I think harleys nowadays do not vibrate as bally as they used to. I have two v twins neither vibrate , so it is possible 
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I quite agree toddy, Trump is by far the best politics to follow, lots and lots of good politics.
Its happening in scotland too, the thing is that the birds will learn that windmills are dangerous and not go anywhere near them eventually, so there will be no go cities nogo farmland and eventually no go moors etc.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uk...birds-of-prey-than-persecution-this-year.html
Thats the telegraph Janne by the way.
Compare to a V engine made by somebody else and be amazed.I think harleys nowadays do not vibrate as bally as they used to. I have two v twins neither vibrate , so it is possible
They did well with the Revolution engine.
(Ooops, designed by Porsche.....
)I do read the Telegraph. I pay so we can enjoy some quality reporting.
But, we need the Daily Fail.
Ying and Yang, you see.....
I think, hand on heart, that the only solution is Nuclear. I hope they can crack the Fusion Enigma soon, that will save the Earth. Or at least prolong the suffering....
But, we need the Daily Fail.
Ying and Yang, you see.....
I think, hand on heart, that the only solution is Nuclear. I hope they can crack the Fusion Enigma soon, that will save the Earth. Or at least prolong the suffering....
The Telegraph has been giving good press for bird persecuting gamekeepers in the highlands for years, I'm not entirely sure I fully trust their stories much.
The thing is we need to cut our electric consumption on a personal and business level. Personally I can't do much about business but I can cut my own consumption . I now have bills that are half what they used to be. .. untill I put the heating on. I have a heat pump put in two years ago to replace aged storage heaters. If I could run them off of solar I'd barely pay a thing... that would be great!
The first thing that should be done is to remove all taxes and duties from energy efficient stuff.
Say - remove the VAT from the highest level household stuff. ( AAA+ rated ?)
Double effect: Saving energy, and forcing the manufacturers to make better goods.
There is one huge difference between today and 100 years ago. Today, us that work usually travel huge distances to work. In the past, you could easily walk.
Do not start me on Food mileage.........
Say - remove the VAT from the highest level household stuff. ( AAA+ rated ?)
Double effect: Saving energy, and forcing the manufacturers to make better goods.
There is one huge difference between today and 100 years ago. Today, us that work usually travel huge distances to work. In the past, you could easily walk.
Do not start me on Food mileage.........
Seeing as the Sun runs on Nuclear power, I don't see why we cant.
The problem with power, is the cost, until Oil either runs out or is that expensive we can't afford it, then not much effort will be put into finding an alternative source, most of these windmills ( now there is a thought, why not cute proper windmills, cheap flour too) are there because they are subsidised and make money for the owners, who have little regard for the environment or the countryside, there are plenty of alternatives to Oil, Hydro-electric, easily done , tidal and wave power, its there forever, but the cost stops it happening, Drive along East India Dock Rd, in London at night and ask why Canary Wharf and all the high rise office blocks are lit up like Christmas trees, we need to economise on the use of the electricity as is, rather than keep making more, as this takes away the urgency, and increases the cost.
In the next few decades (when the existing Nuclear Power stations are decommissioned) we will see what it means to be self sufficient on Power, when all the cars are electric ask yourself, where will the power come from to keep recharging them, and how much will it cost to replace all the taxes and duties the Govt now collect on Petrol/Diesel sales, How much will Electricity cost?, and will we be able to afford it.
The only answer is, Nuclear, as dangerous as it is, in fact Dounreay was evacuated 4 hours ago due to a leak in radiation.
The problem with power, is the cost, until Oil either runs out or is that expensive we can't afford it, then not much effort will be put into finding an alternative source, most of these windmills ( now there is a thought, why not cute proper windmills, cheap flour too) are there because they are subsidised and make money for the owners, who have little regard for the environment or the countryside, there are plenty of alternatives to Oil, Hydro-electric, easily done , tidal and wave power, its there forever, but the cost stops it happening, Drive along East India Dock Rd, in London at night and ask why Canary Wharf and all the high rise office blocks are lit up like Christmas trees, we need to economise on the use of the electricity as is, rather than keep making more, as this takes away the urgency, and increases the cost.
In the next few decades (when the existing Nuclear Power stations are decommissioned) we will see what it means to be self sufficient on Power, when all the cars are electric ask yourself, where will the power come from to keep recharging them, and how much will it cost to replace all the taxes and duties the Govt now collect on Petrol/Diesel sales, How much will Electricity cost?, and will we be able to afford it.
The only answer is, Nuclear, as dangerous as it is, in fact Dounreay was evacuated 4 hours ago due to a leak in radiation.
You've lost me. Trump objected to the turbines on his golf course....that promised hundreds of jobs.....there are two 'full time' employees apparently, and one is himself
The Telegraph is known to be anti-wind power, and pro the gamekeepers and landowners.....though they be but few in number, they have a lot of space, that they use for ....well shooting birds
It's a curate's egg, or as Janne said, we're damned if we do, and damned if we don't.
On that note though, every single one of us is using electricity right now, even if it's just the charged battery for a phone.
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Dounreay leaking again ? They gave up trying to clean that place up in 2011 after it had been leaking radioactive stuff for years. Beaches seafloor fish etc all contaminated. How the diddly doo da is that acceptable? Nobody cared and swept it all under the carpet since the 60s so they could keep on making money and because the government could never accept it was a bad idea all round. It was ....Worth the risk... realy?
If the continental shelf decides to have a wobbly... sunami time have fun running for your life everyone and never being able to live there again. A bit like chenoble and fukoshima. Have we not learned the lesson yet? !!!!!!!!!!.
If the continental shelf decides to have a wobbly... sunami time have fun running for your life everyone and never being able to live there again. A bit like chenoble and fukoshima. Have we not learned the lesson yet? !!!!!!!!!!.
Yes, but you USE. A drop in the sea.....
The devices we are on right now, cost much energy to manufacture. Maybe not much to use, but still....
I have always wondered how much electricity the WWW uses? Anybody knows?
The devices we are on right now, cost much energy to manufacture. Maybe not much to use, but still....
I have always wondered how much electricity the WWW uses? Anybody knows?
Why bother fixing problems you are creating by siting the windmills in a bad place? Just site them somewhere where you don't have to damp the vibrations down.
As for smaler windmills, the most efficient windmills have the bigger blades and the height of the nacelle needs to be at least slightly higher than the length of the blades. Don't want them clattering the tops off buildings do we.
There's also a serious amount of reinforced concrete in wind turbine bases, not always the kind of amount you want on a tower block top.
The wind around large buildings is generally quite turbulent which isnt good for wind turbines either.
I'm not saying you can't put wind turbines on the top of buildings, just that you are making lots more work by doing it, its inefficient. Which is exactly the thing you should be trying to get right.
Currently the best place to site wind turbines is offshore where theres far less turbulent air, followed by windy countryside.
Then theres a lot to be done with roof mounted photovoltaics, connected to battery banks in the home and the grid, this actually provides power and in some cases helps stabilise the national grid.
Someone mentioned the sun using nuclear energy and why dont we do that?
So far theres one nuclear fusion experimental reactor (well I think its more of a cyclotron) that has managed to get more energy out than they put into the firing atoms around inside it.
Thats in Japan and even then nuclear fusion as a source of energy is rated as maybe possible in the next 20 years.
Just like its been for the last 40 years...
It must be twenty years ago now, but there was a push for folks to have mini wind power generators at their houses around here, supposedly they were cheaper, and a lot easier to install than the roof panels for solar. Haven't seen any of the little windmills for a while though. Their 'propellor' spread was about the size of the tv booster disc things with something the size of the small seagull outboard engines attached to it. Attached just above the roof line on a pole attached to the houses.
No idea how it worked, apart from the wind though. Don't think it was connected up to the grid, but no idea if it just charged batteries or something along those lines.
No idea how it worked, apart from the wind though. Don't think it was connected up to the grid, but no idea if it just charged batteries or something along those lines.
Remember those 'fantastic' screw windmills?
No vibration. Not seen one in ages.
A solarpanel has about 10 years life span, before the efficiency goes down? I was going to install solapanels when we built the house 9 years ago. Have 3000 Sq feet eoof space, angles etc designed to take them.
Did not do it. Initial expense was too high.
No vibration. Not seen one in ages.
A solarpanel has about 10 years life span, before the efficiency goes down? I was going to install solapanels when we built the house 9 years ago. Have 3000 Sq feet eoof space, angles etc designed to take them.
Did not do it. Initial expense was too high.
You will never please everyone with whatever power source in whatever location. We should just go for the cleanest most sustainable option.
When I look at a wind turbine I see clean energy , the same with solar.
There will be a cost to our environment and pockets whatever we choose but the energy sources which produce undesirable waste should surely be avoided. Especially where a cleaner alternative is available. Turbines and hydro and solar, with enough investment will ultimately get more and more efficient and harness the energy of nature. The future legacy of this seems to be only infrastructure. The land will recover, the trees will grow back. The same can't be said for fossil or nuclear.
When I look at a wind turbine I see clean energy , the same with solar.
There will be a cost to our environment and pockets whatever we choose but the energy sources which produce undesirable waste should surely be avoided. Especially where a cleaner alternative is available. Turbines and hydro and solar, with enough investment will ultimately get more and more efficient and harness the energy of nature. The future legacy of this seems to be only infrastructure. The land will recover, the trees will grow back. The same can't be said for fossil or nuclear.
Much cheaper nowadays Janne. Worth looking at again perhaps? Panels have come on in leaps and bounds in the last 10 years. I have small shares in a solar business. We are looking at 20 yrs plus on the panels we use.
Yes they were all the rage for a while. Havnt seen one in years. I think they went to batteries but storage was so dire back then it was hardly worth the effort. Except perhaps as a shed light.
I once met someone in Devon who had a wind Gennys on his land. Only a small domestic one but it was still quite large. Bigger than the ones you talk of. Powered the house in winter so long as you didn't watch TV at the same time you put the washing machine on! Has solar now as well. Havnt seen him for years sof wonder what else he's got now. Will have to go see next time I'm down thataway.