Renewable energy sources - the good, the bad and the ugly

I've got external backup drives but am thinking of getting more. I don't use the Cloud at all. I used to use Photobucket but after their big con it made me avoid anything to do with the Cloud.

 

I think cloud storage is fantastic, access to all your files anywhere you go is incredibly useful. When you have a connection. And when various platforms let you use it one way or another...
I expect the water restrictions didn't apply to data centres as it's required for cooling

 

It's a good facility but according to reports the latest planning application for cloud computer generation (supposedly a massive build), if passed, will mean highly restricted internet access to 20,000 newly planned houses. The house builders are thinking of withdrawing their application as they think it may restrict the sale of the houses. This was announced on BBC news yesterday afternoon.

 

To be fair developers whinge and whine about just about everything. There’s always “issues” over water, data, power… it never stop the home being built. Data is only going to need more and more as it expands, I doubt very much, in fact I am certain, that it will hold anything up or be restricted in any way.

 

I should imagine it's more energy efficient to have a few large data centres than each individual business having a smaller version of their own. When I was working we had one or more computer rooms per office block, air conditioned and some had water cooling. Our computers were much more power hungry. Worse still we had halon fire extinguisher systems which I think are banned now.

 

You should read about Woking and the mess they've got themselves into. Tory council created a local plan and lord knows how many supplemental docs for planning. Several big towers are built with promises to developers and restricting building outward into greenbelt. All good (apart from people not liking it at all and horrendous debt).
Tories get thrown out and we now have the yellows in power. They've decided on a Masterplan on top of that or to trump all the other stuff but they've removed a lot of transparency in making stuff that was openly discussed at council now decided behind closed doors if the executive. They've also puffed out their chests and said to developers 'haha, we're in power now and limiting builds to 8 storeys'. So the developers took their latest now rejected offering to the planning inspectorate who promptly said '28 storeys? Lovely! approved!' The developers then followed up telling the yellows if they ever released the Masterplan then they will sue the council for prevention of building massive buildings. The yellows' legal counsel has advised the council will lose.

 

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Bit of light interest reading

 

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That's truly weird as I don't subscribe and I just read it. Must be their sharing link foibles

 

Maybe they think you're posh and and might want to subscribe without prompting.

 

‘Environmental madness’: Scottish Power wind turbines hooked up to diesel generators

 

They would have been better off linking the MP's to the turbines as they seem to generate a lot of hot air.