Hugh wind turbine appeared.

[Gramaisc]

I hadn't heard about this - my Dad spent a good chunk of time working on the project planning behind Didcot B.

Big fire last year - a bit of a mess....

 

[Confused]

Cooling towers made out of wood. Big fire, whatever next. :-/

 

[Gramaisc]

Cooling towers made out of wood. Big fire, whatever next. :-/

Even the concrete ones were full of wood, though it tended to be a bit damp..

 

[John Marwood]

Even the concrete ones were full of wood, though it tended to be a bit damp..

What a great place to hold the Oktoberfest

 

[Gramaisc]

What a great place to hold the Oktoberfest

Smart dress only, but it could take the crease out of your trousers..

 

[Sir BoD]

Smart dress only, but it could take the crease out of your trousers..

Smoking jacket or blazer?

 

[Laurie61]

Smoking jacket or blazer?

Gas mask ?

 

[Withnail]

http://i.imgur.com/EkJaob9.gifv

 

[John Marwood]

Apparently...

There is/has been a planning application for another Hugh wind turbine

Position unclear but within a 2 km radius of Tillington Hall Hotel

Surely 'they' wouldn't plonk one on Doxey Marshes , would they?

Migrating birds and all that?

EDIT

Permission has been granted for two wind turbines, both the height of 15 storey tower blocks

The position is at, or close to the M6 at Seighford Lakes, just up from the Doxey motorway maintenance turn off

The sites are up for auction next month in London, guide price £150,000 each

The turbines are already on site ready to erect

I hope the birds have been told, they might want to put in a counter bid

 

[Ecker]

That is excellent!! Withnail. Many thanks for that.

 

[John Marwood]

Apparently...

There is/has been a planning application for another Hugh wind turbine

Position unclear but within a 2 km radius of Tillington Hall Hotel

Surely 'they' wouldn't plonk one on Doxey Marshes , would they?

Migrating birds and all that?

EDIT

Permission has been granted for two wind turbines, both the height of 15 storey tower blocks

The position is at, or close to the M6 at Seighford Lakes, just up from the Doxey motorway maintenance turn off

The sites are up for auction next month in London, guide price £150,000 each

The turbines are already on site ready to erect

I hope the birds have been told, they might want to put in a counter bid

 

[Gramaisc]

At the present time - 11:40 am - 21% of the UK's generation is from wind - http://www.ukenergywatch.org/Electricity/Realtime

..this updates every five minutes..

Electricity Generation by Category ?
Generation Type ? Power ? CO2 emissions ?
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine ? 4,272 MW 436 KgCO2 s-1
Open Cycle Gas Turbine ? 0 MW 0 KgCO2 s-1
Oil ? 0 MW 0 KgCO2 s-1
Coal ? 6,224 MW 1,682 KgCO2 s-1
Nuclear ? 7,429 MW 0 KgCO2 s-1
Wind ? 6,001 MW 0 KgCO2 s-1
Pumped Storage Hydro ? 290 MW 0 KgCO2 s-1
Non Pumped Storage Hydro ? 458 MW 0 KgCO2 s-1
Interconnect - France ? 1,997 MW Unknown
Interconnect - Ireland ? 0 MW Unknown
Interconnect - Netherlands ? 986 MW Unknown
Other ? 1,042 MW 0 KgCO2 s-1
Total
28,699 MW
?
2,118 KgCO2 s-1
0.266 KgCO2 kWh-1

 

[John Marwood]

This is misleading because costs are not transparent

If the subsidies were put into fat birds rubbing their thighs together that would show as a high percentage too

Romantic Tosh

 

[Gramaisc]

This is misleading because costs are not transparent

If the subsidies were put into fat birds rubbing their thighs together that would show as a high percentage too

Romantic Tosh

The costs are not transparent for any of it.

 

[My Name is URL]

Romantic Tosh

He's not my type, but whatever floats your boat....

 

[John Marwood]

He's not my type, but whatever floats your boat....

Oh I dont know...

 

[John Marwood]

Striped Sheep Mints

 

[John Marwood]

And yet another one on The Busby Farm near to the shitting fields

An expert says that you wont be able to hear Hugh (5) because of the motorway

What happens at night when the wind blows?

 

[Jonah]

Are all wind turbines called "Hugh"?

 

[Gramaisc]

There is only one wind turbine on Sodor.