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[madd_rip] 24/5/2021 09:39

You forgot your tin hat after you smacked your head on every step as you fell down the staircase of stupidity

[sentimental rules] 24/5/2021 09:19

the SNP ridden with hate

don't worry scum , it is reciprocated.

[scruff1] 24/5/2021 08:36

max
Read my post 792. - Fatty is full o wind so maybe there is some back up.

Anyone invested in the Specialist Fund Sector?

[maxk] 24/5/2021 08:25

Wind slump risks blackouts as Britain goes green
Researchers urge UK to invest in alternatives as growing reliance on wind and solar leaves energy grid exposed to extreme weather

By
Rachel Millard
24 May 2021 • 6:00am




Prolonged periods of low wind and solar power could trigger blackouts as Britain races to ditch fossil fuels, experts have warned.

The country can expect to suffer a slump in wind known as a dunkelflaute - or “dark wind lull” - every 20 years and the system needs to be able to cope, academics from Imperial College London have warned.

Wind farm output fell to 0.6GW on March 3 amid the longest spell of low wind in more than a decade, they said.

The academics urge greater investment in technologies that can help bridge gaps in power supply when the wind is not blowing and the sun is not shining. Their report was commissioned by the hydro-power and biomass power station owner Drax.

Dr Iain Staffell, of Imperial College London, said: “It’s time for Britain to get serious about the threat of extreme weather events to our electricity system.

“Renewable power sources have made our country cleaner and greener, but as they rely on the ever-changing British weather, completing our transition away from fossil fuels comes with serious challenges.”

The UK’s power system has gone through a major overhaul in the last two decades. Wind and solar power accounted for 23.8pc of electricity generated in 2019, compared to a negligible amount in 2000.




Ministers now want renewable power to take on an even bigger role as they try to slash carbon emissions. Boris Johnson is seeking to quadruple offshore wind capacity. The UK is legally committed to reducing fossil fuel use by 78pc by 2035, and to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Gas-fired power stations currently tend to pick up the slack at times of low wind and solar output. In 2019, gas accounted for 40.6pc of UK electricity generation. However, reliance on gas-fired power stations will need to reduce if the UK is to cut carbon emissions.

Drax highlighted the benefits of its hydro-power stations as a stand-by source of power instead of gas. Its Cruachan facility pumped hydro-power storage site in Scotland has a six-year contract to help stabilise power demand and supply. Drax is planning to expand the site.

Will Gardiner, chief executive, said: “A new generation of pumped hydro storage power stations will allow the UK to decarbonise faster and cheaper.

“These water batteries soak up surplus power from wind and solar farms and then release it to plug gaps during extreme weather events.”

[mr.elbee] 24/5/2021 08:13

BUT IT ISNT A VACCINE

IT IS EXPERIMENTAL GENE THERAPY

they used the term "vaccine" and "emergency" to get temporary approval.

A complete genocidal con

Move to Bolton ... only 37 % jabbed... safest place in the UK now . The BAMEs wont have any of this white man jabbing lark....

more sense than us,no doubt.

[grahamite2] 24/5/2021 08:04

Bloody hope so! It's been a shocker of a May so far.

But that's global warming for you, makes it colder.

[pandy999] 24/5/2021 06:43

KKK American share ! ! .

[sentimental rules] 24/5/2021 03:17

Priti is all mouth and no trousers

[ball deap] 24/5/2021 01:23

Hi Pandy, Check out some US gems you might have missed, tickers BLM, ACAB, BDS, KKK & DNC, they will set the place on fire soon. (It's never to stale to use over and over)

[ball deap] 24/5/2021 01:19

Hi smarty what's your position?

[smartypants] 23/5/2021 23:49

Come on...Priti please...??

The number of migrants crossing the English Channel has doubled year on year despite Priti Patel’s vow to make the route “unviable̶1;.

More than 3,000 men, women and children have made the trip in small boats since January, up on around 1,400 during the same period in 2020, despite ministers paying millions of pounds to increase security along the French coast.

Charities say asylum seekers have no choice but to attempt dangerous boat journeys because of a lack of legal alternatives and the drop in air, lorry and ferry traffic during coronavirus.

Since 1 January when new rules came into effect between the UK and the EU, no asylum seekers have been deported to EU countries they passed through on their way to the UK.

The government has said repeatedly that it will negotiate bilateral agreements to replace a Europe-wide mechanism that the UK left during the Brexit process, but several EU nations have said they have no intention of striking such deals.

[sentimental rules] 23/5/2021 23:31

Getting warmer next week too

[maxk] 23/5/2021 22:51

Your not supposed to say things like that graham.

[grahamite2] 23/5/2021 22:48

Way ahead of countries that are all desert. Way ahead of countries that spend half the year under 10 foot of snow. Actually this country isn't bad at all.

[diku] 23/5/2021 21:12

More than 5mln?...one way street...wonder how many Brits moved to Europe?..



For example, the government estimated three million Europeans lived in the UK, but more than five million ended up applying to the EU settlement scheme.

[diku] 23/5/2021 21:08

Does that include those coming via boats?...


Under the plan, all visitors without a visa or immigration status will have to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before coming to the UK.

[scruff1] 23/5/2021 20:18

Thought hate was the only crime for which the police will arrest you nowadays. Oh its the UK - that is ok

[pandy999] 23/5/2021 19:52

Scotland ? That's somewhere in the north of England I think .

[maxk] 23/5/2021 19:47

SNP official tells Europe 'Scotland hates the UK too' after Eurovision entry flops
Rhiannon Spear, an SNP office bearer and convener of Glasgow Council's education committee, eventually apologises after backlash

By
Daniel Sanderson,
SCOTTISH CORRESPONDENT
23 May 2021 • 7:05pm

[pandy999] 23/5/2021 19:46

If Spain was clever you'd think they'd give us 10 points in the eurovision, then we'd go on holiday there . The European surrender monkeys can sod off not getting my wonga . Bill Bailey next year that should be interesting.