tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9478454.post6446255961457351083..comments2023-05-11T08:41:12.418+01:00Comments on Extensor: It's time to invest in something usefulEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147708982012526671noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9478454.post-6399209844561744492015-02-05T11:29:15.147+00:002015-02-05T11:29:15.147+00:00It's encouraging to see that, as well as all t...It's encouraging to see that, as well as all those windfarms, there are increasing numbers of solar farms (and not just the panels springing up on every roof). It seems as though, on a practical level, we are starting to take positive action about harnessing renewable energy sources (not sure I'd call nuclear a green energy, mind. Look at Fukishima....)<br /><br />Mind you, I interviewed someone last year who spent a period of time selling those turbines to farmers. Starting price was something appalling like £500,000 !<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9478454.post-83864087918410550682015-02-05T09:47:33.569+00:002015-02-05T09:47:33.569+00:00Thanks for your comments Tim. I agree that we nee...Thanks for your comments Tim. I agree that we need to move away from carbon fuels, but I feel that Government policy is being driven by short-term thinking. Wind generation is the easiest and quickest to develop, but almost all other green technologies offer greater potential e.g. tidal, nuclear, thermoelectric, solar, biomass etc.Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147708982012526671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9478454.post-82709572802948082132015-02-05T09:06:48.290+00:002015-02-05T09:06:48.290+00:00Looking at the live data today (5th Feb @ 9am), th...Looking at the live data today (5th Feb @ 9am), the proportion of wind power generated is 3.15% and is greater than the proportion of hyrdo. To put that into context, it's only 1/6 the amount generated by nuclear power, and an even smaller percentage than that generated by gas or by coal..... but we're trending in the right direction and surely we should applaud this as a move away from the non-sustainable carbon fuels? I'm not saying that I disagree with you, but there are lies, damned lies and statistics....<br />I also find wind farms oddly beautiful on the landscape, but perhaps that's just me!<br /><br />Tim (I attended a course you ran years and years ago, but I do enjoy your newsletter, albeit this is the first time I've felt moved to comment!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com