Comments on: UK urged to ditch ‘unreliable’ wind turbines for nuclear power http://www.greenbang.com/uk-urged-to-ditch-unreliable-wind-turbines-for-nuclear-power_6573.html Sustainable Energy Insight Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jo http://www.greenbang.com/uk-urged-to-ditch-unreliable-wind-turbines-for-nuclear-power_6573.html/comment-page-1#comment-5829 Jo Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:33:36 +0000 http://www.greenbang.com/?p=6573#comment-5829 I totally agree with Simon. It is pointless even discussing wind power. We need to get it off the debating table and start looking at realistic measures for drastically reducing our CO2 output. If you look at the figures, the new Clyde Wind Farm in Lanarkshire, which will be the biggest wind farm in Europe, will only produce one twentieth of one percent of the UK's energy needs. At a cost of £600 million, this is a futile and hugely expensive way of tackling climate change. We need to start demanding the truth about wind farms. The figures we are quoted need to be standardised so that we can make fair comparisons. There are some good articles on this blog - http://paullavelle.wordpress.com about these issues.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5829','Jo'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5829','Jo','I totally agree with Simon. It is pointless even discussing wind power. We need to get it off the debating table and start looking at realistic measures for drastically reducing our CO2 output. If you look at the figures, the new Clyde Wind Farm in Lanarkshire, which will be the biggest wind farm in Europe, will only produce one twentieth of one percent of the UK\'s energy needs. At a cost of £600 million, this is a futile and hugely expensive way of tackling climate change.\r\n\r\nWe need to start demanding the truth about wind farms. The figures we are quoted need to be standardised so that we can make fair comparisons. There are some good articles on this blog - http:\/\/paullavelle.wordpress.com about these issues.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I totally agree with Simon. It is pointless even discussing wind power. We need to get it off the debating table and start looking at realistic measures for drastically reducing our CO2 output. If you look at the figures, the new Clyde Wind Farm in Lanarkshire, which will be the biggest wind farm in Europe, will only produce one twentieth of one percent of the UK’s energy needs. At a cost of £600 million, this is a futile and hugely expensive way of tackling climate change.

We need to start demanding the truth about wind farms. The figures we are quoted need to be standardised so that we can make fair comparisons. There are some good articles on this blog – http://paullavelle.wordpress.com about these issues.

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]]> By: Simon http://www.greenbang.com/uk-urged-to-ditch-unreliable-wind-turbines-for-nuclear-power_6573.html/comment-page-1#comment-5757 Simon Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:32:22 +0000 http://www.greenbang.com/?p=6573#comment-5757 Wind power is notoriously unreliable and cannot be used unless it is backed up by conventional power. It also has a carbon footprint of 30 g/kwh. There is no storage for electricity in the same way that you can store water in a hydroelectric system. However, EfW, or Energy from Waste, is an excellent option. Technology has improved so much that it is a clean alternative to burying or dumping waste. Without Nuclear Power we will continue burning gas to produce electricity. Follow the French green lead and build Nuclear. Ontario, Canada's CANDU system is a prime example of a first class system that handles its own waste. CO2 emissions: Natural Gas 700 g/kwh Solar Panels 100 g/kwh Wind 30 g/kwh HydroElectric 20 g/kwh Nuclear 20 g/kwh Our nuclear plants are going out of commission in the next few years and no new plants have been started up. We will see grave shortages, even rationing of electricity if the government doesn't get up and stop dithering with our lives.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5757','Simon'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5757','Simon','Wind power is notoriously unreliable and cannot be used unless it is backed up by conventional power. It also has a carbon footprint of 30 g\/kwh. There is no storage for electricity in the same way that you can store water in a hydroelectric system. However, EfW, or Energy from Waste, is an excellent option. Technology has improved so much that it is a clean alternative to burying or dumping waste.\r\nWithout Nuclear Power we will continue burning gas to produce electricity. Follow the French green lead and build Nuclear. Ontario, Canada\'s CANDU system is a prime example of a first class system that handles its own waste. \r\nCO2 emissions:\r\nNatural Gas 700 g\/kwh\r\nSolar Panels 100 g\/kwh\r\nWind 30 g\/kwh\r\nHydroElectric 20 g\/kwh\r\nNuclear 20 g\/kwh\r\nOur nuclear plants are going out of commission in the next few years and no new plants have been started up. We will see grave shortages, even rationing of electricity if the government doesn\'t get up and stop dithering with our lives.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Wind power is notoriously unreliable and cannot be used unless it is backed up by conventional power. It also has a carbon footprint of 30 g/kwh. There is no storage for electricity in the same way that you can store water in a hydroelectric system. However, EfW, or Energy from Waste, is an excellent option. Technology has improved so much that it is a clean alternative to burying or dumping waste.
Without Nuclear Power we will continue burning gas to produce electricity. Follow the French green lead and build Nuclear. Ontario, Canada’s CANDU system is a prime example of a first class system that handles its own waste.
CO2 emissions:
Natural Gas 700 g/kwh
Solar Panels 100 g/kwh
Wind 30 g/kwh
HydroElectric 20 g/kwh
Nuclear 20 g/kwh
Our nuclear plants are going out of commission in the next few years and no new plants have been started up. We will see grave shortages, even rationing of electricity if the government doesn’t get up and stop dithering with our lives.
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]]> By: Sam Tana http://www.greenbang.com/uk-urged-to-ditch-unreliable-wind-turbines-for-nuclear-power_6573.html/comment-page-1#comment-5648 Sam Tana Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:53:57 +0000 http://www.greenbang.com/?p=6573#comment-5648 Surely it's not an either/or situation. We probably need some of both.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5648','Sam Tana'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5648','Sam Tana','Surely it\'s not an either\/or situation. We probably need some of both.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Surely it’s not an either/or situation. We probably need some of both.
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