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QlimaxUK · 20 Apr 2015 at 21:05

StoutMeister · 20 Apr 2015 at 21:08

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silversurfer · 21 Apr 2015 at 17:00

Wind farms are not actually very efficient afaik, I used to have investment in them but they are mostly reliant on government hand outs . The real simple way for 'free energy' is water, much lower maintaince and controllable where as a storm is not. The water considerations are relatively inert but also powerful.
Tidal power for example, the severn channel has one of the largest ranged extremes in the world which equates to a lot of power within the region of powering a large part of mainland uk. If you are going to build massive anything do that

StoutMeister · 21 Apr 2015 at 17:51

GravyMonster · 21 Apr 2015 at 17:53

dacads · 21 Apr 2015 at 18:26

I'm a fan as well now!

Introducing the Datsun 240z, my new favourite car!

StoutMeister · 21 Apr 2015 at 18:41

280z Paris-Dakar

QlimaxUK · 21 Apr 2015 at 20:01

silversurfer · 21 Apr 2015 at 20:28

240z I like especially after seeing a v8 conversion, Im sure the original engine could be used also but its a lot less effort to drop that in and looked very fun
Is that yours, life is not fair

dacads · 21 Apr 2015 at 20:46

I wish

I meant my favourite car

300zx ain't half bad either, and actually affordable!

rx7

StoutMeister · 21 Apr 2015 at 21:15

C.R.A.Z.Y · 21 Apr 2015 at 21:53

silversurfer said:
Wind farms are not actually very efficient afaik, I used to have investment in them but they are mostly reliant on government hand outs .

Actually that's a load of BS, you really should do some research before perpetuating anti-green energy myths!!

A typical onshore wind farm has a load factor of roughly 28-30% and offshore is even better!! UK coal plants are typically only 36% to 39% and best performing modern wind farms have load factors of nearly 50% (roughly the same as a conventional power station)

The cost of generating electricity from on shore wind has fallen dramatically over the past few years. In the case of onshore wind, a recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance made clear that "the best wind farms in the world already produce power as economically as coal, gas and nuclear generators; the average wind farm will be fully competitive by 2016" . In fact, if one takes the price of carbon saved into account, onshore wind farms are already on parity with gas plants. Public subsidy must be proportionate to the maturity and market-readiness of the technology. The Government already recognises that onshore wind is a maturing technology and the number of Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCS) awarded are already declining as a result.

The growth in renewable generation across Scotland and the UK is happening with just a fraction of the public finance support enjoyed by gas, oil and coal. Recent figures by the OECD highlighted that gas, oil and coal were subsidised by £3.63bn in 2010 while offshore and onshore wind received just £0.7bn in the year from April 2010.

https://www.bnef.com/PressReleases/view/172

GE's 4.1-113 offshore wind turbine

Finners · 21 Apr 2015 at 22:03

dacads said:
I'm a fan as well now!

Introducing the Datsun 240z, my new favourite car!

/snip

Reminds me of the Toyota a2000

StoutMeister · 21 Apr 2015 at 22:06