Offshore wind farms - Page 2

JodieG · 12-02-2007, 18:39

I think they're a good idea but they need to make them more efficient. The amount of power they produce just isn't enough compared to the costs. Solar power would be a good idea too but I'm cynical and think that they really don't want us all using alternative power sources as then they wouldn't make so much money out of us.

Von Smallhausen · 12-02-2007, 19:04

Global warming needs to be addressed differently.

ie, the USA, India and China ... the biggest polluters in the world in terms of carbon emissions doing far more than they are.

For a start, why does the average family in the USA need a 5 litre car ?

Wind farms I agree with. Nuclear I agree with even more. We have power for evermore if more plants are built. You will never placate everyone but something needs to be done and bold decisions taken soon.

Treefrog · 19-02-2007, 19:54

Within the foreseeable future energy will have to be produced greenly, since we won't have the fossil fuels to generate it. Uranium is also a limited energy source too in that respect.

If we accept this, then the ability to generate and store electricity by green methods will become more and more valuable as time passes. So we should implement a policy of increasing our renewable electricity generation now, exploring all options for wave, solar, tidal, etc, so that when it becomes economically essential to use green power, we already have a good infrastructure in place. We would also have a good working knowledge of design and construction and any problems that a particular system might encounter. It would also have the benefit of (hopefully) keeping price rises lower than if we were to depend on fossil fuels alone.

12-02-2007, 18:39	#11
JodieG Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 340	I think they're a good idea but they need to make them more efficient. The amount of power they produce just isn't enough compared to the costs. Solar power would be a good idea too but I'm cynical and think that they really don't want us all using alternative power sources as then they wouldn't make so much money out of us. __________________

12-02-2007, 19:04	#12
Von Smallhausen I'm Free Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tyneside Posts: 3,061	Global warming needs to be addressed differently. ie, the USA, India and China ... the biggest polluters in the world in terms of carbon emissions doing far more than they are. For a start, why does the average family in the USA need a 5 litre car ? Wind farms I agree with. Nuclear I agree with even more. We have power for evermore if more plants are built. You will never placate everyone but something needs to be done and bold decisions taken soon. __________________ " Well, old bean, life is really so bloody awful that I feel it’s my absolute duty to be chirpy and try and make everybody else happy too." David Niven, 1910-1983. Last edited by Von Smallhausen; 12-02-2007 at 19:07.

19-02-2007, 19:54	#13
Treefrog Survivor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 1,761	Within the foreseeable future energy will have to be produced greenly, since we won't have the fossil fuels to generate it. Uranium is also a limited energy source too in that respect. If we accept this, then the ability to generate and store electricity by green methods will become more and more valuable as time passes. So we should implement a policy of increasing our renewable electricity generation now, exploring all options for wave, solar, tidal, etc, so that when it becomes economically essential to use green power, we already have a good infrastructure in place. We would also have a good working knowledge of design and construction and any problems that a particular system might encounter. It would also have the benefit of (hopefully) keeping price rises lower than if we were to depend on fossil fuels alone. __________________ Commit random kindness and senseless acts of beauty