Sunak's ban on new wind turbines

If only!

They are very unpopular in our area of France. Always protests and meetings when the idea is put forward.
I don't have a problem with them especially considering several of France's nuclear stations are closed down.

There are lots of on shore wind turbines in France and they seem to blend in quite well to the landscape. We obviously need more wind power so I think Sunak needs to shift his policy which looks nimbyist. Burying high voltage electric cables is very expensive and we ought to spend the money instead on house insulation, etc.

Callistemon21

Sparklefizz

The option of using the Severn Estuary has been mooted for years, but rejected because of damage to wildlife.

I don't think that was the only reason but damage to the wetlands which are home to wintering birds would be quite catastrophic. The environmental impact would be enormous.
It's difficult to find a balance.

We're surrounded by sea - what is wrong with wave power?

I’ve posted above about some of the problems with wave power🙂

Oops, Lathyrus I should rtwt!

Davida1968

We desperately need to provide our energy needs from renewable and low-carbon energy sources such as wind turbines. I understand that that Denmark already has 50% of its electricity supplied via wind and solar power. Surely we can do the same - or better?

Population of UK 68 million

Population of Denmark 5.8 million

That’s the problem.

What the world needs is fewer people😬

Septimia

*infoman*, replacing pylons by putting electrical cables underground can be problematic. There are places where the geology, topography and sheer distance make it prohibitively expensive, but it is happening slowly... It happened over a short distance near us a few years back, but the trench for the cable went straight through known archaeology so there had to be an excavation in advance of the cable-laying - so another potential expense.

Another problem with putting electric cables underground is that it is apparently more difficult to find where any fault is in a long line of underground cables. On the other hand, I saw a report somewhere the other day about a dog which can smell out where a fault is, so there may be some hope yet!

I agree with those who say that they find the sight of wind turbines pleasing.