Rampion Wind Farm

[yxee]

This kind of tech also helps the UK in general, we will not always be burning coal and the UK is an early mover on renewables. Green tech will keep growing and there is a lot of Benoit to our economy from leading in this area.

 

[Machiavelli]

I believe they are only the foundations at present.

Think you're right on this. I had a cracking view of it, when driving down Rock Gardens on one of those brilliantly clear days this week (ie it's just to the left/east of the pier)

 

[Machiavelli]

No I don't think so, anyway why would people need enticing, its not a bad thing!

I'm sure there will be no end of posters on here saying that it's precisely a bad thing: ruins the view, waste of money, doesn't generate much energy, and such other things.

 

[Notters]

No wonder they like it if they can work on it from the pub!

They did say it was a bit of a piss up with their wives left back oop north.

 

[LamieRobertson]

You make it sound like a bad thing. Can't wait to see them.

There's a couple at Shoreham Harbour if you are that keen

 

[BrightonCottager]

This government is playing fast and loose with our energy and climate change policy - encouraging nuclear power when we have no solution to deal with the nuclear waste at existing or decommisioned power stations (like Dungeness), never mind new ones and fracking which will increase carbon emissions. We are the windiest country in Europe and have the second highest tidal ranges in the world. Encouraging and subsidising wind power and tidal lagoons in places like Swansea, Cardiff and Bridgewater would provide us with carbon free (except for construction), clean energy with none of the waste legacy and no need to rely on the French or Chinese governments to build the things in the first place.

 

[Mr Putdown]

The Treasury does well from it and it is not owned by the Royals indeed. There is a Sovereign Grant though. This year the Queen received a grant of nearly £43m, currently calculated at 15% of the Crown Estate's profits.The Sovereign Grant, which is paid two years in arrears, is reviewed every five years. Charlie likes the wind farms for more than just eco reasons.

Charlie doesn't receive the sovereign grant.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Some of you must have hawk like vision because I can barely make out the actual turbines

Indeed. And even after it's finished they will be a spec on the horizon. You could stand on the seafront and hold a match up and it will cover them. Anyway, there are loads across France and even at Rye and they look magnificent.

 

[knocky1]

Charlie doesn't receive the sovereign grant.

He's thinking of when his dear old mum snuffs it and he gets the inheritance and then he will get his greasy hands on the sovereign grant.

 

[Albumen]

There's a couple at Shoreham Harbour if you are that keen

I know. They're mine.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I know. They're mine.

Cool ..where can I plug in

 

[maffew]

but what about the bats
https://www.fort.usgs.gov/science-feature/96

 

[Mr Putdown]

He's thinking of when his dear old mum snuffs it and he gets the inheritance and then he will get his greasy hands on the sovereign grant.

Frightening thought that.

 

[pastafarian]

think they are magnificent structures

would be quite happy if someone put the worlds biggest wind turbine in my back garden,i could stare at it for hours happy as larry.
would be fairly pleased also at a presumably larger back garden to accommodate it.

cant quite understand the objections to these turbines, you can drive across much of northern france,southern belgium and western germany and they simply look magnificent and dont detract from the beautiful landscape at all

 

[pastafarian]

but what about the bats
https://www.fort.usgs.gov/science-feature/96

bats will eventually work out not to fly into wind turbines
millions of birds die as well at solar farms, they will work out eventually not to fly into them and get frazzled.

this info will be passed down in their DNA as danger and they will learn.

animal deaths are a small price to pay for expensive green energy that will in the end benefit humans.Green energy is there to protect us humans from extinction not bats and birds.

what about aliens?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7817378.stm

anyone thinking about them?

 

[Boys 9d]

what about aliens?

anyone thinking about them?

I have a vision of an alien trying to have a conversation with a wind turbine thinking it is a very tall earthman.

 

[vegster]

This government is playing fast and loose with our energy and climate change policy - encouraging nuclear power when we have no solution to deal with the nuclear waste at existing or decommisioned power stations (like Dungeness), never mind new ones and fracking which will increase carbon emissions. We are the windiest country in Europe and have the second highest tidal ranges in the world. Encouraging and subsidising wind power and tidal lagoons in places like Swansea, Cardiff and Bridgewater would provide us with carbon free (except for construction), clean energy with none of the waste legacy and no need to rely on the French or Chinese governments to build the things in the first place.

Tidal lagoons are a bit more problematic, the lagoons quickly silt up as when you artificially slow the natural currents the water dumps it's sediment load.. quickly the lagoon gets too shallow to hold enough water.

 

[indy3050]

Started putting the turbines in recently, I never realised how big/close they are. Definitely spoiled the view from the beach no mater how green they are. They look awful.

 

[mune ni kamome]

Thats good to hear for the jobs, so we work it but the Royals own the land and recieve the rent.

Oh No! I hope they don't come up via the playoffs then

 

[The Spanish]

There were a load of people in the pub in Newhaven the other night who were working on it. They were all from Hull and Manchester.

Putting money in a local pubs tills though to be fair.

There's still a good local benefit, but these people have been around a while due to this going on down the east coast for some years now, so it's all well established as an industry.