Will Wales Be Conquered by Wind Turbines?

I guess this kind of sensational stuff sells books. Apparently a complete disregard for the demand side of the equation. Most likely complete disregard for the role of storage with the renewables. A apparent mushing of electrical load in with total energy load. You don't want to heat houses with wind turbines (or nukes for that matter).

As of 2001, only 9% of primary energy consumption by fuel was supplied by electricity. ("Energy Consumption in the UK" - BERR) Draw your lines and then plot your points. Color me skeptical on this report. Skeptical other than for the call for more tidal and wave energy which is an obvious failing of the current UK energy policy - if you can call it a policy and not a spasm.

‘Covering Wales in Wind Turbines’ - WalesOnline - 24 Nov 08

"In his new book, Sustainable Energy – Without The Hot Air, Prof MacKay, who backs wind power, argues that wind farms will need at least five times more land than previously estimated to make a significant contribution to the UK’s energy needs.

He states: 'The average energy used per person in the UK is 125 kilowatt hours per day. To achieve even 20 kilowatt hours per day per person it will require enough wind turbines to cover an area the size of Wales. It is an incredibly large area and with the difficulties in getting planning, it is hard to imagine how it could be achieved. The government needs to look at some of the other options such as tide energy. We need a plan that adds up.'"

More fun with the nuke industry in the UK.

Nuclear Waste Claims Dismissed as ‘Conspiracy’ - WalesOnline - 20 Nov 08

"Newport West MP Paul Flynn found that details of a contract to privatise waste management from Sellafield nuclear station should have been placed in the House of Commons library in July. Had they been, MPs would have had 14 days to raise questions about the deal. A letter detailing the contract was not put into the library until October 15, by which time the opportunity to scrutinise it had gone. Mr Flynn yesterday raised the matter in a debate in Westminster Hall, saying the taxpayer had effectively been made liable for a £93bn clean-up bill, without any parliamentary scrutiny."

Will Wales Be Conquered by Wind Turbines?

I guess this kind of sensational stuff sells books. Apparently a complete disregard for the demand side of the equation. Most likely complete disregard for the role of storage with the renewables. A apparent mushing of electrical load in with total energy load. You don't want to heat houses with wind turbines (or nukes for that matter).

As of 2001, only 9% of primary energy consumption by fuel was supplied by electricity. ("Energy Consumption in the UK" - BERR) Draw your lines and then plot your points. Color me skeptical on this report. Skeptical other than for the call for more tidal and wave energy which is an obvious failing of the current UK energy policy - if you can call it a policy and not a spasm.

‘Covering Wales in Wind Turbines’ - WalesOnline - 24 Nov 08

"In his new book, Sustainable Energy – Without The Hot Air, Prof MacKay, who backs wind power, argues that wind farms will need at least five times more land than previously estimated to make a significant contribution to the UK’s energy needs.

He states: 'The average energy used per person in the UK is 125 kilowatt hours per day. To achieve even 20 kilowatt hours per day per person it will require enough wind turbines to cover an area the size of Wales. It is an incredibly large area and with the difficulties in getting planning, it is hard to imagine how it could be achieved. The government needs to look at some of the other options such as tide energy. We need a plan that adds up.'"

More fun with the nuke industry in the UK.

Nuclear Waste Claims Dismissed as ‘Conspiracy’ - WalesOnline - 20 Nov 08

"Newport West MP Paul Flynn found that details of a contract to privatise waste management from Sellafield nuclear station should have been placed in the House of Commons library in July. Had they been, MPs would have had 14 days to raise questions about the deal. A letter detailing the contract was not put into the library until October 15, by which time the opportunity to scrutinise it had gone. Mr Flynn yesterday raised the matter in a debate in Westminster Hall, saying the taxpayer had effectively been made liable for a £93bn clean-up bill, without any parliamentary scrutiny."