Onshore Wind Generation costs now at 3.3 cent per kw/h or less.

[albion]

https://amp.theguardian.com/busines...ss-dale-vince-fracking-farage-and-going-green

Reality and nut jobs. Nearly all the usual suspects called for what they are.

 

[albion]

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...rth-is-going-on-with-the-massive-bulb-bailout

Just one of a while list of billion £ disasters from a clueless corrupt government. Painful reading.

 

[albion]

No doubt many of you are moving part off-grid.
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/home-battery-testing-results/

Very risky, and despite the wording, even some top brands are highly risky, as can be seen by the sets of data.

 

[albion]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63779169.amp

'Needs to be local consent ' says Grant Shaps to the Department of Grovelling Up.
As reported years ago, these 'local communities' tend to be 2nd home owners giving priority to house prices.

Nothing reported on the history of all this nor the 250% surcharge for the offshore alternatives.
Thing of beauty and inspiration too yet they keep printing the eyesore 'opinion'.

 

[albion]

The sheer stupidity of that 250% offshore surcharge policy on our bills courtesy of the Tories is now causing a reversal. Never forget.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/29/onshore-windfarm-restrictions-ministers-rebel

And let us also all hope that the Tory donor 2nd home owners influencing this long corrosive Tory policy also get the much 300% council tax rise as soon as possible. That is responsible democracy.

 

[albion]

Despite being 250% more expensive than onshore, offshore is cheaper says grant a lie Shapps.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63795274.amp

 

[Poacher]

Despite being 250% more expensive than onshore, offshore is cheaper says grant a lie Shapps.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63795274.amp

A tory politician telling an untruth? Say it ain't so!

 

[albion]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-60945298.amp

'Explainers' only patially explaining. Yet again. Hardly a word about the levellised cost nor the 250% cost premium on offshore.
Media news comments are still mainly opposed to onshore in the extreme.

 

[albion]

https://renews.biz/82214/repowering-wind-farms-is-a-triple-win/

Interesting. The oldest windfarms get output tripled. I assume all the England ones are half or less then they should be.
It also may mean we have the most expensive new onshore windfarms.

 

[albion]

https://amp.theguardian.com/environ...-new-onshore-windfarms-england-tory-rebellion

"Research from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit published this week found that the number of windfarms it said would be required to provide electricity for all 29m homes in the UK would take up less than 20% of land currently occupied by landfill sites."

 

[Fab Foodie]

https://amp.theguardian.com/environ...-new-onshore-windfarms-england-tory-rebellion

"Research from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit published this week found that the number of windfarms it said would be required to provide electricity for all 29m homes in the UK would take up less than 20% of land currently occupied by landfill sites."

How closely together are those windmills?
It sounds like a stat that needs unpacking....

 

[newfhouse]

https://amp.theguardian.com/environ...-new-onshore-windfarms-england-tory-rebellion

"Research from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit published this week found that the number of windfarms it said would be required to provide electricity for all 29m homes in the UK would take up less than 20% of land currently occupied by landfill sites."

Put a few turbines on every golf course. Sorted.

 

[albion]

How closely together are those windmills?
It sounds like a stat that needs unpacking....

Wiki says they are set up to aid 'informed debate'. Whilst very bizarre it did get picked up by the BBC.
The positive that I picked it for that it infers there is enough wind to power the whole UK. If we could flood the land with 3c per kw turbines then the bigger job would be energy storage/conversion.

And it says 'The current director is former BBC environment correspondent Richard Black'.

 

[albion]

The media push towards state ownership grows.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63917570.amp

The biggest on in Wales, it seems, is owned by the Swedish government so state ownership in fact already exists.

 

[MrGrumpy]

The media push towards state ownership grows.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-63917570.amp

The biggest on in Wales, it seems, is owned by the Swedish government so state ownership in fact already exists.

We still need other solutions other than wind. Not much wind about right now. It’s freezing fog so no solar neither . However it’s has its place but we still cannot shake of our other sources be it fossil or nuclear . Can’t help thinking our lack of future planning g has dragged us here . ( well we know it has ! )