Well done Hasbeen speed has been my life long sin/fun never hurt or killed any one
Truth is not possible now radar killed that
Been in a formula one, at Charlie Seals long time ago he was older than me then so not about probably
Would not dare say how fast I have driven but it was much more than the hundred miles per hour and often
oh! lines have been marked on Pacific air assisted speed checks in place for Christmas!

Scotland is predicting trouble with power supplies.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1054654/power-cut-scotland-electricity-supply-engineers

Major Scottish power cut could last days, engineers warn
ENGINEERS have issued a warning about the growing danger of a power blackout – leaving Scotland facing deaths, riots and widespread food and water shortages.

The Institute of Engineering and Shipbuilding in Scotland (IESIS) said relying on wind farms at the expense of coal and gas has led to the “growing likelihood of a complete failure of the electricity system”. With Scotland now almost entirely dependent on wind, nuclear and hydro power, it would take “days rather than hours” to restore the country’s electricity supply. The warning comes in a new IESIS report which calls for the creation of an independent UK-wide energy authority to avoid the problems witnessed in the USA and elsewhere.

The report adds: “All UK coal-fired generating stations are expected to close by 2025. Coal-fired and gas-fired generators are important in restoring electricity supply after a system failure.

“Wind generators can only have a very limited role in such situations and nuclear generators cannot be quickly restarted. The time to restore supply in Scotland is now estimated in days – several days – rather than in hours.

“A lengthy delay would have severe negative consequences – the supply of food, water, heat, money, petrol would be compromised; there would be limited communications. The situation would be nightmarish.”

He said: “The system was designed to keep the risk of failure to an acceptable level. For many decades the risk of failure was low.

“Now, we are closing thermal stations to reduce emissions without a robust plan in place to address the long-term security of supply and security of operation.”

GMB, the energy union, said there were 65 “low wind days” last year where wind farms produced less than 10 per cent of their total installed and connected capacity.

In relation to green power the Australian government has been given a free kick by the media
Solar is not dailite only
Storage batters can store unlimited power for night use
And because it is profitable science/investors are pushing it further every day
No point in me yet again talking about my twin system, but it has log ago paid for its self and saves me big bucks still

Philip,

Scotland: 65 "low wind days" in a year would be one day in every six, on average. But look on the bright side: that still leaves five days out of every six producing MORE than 10 per cent of their total installed and connected capacity. Surely, they're living in almost the best of all possible worlds in Scotland ?

Joe

Loudmouth - Problems are also maintenance, repairs decommissioning expenses.

I wonder if they factor into the carbon footprint the manufacturing, shipping,installation etc into the so called carbon friendly tag.

We can if it comforts us, find new ways to call clean energy a threat
But in truth like it or not it is our future
Nuclear got a mention, do we all understand it would be the cleanest and once online cheapest of all
And that Japans act of stupidity Russia's doing it on the cheap, has told us much
Battery storage is the future
Unless someone unlocks the new clean and very cheap energy source that has been hidden from us
Fear of the financial loss near over night, of current fuels and power generation systems drives the anti clean energy lobby