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Rampion Wind Farm
- Thread starter Doc Lynam
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GoldWithFalmer
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I accept wind turbines but the do look awful,why white?
Diego Napier
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- Mar 27, 2010
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The opponents of those diverse forms of energy generation have an equally diverse demography; very much not the same people.
mune ni kamome
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Seems to me the only view you get from Shoreham Beach these days is of Wind Surfers
Probably so they can be seen by shipping.
Yeas I do know they are the same colour on land - probably to make them visible.
Its 13km/8.1 miles from shore.
Do people just pull figures out of thin air?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampion_Wind_Farm
GoldWithFalmer
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GoldWithFalmer
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Did not consider that,i suppose best keep them white.
- Apr 13, 2015
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In a general sense, not precisely.
My white facias, soffits, guttering etc always manages to attract the most green algae, should blend in nicely with the sea colour in a season or two.
Which will be grassed over within twelve months
attila
1997 Club
Wind turbines are the future and look ace. Love the two near the Southwick Arm 
Wind turbines are the future and look ace. Love the two near the Southwick Arm
Ditto.
I can see them from my kitchen window near the top of Downsway.
Ditto as well and I can see them from my office window.
Probably the will do as fine a job as their rescue of the stranded digger off Worthing Beach.
On a much bigger scale it's the same way a trellis, a path and a nice water feature can enhance a garden. Most people (again not all) would think that having an overgrown bit of scrub outside their back door wouldn't look as nice as having a well-tended garden. On the stadium site if there were no buildings there it would just be a field, the same as countless others. My view is that the sympathetic design of the stadium enhances the surrounding downland: the setting makes the stadium look good and the stadium makes the surrounding downland look good. This is especially noticeable from a distance when you can really appreciate the curves. I wouldn't feel the same if it were an IKEA, or even a box-type stadium.
To stress, that's just my view, hopefully that's explained my hypothesis. Others I know think any building automatically detracts from the natural environment.
What %? I'd be interested to know. Is it on the increase as a %?
Which is a shame, they ought to tarmac it as it'll make a great cycle route.
Machiavelli
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See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_the_United_Kingdom
Portugal managed to produce 100% of their energy from renewables for a period of late.
Renewables are no longer a new technology, and are perhaps entering their teenage years (to continue the analogy), but they've made great strides and I suspect they'll continue to do so. What's key is what the political will is looking into the future. Fortunately on that front, the MP that I'm going to put an X by on my forthcoming ballot paper is right behind renewables, although I do recognise that others are not in that situation.