MAJOR MISTAKES IN UK GOVERNMENTS SEARCH FOR NETT ZERO CARBON

 

EVER TIME A MAJOR EVENT IN THE WORLD, SUCH AS THE UKRAINE INVASION OR EARTHQUAKE ETC, WHICH EFFECTS THE PRESENT BALANCE OF NATIONAL ENERGY  CONSUMPTION AGAIN AND AGAIN, SHAKING THE FINE BALANCE OF HOME PRODUCED POWER AND THAT THAT IS IMPORTED, PANIC SETS IN AND THE MAJOR ENERGY SUPPLIERS RAMP UP THE COSTS TO THE PUBLIC, BLAMING THE WORLD SPOT MARKET JUMP IN UNIT COST.

AGAIN, EVER TIME THIS HAPPENS, THE GOVERNMENT SHOUTS  LOUD ABOUT MAJOR CHANGES TO THE UK's ENERGY MIX WITH MORE GREEN SOURCES BEING USED.

 OIL AND GAS IS A FOSSIL FUEL, WHETHER IT IS DRILLED, FRACKED OR IMPORTED AND PRODUCES CARBON WHEN BURNED. IT IS NEVER GREEN

COAL, ESPECIALLY BROWN COAL IN GERMANY IS VERY HIGH IN POLLUTANTS  AS WELL AS CARBON. IT IS NEVER GREEN.

NUCLEAR, BIG OR SMALL IS THE MOST  EXPENSIVE, VERY LONG IN DESIGN AND BUILD TIME, AND DECOMMISSIONING CAN TAKE 40 YEARS, JUST THE SAME AS ALL THE NUCLEAR SUBMARINE IN PLYMOUTH AND ROSYTH STILL AWAITING THIS PROCESS.  

ALSO, AS THE TERRORIST THREAT FROM MAJOR PLAYERS LIKE ISIS ETC  WILL FIND THE MANY NEW NUCLEAR SITES AN EASY TARGET, ALL HAVING TO BE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE SEA OR MAJOR WATER WAYS THAT ALLOW AN ARMED GROUP TO ATTACK BY BOAT AND HOLD  LONG ENOUGH  WHILE A CORE MELT DOWN IS CREATED., THAT'S UNLESS AN SAS REGIMENT  IS STATION AROUND EACH ONE.

IT IS NEVER GREEN , SAFE OR ECONOMIC.

WIND POWER IS GOOD, PLENTY OF ROOM OFF-SHORE, OFF-SHORE SOLAR FARMS ARE BEING TRIALED.  BUT ONLY PART OF THE UK's NEEDS.

HOWEVER, FOR A NAUTICAL NATION WITH A GREAT PAST, IT IS AMAZING THAT THE POWERS TO BE HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND PROTOCOLS OF TIDAL STREAM, ESPECIALLY AS THE UK IS REGARDED AS THE BEST NATION IN THE WORLD WITH THIS RESOURCE.

  EVEN AFTER FACE TO FACE CHALLENGES WITH A GOVERNMENT MINISTER TO PUT HIS EXPERTS AGAIN OUR LONG TIME RESEARCHERS SUCH AS THOSE AT HALES WATER TURBINES LTD, THEY STILL HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE POTENTIAL OF LOW VELOCITY TIDAL STREAM FLOWS, THAT OCCUR IN 80% OF UK WATERS AND COULD SUPPLY ALL THE NATIONS ENERGY NEEDS.

A PERSONAL VIEW BY

PAUL HALES

DIRECTOR

HALES WATER TURBINES LTD