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

But surely if you have an account with no money in it you still get fined if they cant take the money.

 

Oh I see, I think if I had an account and hadn't used it I'd probably close it anyway, on the occasions I've used the crossing I've just gone online next day and paid.
Personally I think there shouldn't be a charge anyway, it was said it was to pay for the building of the bridge last time I heard, but as the bridge has now been paid for they still keep the charge going.
Highway robbery, literally.

 

What is happening to the windfarm projects that were supposed to give us cheaper clean energy?

Ørsted cancels two US offshore windfarm projects at £3.3bn cost

‍Orsted hit by up to $5.6 billion impairment on halted US projects

Urgent warning on future of Scottish offshore wind

Wind farm project blamed for destroying Norfolk river by clogging it with sediment

 

Could be one reason why. Orsted and Vattenfall who had the contracts to build Hornsea 3 and Norfolk Boreas have said costs have increased by 40pc since they won the contract at £37.35 per MWh, which is resulting in the projects are now not financially viable.

The subsidies in the States are even better than the UK but Orsted are prepared to take a financial hit by pulling out of the New Jersey wind farms than carrying on at the agreed MWh strike price.

Get the feeling the cost of electricity is not going to come down in price anytime soon.

 

Anyone who says, or thinks that wind farms are going to bring down the price of electricity are living in cloud cuckoo land.
Any savings that might be made will be soaked up by big business or governments.

 

According to numerous sources, the government see's biomass playing a significant role in meeting net zero. So importing biomass from the likes of North Korea, Afghanistan, Bhutan and the Maldives is the way forward

Anger at UK’s ‘bonkers’ plan to reach net zero by importing fuel from North Korea – Iowa Climate Science Education

 

I'm not completely convinced that the excellent reduction in my electricity bill arising from my modest contribution to the cost of a ripple wind turbine comes from cloud cuckoo land...

...It seems to actually come from Wales in this particular instance...

...and the free electricity I use at times of excess generation, at least part of which is wind, also sadly suffer from any link with nest invading birdlife...

Still, I wouldn't let pesky facts get in the way of a nice satisfying sweeping generalisation...

 

I like that - yes I'd say it's noticing a specific example of a general pattern...