tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post4976376731207160752..comments2023-08-10T12:55:23.427+01:00Comments on SUBROSA: Salmond vs Trumpsubrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-42366492345969002282012-02-15T13:59:55.907+00:002012-02-15T13:59:55.907+00:00You could well be in a majority WY.You could well be in a majority WY.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-67802435033470774442012-02-15T10:33:27.675+00:002012-02-15T10:33:27.675+00:00What JRB said.
All of it.What JRB said.<br /><br />All of it.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-35697517290634828022012-02-13T18:26:10.633+00:002012-02-13T18:26:10.633+00:00Pa-broon, I certainly wouldn't like them withi...Pa-broon, I certainly wouldn't like them within 5 miles of me. A village about that distance here decided to install them because they were told they would produce their own electricity and also provide them with funds to do with what they will. (subsidies).<br /><br />Four years on many are regretting it because for those nearest the turbines are experiencing problems they never thought possible.<br /><br />Of course government - crown estate included - will be the main<br />beneficiaries. Surely you didn't think the people were?subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-39631696329195396152012-02-13T18:17:46.671+00:002012-02-13T18:17:46.671+00:00Indeed Demetrius. Indeed.Indeed Demetrius. Indeed.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-56758219242746920682012-02-13T18:12:23.001+00:002012-02-13T18:12:23.001+00:00RM, I was quoting there from a very long spec abou...RM, I was quoting there from a very long spec about the Aberdeen Bay project.<br /><br />If you'd like a copy I'm sure I could find it -eventually.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-86187593592097268282012-02-13T16:19:50.228+00:002012-02-13T16:19:50.228+00:00No idea about wind farms, although from an aesthet...No idea about wind farms, although from an aesthetic point of view I quite like them. I haven't looked deep enough into the financing of them to form an opinion except to say I do know the Fossil Fuel Levy was a precursor to the premium people allegedly pay on their power bills to pay for renewables.<br /><br />At the end of the day it seems to me it doesn't matter what power generation system you favour, its going to cost money in the first instance, I'd rather see a wind farm than a dirty smelly coal fired power station, having lived next door to Cockenzie, I have some experience.<br /><br />To be honest though, the most offensive thing mention in the article above to my mind is the rewards and benefits reaped by the Crown Estates Commission.<br /><br />That really does makes me want to puke.pa_broon74https://www.blogger.com/profile/01915208411019621104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-59270902129436601912012-02-13T13:50:23.354+00:002012-02-13T13:50:23.354+00:00"Homecoming" is all very well but what y..."Homecoming" is all very well but what you can get is Donald Trump.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-54448696418304005352012-02-13T13:46:44.706+00:002012-02-13T13:46:44.706+00:00Rosie,
This downloadable report published Septemb...Rosie,<br /><br />This downloadable report published September 2010 by UKERC gives costs of offshore wind-turbines:<br /><br />http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/support/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=613Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-70513460658293142862012-02-13T12:28:19.448+00:002012-02-13T12:28:19.448+00:00Yes it's very difficult to tie down where the ...Yes it's very difficult to tie down where the money comes from SR. 'Investment' usually means a lot of taxpayers money.<br /><br />When you say "with a maximum power generation of up to 100 mega watts." don't forget the importance of 'power factor'. This is the maximum capacity divided by what is actually produced over a year. For wind the maximum is about 25% so the output would be 25MW. Coal is about 80%.<br />That's a big claim though as the usual output from a windmill is 2MW. They must be massive windmills.<br />Aberdeen will be the white elephant capital of the north. Better than being called sheep ......... I suppose.RMcGeddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01665173796157838927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-54892553936523291142012-02-13T12:10:55.202+00:002012-02-13T12:10:55.202+00:00I'd agree JRB.I started the post in the hope I...I'd agree JRB.I started the post in the hope I could shine some financial light on the project, but after some hours of googling I realised the funding was so carefully camouflaged within 'renewables' I'd never find specific sums unless I took a course in forensic accountancy.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-3894205774272316002012-02-13T12:07:50.133+00:002012-02-13T12:07:50.133+00:00I have Joe and I was right for once.I have Joe and I was right for once.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-41643162814382585772012-02-13T12:07:26.041+00:002012-02-13T12:07:26.041+00:00Now there's a good point Hector.Now there's a good point Hector.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-41976590132270346092012-02-13T10:42:09.236+00:002012-02-13T10:42:09.236+00:00Two wrongs never make a right.
The off-shore wind...Two wrongs never make a right.<br /><br />The off-shore windfarm is wrong.<br />It will be an overly expensive technical white elephant that will produce no more than a microscopic fraction of the countries energy needs.<br />The carbon footprint and energy expenditure in manufacturing the turbines, erecting them at sea and their on-going maintenance throughout their lifespan will never be recouped.<br /><br />Mr D Trump is wrong.<br />He has no interest whatsoever in what goes on around the Scottish coast, or how energy is produced in Scotland.<br />His interest is purely in the self serving aesthetics of what the view will be from his select jet-set Trump International Golf Links, and how anything that interferes with that view might impinge on his £200 green-fees.<br />His comments have been pure hypocrisy, driven purely by the financial interests of Trump Golf.JRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864418763227369458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-41874399205699286292012-02-13T10:36:20.115+00:002012-02-13T10:36:20.115+00:00Maybe this is what Donald is concerned about:-
ht...Maybe this is what Donald is concerned about:-<br /><br />http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-01/wind-turbines-leave-clouds-and-energy-inefficiency-their-wake<br /><br />If the prevailing winds are from the North East, then guess where the fog blows?Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-39803465663775598522012-02-13T09:41:27.127+00:002012-02-13T09:41:27.127+00:00if the offshore windfarm was mr trumps project wou...if the offshore windfarm was mr trumps project would he be so concerned about the view?hectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582727949532480051noreply@blogger.com