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18th December 2021, 18:56 | #61 | |
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The powers that be only want you to do 600 miles on public transport in the brave new decarbonised world.
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18th December 2021, 19:11 | #62 | |
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BTW, what I mentioned is not a hybrid in the conventional sense and my understanding is that it was the yanks who designed and made the problematic intercoolers for the affected RN ships and not RR. Many new ways of doing things present teething problems from which lessons can be learned and modifications implemented. I believe that a refit for the affected ships will go some way in mitigation. Regardless of any possible problems it did not stop one of our Daring class showing a clean pair of heels in the Black Sea to what was in comparison a Russian tub trying and failing to intimidate it. Lol. |
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18th December 2021, 20:52 | #63 | |
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No Foreign Holidays for any of use then or does public transport not include flying? Where is all this electricity going to come from especially at these high amps and voltages? |
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19th December 2021, 08:03 | #64 | |
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Aviation is another industry that's in for a disruption Their holiday of never paying tax on aviation fuel is coming to an end. Sustainable renewable bio fuels will play a big part from now on. Shipping is also in for the same disruption on the fuels they use too. https://www.irishtimes.com/business/...esri-1.4757029 We have the biggest wind farms in the world off the north sea, The three Hornsea wind farms off the east coast of the UK will be complete by next year then the giant Dogger Bank wind farms will be complete by 2026. https://electrek.co/2021/12/16/world...m-hornsea-two/
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19th December 2021, 09:51 | #65 | |
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Maybe but . . . as of just now wind is only generating 3.7% of our needs. Everybody blow. 1,2 3.
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19th December 2021, 10:34 | #66 | |
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But that percentage will increase rapidly with all the hot air being released by the anti-EV contingent. Sorry! |
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19th December 2021, 15:10 | #67 |
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Some one in our local car club is involved with the Nuclear generation industry. he was telling us in the summer that by the time we have 50% of the cars on our roads as EV's they are forcasting a problem, short term power cuts will be the first thing we will notice at peak times.
The Nuclear industry have forcast we need too build a new Nuclear power station every year for the next 10 years for the anticipated demand if we all go electric. Even if that is being over pessimistic I cant see them building even half of that. Maybe we will all be working from home permenatly by then so it wont matter |
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Yeah investment might be a problem! There's a big brouhaha going on at present as to whether Nuclear & Gas can be classed as climate friendly investments through the International Platform on Sustainable Finance. The UK aligns itself with the EU “sustainable finance taxonomy” https://www.euractiv.com/section/ene...inance-fights/
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20th December 2021, 19:41 | #69 | |
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Many turbo electric ships were built during World War 2. Cutting reduction gearwheels was time consuming but electric motors could be wound relatively quickly. Some even ended their time being used as shoreside power stations for remote towns. |
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in this brave new world of sole reliance on electrical consumption, i doubt there will be enough base load power supply to keep the power grid operating. My guess is it will still be fossil fuel power generation that will be needed to bail out the green power consumption at times like that. Im sorry to say, all these people talking this green new revolution as the fix all are in for a reality check. In the end,One thing you cant fudge is reality! |
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