it, then on the increased price of consumer electricity. A giant con perpetrated by those having no idea of struggling consumers.
And under a Conservative government too.
That will have the Guardian readers choking on their avocado toast and lattes this morning.
That will have the Guardian readers choking on their avocado toast and lattes this morning.
"In spite of" is the phrase you were struggling to find whilst you were spluttering into your Carling this morning.
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Well, seeing as they'd shut the coal mines last time round, and had failed to do anything in particular in respect of new nuclear, and gas prices are only going to trend upwards over time, and your average Tory donor can make £££'s out of renting their large land holdings to wind generators - what did you expect them to do? If there's money to be made and subsidies, you'll find a Tory.
Now, where are the foolish comments from the people who believe that unless wind turbines work 100% of the time we shouldn't have them at all? I give it about 5 mins...
I'm not obsessed with wind farms at all, I just hate reading the nonsense from people who don't/won't concede that something is better than nothing.
Renewables will not be able to cope when a) offices, shops, hospitality venues and factories are back to normal; b) more people have electric vehicles and c) people realise that air and ground source heat pumps don't provide enough heat for your home in the winter.
Oh yes - if we go all electric from renewables every road will be dug up to provide larger cables. Ask any electrician.
Oh yes - if we go all electric from renewables every road will be dug up to provide larger cables. Ask any electrician.
'Oh yes - if we go all electric from renewables every road will be dug up to provide larger cables. Ask any electrician.'
Why? Is renewably generated electricity fatter than non-renewably generated electricity?
Why? Is renewably generated electricity fatter than non-renewably generated electricity?
have you seen the price to convert to heat pumps!
I looked at solar panels but at my age there's no point as I will be long dead before I cover the outlay in energy savings, so older people will just be punished for not doing it all, when it is just not economical, as I need the money to live on instead
I looked at solar panels but at my age there's no point as I will be long dead before I cover the outlay in energy savings, so older people will just be punished for not doing it all, when it is just not economical, as I need the money to live on instead
Great news. Get ready for the paid by big oil trolls to come here and post some FUD...
Or just some sensible people who realise wind and solar are not guaranteed sources of energy.
So any person who has concerns over the intermittence issue of renewables is a troll?
Try some facts +25GW of Wind farms are installed & +11GW of solar have been installed.
Yet how often have they ever produce 36GW of energy?
Perhaps its you who is suffering from FUD
Try some facts +25GW of Wind farms are installed & +11GW of solar have been installed.
Yet how often have they ever produce 36GW of energy?
Perhaps its you who is suffering from FUD
Typical isn't it that the BBC allow false claims but removes accurate ones. So much for democracy!
At least you recognise the truth of what I said about it being Labour who had put the money into the government investment which has been used by the private sector.
At least you recognise the truth of what I said about it being Labour who had put the money into the government investment which has been used by the private sector.
I thought electricity was going to come down in price because of all this "free" wind and sun. That's what we were told anyway.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
I thought electricity was going to come down in price because of all this "free" wind and sun. That's what we were told anyway.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
Because all Labour did on HS2 was commission an initial report. On wind generation, Labour put in place the subsidy, invested in incentives for development, wrote planning policy documents - in other words, made the paradigm shift that the Tories haven't yet managed to dismantle.
Renewables will not be able to cope when a) offices, shops, hospitality venues and factories are back to normal; b) more people have electric vehicles and c) people realise that air and ground source heat pumps don't provide enough heat for your home in the winter.
Oh yes - if we go all electric from renewables every road will be dug up to provide larger cables. Ask any electrician.
Oh yes - if we go all electric from renewables every road will be dug up to provide larger cables. Ask any electrician.
I thought electricity was going to come down in price because of all this "free" wind and sun. That's what we were told anyway.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
They’re greener by consumption than we are by miles
Lol, no they aren't. A more blatant lie has yet to be told:
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/each-countrys-share-co2-emissions
https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/each-countrys-share-co2-emissions
I thought electricity was going to come down in price because of all this "free" wind and sun. That's what we were told anyway.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
yup, same as we were lied to about "free energy for all" when nuclear came about.
The less we use, the more we pay. It has to be one of biggest legal cons of all time.
We should not be paying VAT for energy as its a necessity
We should be looking at population control
Banning disposable nappies & plastic bottles
But hey, it's a stick & stick approach in this country by hitting motorists
The less we use, the more we pay. It has to be one of biggest legal cons of all time.
We should not be paying VAT for energy as its a necessity
We should be looking at population control
Banning disposable nappies & plastic bottles
But hey, it's a stick & stick approach in this country by hitting motorists
Typical isn't it that the BBC allow false claims but removes accurate ones. So much for democracy!
At least you recognise the truth of what I said about it being Labour who had put the money into the government investment which has been used by the private sector.
At least you recognise the truth of what I said about it being Labour who had put the money into the government investment which has been used by the private sector.
Why can't you follow the rules of logical debate? You are now making a strawman argument. You made a claim, which was false, and I put you right pointing out that it was the Labour Government that had put in place the funding and plans. Please stay on topic instead of creating another!
Agreed, but not all of that 8% is greenwashed wood chip. A small percentage comes from things like anaerobic digestion of food waste producing methane that then runs a generator whilst the digested waste (after 120 days) is sold to local farms as liquid fertiliser. Our local plant at Cassington generates 2.1MW https://www.agrivert.co.uk/where-we-operate/cassington-ad-facility
If buildings were more energy efficient they wouldn't need to use as much fuel to heat an area. Parliament buildings at Westminster have bad energy ratings, this is where our MPs have discussions on how to tackle climate change.
the green energy home efficiency schemes are currently broken
fitters flinch at using them
they want them to work
customers want them to work
government stalling and bureaucracy is killing enthusiasm
fitters flinch at using them
they want them to work
customers want them to work
government stalling and bureaucracy is killing enthusiasm
There should be no grants for people to use others money to improve their houses - that's madness.
Instead there should be a carbon tax with a clear 15-year ramp shown right from the start, plus a driver for landlords over the next ten years to have their rentals meeting a energy performance level "C". This will signal to all how they should act and when.
Instead there should be a carbon tax with a clear 15-year ramp shown right from the start, plus a driver for landlords over the next ten years to have their rentals meeting a energy performance level "C". This will signal to all how they should act and when.
And what happens in winter when it's cloudy and a high pressure system is sat right over us ?
We freeze and use candles.
We freeze and use candles.
There are very few days were we don't get some wind somewhere. And solar power works even when it is cloudy. But we will fire up the gas stations when we are short of renewables which is still greener than having them running all the time.
The elderly will suffer from hypothermia.
Industry will close & relocate
Businesses, will not be able to operate
Or we will be forced to go like Texas where variable tariff has resulted in pensioners being charged $16k for a couple of days of electricity.
aka not good.
Industry will close & relocate
Businesses, will not be able to operate
Or we will be forced to go like Texas where variable tariff has resulted in pensioners being charged $16k for a couple of days of electricity.
aka not good.
And under a Conservative government too.
That will have the Guardian readers choking on their avocado toast and lattes this morning.
That will have the Guardian readers choking on their avocado toast and lattes this morning.
Great Britain...the greenest it had ever been at lunchtime on Easter Bank Holiday Monday.....Sunny and windy weather, coupled with low demand for power, led to a surge in renewable sources of energy,
=So, in other words, during the Easter Monday, it was windy and cold but most brits were stuck in lockdown at home turning off electric devices eating cold sandwiches?
That was a miserable Easter?
=So, in other words, during the Easter Monday, it was windy and cold but most brits were stuck in lockdown at home turning off electric devices eating cold sandwiches?
That was a miserable Easter?
Solar energy is pretty much guaranteed for the next billion years.
sensible people can go find another planet
When wind and solar become cheap (and they are heading in that direction) it doesn't matter if they are not generating flat out all of the time. We can over-install capacity to fill most of the troughs in supply and the extra power generated in the peaks is almost free energy for use elsewhere like generating hydrogen or sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere.
Renewables will not be able to cope when a) offices, shops, hospitality venues and factories are back to normal; b) more people have electric vehicles and c) people realise that air and ground source heat pumps don't provide enough heat for your home in the winter.
Oh yes - if we go all electric from renewables every road will be dug up to provide larger cables. Ask any electrician.
Oh yes - if we go all electric from renewables every road will be dug up to provide larger cables. Ask any electrician.
have you seen the price to convert to heat pumps!
I looked at solar panels but at my age there's no point as I will be long dead before I cover the outlay in energy savings, so older people will just be punished for not doing it all, when it is just not economical, as I need the money to live on instead
I looked at solar panels but at my age there's no point as I will be long dead before I cover the outlay in energy savings, so older people will just be punished for not doing it all, when it is just not economical, as I need the money to live on instead
This is good news for the UK balance of payments, the planet and for local jobs. Whats there not to like.
Surely tidal needs investment, especially as the UK has some huge tidal ranges.
Next the UK needs to stop importing wood pellets from America ............ that get burnt in power stations
Surely tidal needs investment, especially as the UK has some huge tidal ranges.
Next the UK needs to stop importing wood pellets from America ............ that get burnt in power stations
love tidal Tony
keep shouting fella
keep shouting fella
bad for local jobs, as factories run on cheap and dirty power overseas gets to make all the goods for the world and not us.
I've never understood why Tidal power isn't used more than it is?
It's relatively cheap to create and maintain and we're an island surrounded by some powerful tidal range areas
It's relatively cheap to create and maintain and we're an island surrounded by some powerful tidal range areas
How about heat pumps from our seas instead of barrages or sea wind farms?
Ridiculous comment: Government pays up to 48pKWH index linked for 25 years to some renewable producers. One occasion increased day generation meant price negative at -1.9pkwh. No consumer gained. We lost by massive subsidy & ever increasing cost to consumers of wrongly described 'cheap' electricity. Gas boilers pundits forget a 24kw boiler could cost £29 a week to run on electricity 5 times gas!
And under a Conservative government too.
That will have the Guardian readers choking on their avocado toast and lattes this morning.
That will have the Guardian readers choking on their avocado toast and lattes this morning.
Well, seeing as they'd shut the coal mines last time round, and had failed to do anything in particular in respect of new nuclear, and gas prices are only going to trend upwards over time, and your average Tory donor can make £££'s out of renting their large land holdings to wind generators - what did you expect them to do? If there's money to be made and subsidies, you'll find a Tory.
Nuclear isn't "green" until the problem of being utterly unable to properly decommission it is solved. Current government policy is to put land beyond use *forever* and to use public funds to pay for maintenance of radioactive waste. Besides which it supports unlimited population (putting pressure on already beleaguered Nature and public finances) and suffers from insufficiently shared ownership.
Yes, a shut down nuclear reactor the size of a couple of football pitches, where the risk of pitching a tent alongside and living in it would be less than smoking a single cigarette each day.
Generation 4 Nuclear power will use the vast majority of the high grade radioactive waste as fuel. The end quantity is really not that much.
Only the 1st generation of Nuclear power stations are decommissioned by ukGov money. Gen 2 and later pay into a fund for decommissioning from day 1 of generation.
You seem to be light on fact, heavy but with fiction & lies.
Suggest you research a bit more.
Only the 1st generation of Nuclear power stations are decommissioned by ukGov money. Gen 2 and later pay into a fund for decommissioning from day 1 of generation.
You seem to be light on fact, heavy but with fiction & lies.
Suggest you research a bit more.
Excellent news!
For years and years the oilheads were bleating that renewables were a waste of time & would never contribute significantly to our energy needs etc. They are and were wrong.
For years and years the oilheads were bleating that renewables were a waste of time & would never contribute significantly to our energy needs etc. They are and were wrong.
You appear not to grasp the essential weakness of the current system and the requirement for back-up from other forms of generation. So maybe you are an airhead if that is how you wish to carry out arguments.
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They do contribute, but at vastly increased cost. They quote how cheap this kit is, yet some get paid 48p kWh to produce Index linked25 years. Consumers get increased bills for what's become unaffordable. Being green should be called being blue. Many can't afford energy bills. Spot price dropped to -1.9pKwh through overproduction of renewables yet paying 45PKwh but consumers didn't get that price.
I thought electricity was going to come down in price because of all this "free" wind and sun. That's what we were told anyway.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
What made you think that solar and wind power is free? The existing equipment is expensive to manufacture, install and maintain, additionally it isn't very efficient.
Green power isn't cheaper, it's use is necessary to reduce carbon emissions.
We need to be investing in more efficient forms of green energy.
Green power isn't cheaper, it's use is necessary to reduce carbon emissions.
We need to be investing in more efficient forms of green energy.
Blah, Blah, Blah. This is a global problem, the Far East, China, India etc don't give a green tree about global warming, or CO2 reduction. Were are making Zero impact on the demise of the world.
Even if you ignore the CO2 issue it is great news that wind and solar have become cost competitive with coal burning. Even if the countries you mention didn't care about global warming, they do care about sources of power which are cheap and still falling in cost.
historically we kicked started this
who is to say we cant take the lead again
who is to say we cant take the lead again
They’re greener by consumption than we are by miles
No mention of that old `sustainable` Bio-Mass, BBC?
Or in real world terms..."Throwing trees in the oven!"
Or in real world terms..."Throwing trees in the oven!"
I too have concerns over the burning of biomass. But that doesn't detract from the fantastically large proportion of power coming from wind and solar. If we keep heading in the right direction with those then the burning of biomass and gas will become the exception rather than the rule just like coal is today.
Good to see that more people are seeing through the Biomass lie
If ones reads past the headline to, say, paragraph 7 one would find a link to a whole (BBC, 2017) article about the biomass controversy. Is that a case of 'no mention' or 'no bothering to read'?
I agree with the last bit, given that meat consumption is bad for the environment, bad for animal welfare, and (at the levels most consume it) bad for personal health, and thus bad for the economy.
Not sure food stamps are part of the solution though.
Most people I know that reduce meat intake don't go back to their old diet though, because they notice feeling better for it.
Not sure food stamps are part of the solution though.
Most people I know that reduce meat intake don't go back to their old diet though, because they notice feeling better for it.
Now, where are the foolish comments from the people who believe that unless wind turbines work 100% of the time we shouldn't have them at all? I give it about 5 mins...
I will ask for your comment to be removed because your statistic is invented/fake. Since 2019, wind generators have become the UK's second largest source of electricity, providing 64 TWh that year; almost one fifth of the UK's total generation.
store wind power on batteries - ask Elon Musk about it
Per capita energy consumption is decreasing over time. Electricity consumption is, however, destined to rise - because of energy substitution (think electric cars, trains, heating, industrial processes moving to electricity from gas etc.)
Prof David Mackay discussed this at length in his book 'Sustainable Energy - Without The Hot Air'. So we'll need more electricity in future despite reductions.
Prof David Mackay discussed this at length in his book 'Sustainable Energy - Without The Hot Air'. So we'll need more electricity in future despite reductions.
Capitalism and greed has taken us to this.
As has cutting the feed in tariffs and other grants to install solar PV, heat pumps and other green technology. The government sings a good green song, but it's actions are doing the opposite by removing help and the incentives.
I see a windmill turning on the hill in the distance and love the fact it is non polluting way of gathering energy from the wind.
If only if it was that simple.
You forget the millions of blades each year that cant be recycled & instead are being landfilled.
You forget that they destroy a lot of the endangered birds
You forget that the the storage requirements will make them more expensive than nuclear.
You forget the millions of blades each year that cant be recycled & instead are being landfilled.
You forget that they destroy a lot of the endangered birds
You forget that the the storage requirements will make them more expensive than nuclear.
And of the last 11 years of new investment, new initiatives etc? Nothing about their admitting to making up HS2 costs "on the back of a fag packet" before they started the project - a whole load more than an initial report.
Sounds like you just want to give Labour an easy ride. Making the world greener is not a "party" issue, best not to treat it like it is.
Sounds like you just want to give Labour an easy ride. Making the world greener is not a "party" issue, best not to treat it like it is.
I too have concerns over the burning of biomass. But that doesn't detract from the fantastically large proportion of power coming from wind and solar. If we keep heading in the right direction with those then the burning of biomass and gas will become the exception rather than the rule just like coal is today.
While I personally agree it's a waste, I'm not sure how you ban something which is just an algorithm running on your computer. How would you even enforce that? Whether you like crypto-currencies or not, eliminating them is a complete non-possibility for better or worse.
This is good news, However, This is in ideal situations. Wind is one of the worst forms of renewable. Lets ignore making roads just to transport the turbines. and ignore the steel, metals, rare earth metals, transportation of raw materials for just a second. All turbines work to a very tiny window. Below 8mph its got no power, after 28mph then its losing power. 28mph is most effective @ 1130W
Didn't the remoaners say that if we voted to leave the EU then the wind would stop blowing?
I'm sure they did!
I'm sure they did!
We need to move towards bladeless vortex turbines. Suitable for land use, no blades no noise, lower CO2 impact, lower maintenance costs and not harmful to birds
So we'll pull all the old ones down, dump it in landfill, mine some more raw materials then use energy to make some new ones, sounds like a winner to me.
No we don’t, current ones work fine on land, are silent already, most efficient and therefore best for co2. Effect on birds trivial, ask the rspb, totally dwarfed by deaths due to collisions with vehicles, buildings and the billions killed by domestic cats.
Thanks, I was unaware of this and it is certainly creative & does appear to have many advantages, espically for wild life.
But, it still suffers from the usual issue of lack of wind.
The company website for those who are intersted:
https://vortexbladeless.com/
But, it still suffers from the usual issue of lack of wind.
The company website for those who are intersted:
https://vortexbladeless.com/
I thought electricity was going to come down in price because of all this "free" wind and sun. That's what we were told anyway.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
It's just gone up, again.
So either I've been lied to/conned, or someone is getting richer from my increased bills and their lower costs.
Blah, Blah, Blah. This is a global problem, the Far East, China, India etc don't give a green tree about global warming, or CO2 reduction. Were are making Zero impact on the demise of the world.
Typical BBC Fake News.
When the wind blows it generates some of our electricity
When the wind doesn't blow, 30% of the time, none of our electricity comes from wind and we rely on nuclear and fossil fuels.
It is a myth to claim we can generate electricity renewably using intermittent renewable methods of generation.
When the wind blows it generates some of our electricity
When the wind doesn't blow, 30% of the time, none of our electricity comes from wind and we rely on nuclear and fossil fuels.
It is a myth to claim we can generate electricity renewably using intermittent renewable methods of generation.
We should look to tidal energy too then, as that's not intermittent.
One day though, hopefully we will have fusion energy, lots of research is currently being invested in it. Although it always seems to be 10 years away.....
One day though, hopefully we will have fusion energy, lots of research is currently being invested in it. Although it always seems to be 10 years away.....
Yep 4.34% of Easter the renewables produced 80+% of the electricity.
But 70% of the time renewables couldnt produce 25% of the electricity demand.
Renewables could only reliably produce 10% of the demand based on Easter data. And thats using only the 4 days of Easter. On the 1st of april there was less than 0.7% of the time where renewables supplied 40% of demand.
renewables = unreliable
But 70% of the time renewables couldnt produce 25% of the electricity demand.
Renewables could only reliably produce 10% of the demand based on Easter data. And thats using only the 4 days of Easter. On the 1st of april there was less than 0.7% of the time where renewables supplied 40% of demand.
renewables = unreliable
wind and solar are great when the sun is shining and the wind blowing but until we come up with a decent energy storage scheme its just a money maker for some lucky folks. I'll be impressed with renewables when the older power stations are decommissioned and taken offline and we stop using biomass as fuel.
biomass is a carbon neutral source of energy. Not sure why that needs to be stopped?
There is not energy storage scheme or combination of schemes that can store TWh of power.
There needs to be at least 5 days of complete storage to cope with the wrong weather. So winter use peaks at 50GW, thats before the rush to EVs & the issue with ASHP that become less efficient in colder weather. Although the ASHP acting as coolers will mean summer demand will rocket in very hot weather
There needs to be at least 5 days of complete storage to cope with the wrong weather. So winter use peaks at 50GW, thats before the rush to EVs & the issue with ASHP that become less efficient in colder weather. Although the ASHP acting as coolers will mean summer demand will rocket in very hot weather
Totally agree, energy storage is the key problem. In Jan / Feb we often get a high pressure over the UK - no wind and 100% clould = no wind or solar, and temps down to -20C in southern England.
Schemes are allready being added:
Old car batteries with reduced power/weight ratios give years of extra use as static storage; See Tesla.
Windmill energy can be used to produce Hydrogen; See recent government scheme.
Solar energy stored in molten salts; perhaps not that useable in UK. Is in use in Spain.
...those who say it can't be done get overtaken by those who are doing it...
Old car batteries with reduced power/weight ratios give years of extra use as static storage; See Tesla.
Windmill energy can be used to produce Hydrogen; See recent government scheme.
Solar energy stored in molten salts; perhaps not that useable in UK. Is in use in Spain.
...those who say it can't be done get overtaken by those who are doing it...