Wednesday 20 May 2020

CAN OR WILL THE UK BECOME 100% CARBON FREE?


       THIS QUESTION ARRIVED FROM A STUDENT AND ASKED A VERY BASIC QUESTION BUT HAS A VERY COMPLICATED ANSWER.

 CAN THE UK BECOME 100% CARBON FREE ?,     LETS ASSUME WE ARE TALKING ABOUT JUST ENERGY, ITS PRODUCTION AND USE.   

TECHNICALLY YES, THE UK HAS A VERY LARGE REGION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES ALREADY BEING HARVESTED, WIND, SOLAR, BIOMASS, GROUND SOURCE (GEOTHERMAL) , WITHOUT INCLUDING NUCLEAR IN THE MIX. THIS IS BEFORE THE OTHER MAJOR MARINE RENEWABLE RESOURCES SUCH AS WAVE, TIDAL RANGE AND TIDAL STREAM ARE INCLUDED.

WHAT IS REQUIRED TO REACH 100% CARBON FREE ?,  (ENERGY WISE)

THE MOST MAJOR CHANGE REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN IS A COMPLETE CHANGE IS GOVERNMENT AND PRESENT ENERGY MARKET PROVIDERS TO USE WHAT REMAINS OF THE PRESENT FOSSIL FUEL RUN DOWN PERIOD TO AGREE AND BUILD THE NEW TOTALLY RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS.
 WHILE THE PRESENT WIND, SOLAR AND UP AND RUNNING OTHERS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND, IT IS THE VAST MARINE ENERGY RESOURCES  THAT WILL SUPPLY THE BULK OF THE UK'S ENERGY NEEDS AND PROBABLY EXPORT A GREAT DEAL TO THE EUROPEAN MAIN LAND AS WELL.
IT WILL REQUIRE THE FOUR MAJOR PLAYERS, GOVERNMENT, MARINE ENERGY DEVELOPERS, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY AND THE FISHING COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER.
    IT WILL TAKE ALL FOUR OF THESE LARGE  ORGANISATION'S    BOTH PLAN AND BUILD THE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ALSO TO OVERCOME THE NORMAL INBUILT RELUCTANCE TO CHANGE, THERE WILL BE A GREAT DEAL OF CHANGE.

THE MARINE ENERGY DEVELOPERS WILL NEED TO DESIGN ENERGY SYSTEMS THAT MATCH THE NATIONS NEEDS WHILE PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION'S WILL NEED TO ADVISE AND GUIDE THE DEVELOPERS  AS TO THE BEST WAYS TO BUILD AND EXPAND THE ENERGY HARVESTING AREAS WHILE ALLOWING THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT TO THRIVE AND GROWTH,  THE  FISHING  COMMUNITY, AS WILL AS ADVISING HOW ENERGY FARMS CAN DESIGNED AND SO  HARVESTED FOR FOOD AND WELL AS ENERGY, THEY WILL ALSO BE THE GUARDIANS OF THE SEAS, THAT WILL BE SO IMPORTANT TO THE NATION.
   THE GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE THE HARDEST JOB, THEY MUST DIRECT THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT  CONTROL MUST ISSUES EFFECTING THE MARINE ENVIROMENT, SUCH AS CROWN ESTATES,  THE ENVIROMENT AGENCY, M.M.O AND MANY OTHERS TO RELEASE THEIR GRIP TO A OVER RIDING AGENCY THAT HAS PUBLIC, BUSINESS AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT INPUT TO MANAGE THIS NEW DIRECTION FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY.

WILL IT HAPPEN ?      NO, OR VERY UNLIKELY. THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS AND THE OUT REACHING POWER OF SOME OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ENVIRONMENT ORGANISATION ARE VERY UNLIKELY TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
  
ONLY TIME AND CLIMATE CHANGE WILL TELL.


A personal input

Paul Hales
Director
Hales Water Turbines Ltd
20th May 2020



 

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