Hugh wind turbine appeared.

[proactive]

I can make it come right out of her head as she talks

I once had a girlfriend who could do that.

 

[ChrisLewis]

Taken from the kitchen opposite my office

Taken from the kitchen opposite my office

here is a nice picture of mr turbine up-close

 

[wmrcomputers]

Thanks for pointing out the new picture, ChrisLewis, I'd have missed that.

 

[stoofer34]

Hyde?........ Lea?

 

[Noah]

There was one planned for Rodbaston, it would only have been visible from a few houses in Penkridge, including ours. We totally pissed off our district councillors by supporting it. They were opposed to it but wouldn't have been able to see it from where they lived. Planning permission was granted but unfortunately nothing has happened so far.

 

[luckylady]

wouldn't mind them by my house at all actually, I find them relaxing , might even get one of my own

 

[wmrcomputers]

I've thought about looking into one just powerful enough to run the lighting in my hen house. But then I expect a solar panel would be likely to be cheaper.

 

[littleme]

I've thought about looking into one just powerful enough to run the lighting in my hen house. But then I expect a solar panel would be likely to be cheaper.

Weird that, my oldies picked one up at the weekend to run the fridge on their boat....how strange!

 

[Admin]

Are they all called Hugh, or do they have other names?

I have literally only just noticed this!

Would you like me to amend the title, @My Name is URL? Or has the horse long since bolted?

 

[Gramaisc]

I have literally only just noticed this!

Would you like me to amend the title, @My Name is URL? Or has the horse long since bolted?

OP seemed happy....

Was thinking of editing the title of the thread to correct the typo, but I quite like it now so will leave as is.

 

[Gramaisc]

Today, from the back of the Showground, looking across to Pye Green, the tower is just visible.

 

[Confused]

Hugh and his colleagues set a few records in August:

http://www.renewableuk.com/en/news/...ts-nuclear-and-coal-in-record-breaking-august

22% of the UK's electricity was generated by wind farms, one sunny day in August.

Now, that may say more for the UK's summer weather than the efficiency of wind power generation, but I think it is pretty impressive. Enough to stop the 'not in my back yard' 'countryfiles' I doubt it.

 

[Gramaisc]

Hugh and his colleagues set a few records in August:

http://www.renewableuk.com/en/news/...ts-nuclear-and-coal-in-record-breaking-august

22% of the UK's electricity was generated by wind farms, one sunny day in August.

Now, that may say more for the UK's summer weather than the efficiency of wind power generation, but I think it is pretty impressive. Enough to stop the 'not in my back yard' 'countryfiles' I doubt it.

Currently about 14% - http://www.ukenergywatch.org/Electricity/Realtime - even on this not very windy evening.

 

[John Marwood]

The US has ceased trading oil with Nigeria as their shale mining gathers momentum

Egypt , Ethiopia Uganda and south Sudan are about to fall out over the ownership of the Nile and its precious waters

Oil supplying countries are about to collaborate and restrict the number of barrels produced in order to maintain the $100 barrel level

20 new hospitals funded on the export of a breeze?

 

[John Marwood]

Nuclear power in private hands seems more than a bit barmy to me - even if the 'private' hands are those of a foreign government's nationalised energy provider, funded by a 'communist' state.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-29531395

An oil platform has been evacuated after a ship carrying radioactive material caught fire and began drifting in the Moray Firth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29536793

A new £16bn nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset is to go ahead after it received final approval from European Union regulators.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-29502329

New cracks have been found in one of the reactors at Hunterston B nuclear power station in North Ayrshire.

 

[Alee]

I like wind turbines, I remember when they started doing the offshore wind-farm just off rhyl coast, loved watching it. there was another big windfarm in Wales as well where you could stand right next to them, was loads of them. one of my favourite memories

 

[John Marwood]

 

[John Marwood]

Not so impressive now...

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[John Marwood]

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[Laurie61]

There have been a few that have failed quite spectacularly.