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Gas Supplies fall to Low Levels.

morty

morty

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I take it everyone is familiar with the potential xlinks and icelink projects?
Solar power from Morocco; hydro & geothermal from Iceland.

The Icelandic project is unlikely to get off the ground as it needs UK government funding and Icelandic Alþingi approval, neither of which seem to be forthcoming.

The Moroccan project seems more of a goer, and the undersea cables possibly less likely to be "interfered" with
All seems a bit of a stretch just so we can brag about our carbon footprint.

And by "bit of a stretch" I mean "fucking stupid".
 
Ricardo

Ricardo

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My carbon footprint got a bit more expensive when I filled up today. Petrol prices 134.9 at Sainsbury's.
 
How I Wrote Elastic Man

How I Wrote Elastic Man

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All seems a bit of a stretch just so we can brag about our carbon footprint.

And by "bit of a stretch" I mean "fucking stupid".
I think the use of greener energy is a fantastic idea, but all countries should be primarily looking at home for their energy first and foremost
 
morty

morty

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I think the use of greener energy is a fantastic idea, but all countries should be primarily looking at home for their energy first and foremost
I agree, and make sure you have contingencies in place. We have been too quick to decommission infrastructure before we have an adequate replacement available. I think I read earlier that Norway are going to place a lot more emphasis on cheap gas for their own country, rather than exports, which could see a lot of countries going short, and maybe eventually going begging to Russia. We could be entering a new era of fuel nationalism.
 
morty

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https://unherd.com/newsroom/uks-blackout-near-miss-shows-danger-of-net-zero/

I’ve no problem with green technology when it’s sensibly integrated and can largely pay its own way, but the current trajectory does concern me.
It appears to be highly ideological and reliant on hoping that technology will come to the rescue, rather than pragmatically ensuring the grid is fit for purpose
It is 100% ideological.

The answer would be to continue to give licences to companies to drill for North sea oil and gas, that we tax at 75%. Use 25% of that tax money to fund green projects, and 50% to purchase gas that we need.

At the same time commission Rolls Royce small modular reactors. Forget all about carbon offsets and all that bollocks and establish proper energy security with a slow, affordable transition to green. Solar farms are not the answer either, we need most of our power in the winter, when solar produces the least, and we end up with too much power, with no means to store it in summer, and no, building huge battery farms isn't the answer either.

There is absolutely no joined up thinking on any of this, they have created a solution for a problem that doesn't even really exist.
 
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Rock The Boat

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It is 100% ideological.

The answer would be to continue to give licences to companies to drill for North sea oil and gas, that we tax at 75%. Use 25% of that tax money to fund green projects, and 50% to purchase gas that we need.

At the same time commission Rolls Royce small modular reactors. Forget all about carbon offsets and all that bollocks and establish proper energy security with a slow, affordable transition to green. Solar farms are not the answer either, we need most of our power in the winter, when solar produces the least, and we end up with too much power, with no means to store it in summer, and no, building huge battery farms isn't the answer either.

There is absolutely no joined up thinking on any of this, they have created a solution for a problem that doesn't even really exist.
Nailed it Morty.
 
TheGunnShow

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What happened to getting more properties properly insulated?
 
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gerryinromania

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Ricardo, seems our prices are similar, for a poorish country with our own supplies we certainly get ripped off
 
Mr Angry

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Is this due to listing?
No, it’s because of the construction of the property-can’t have cavity wall insulation, no loft, the only thing we could do would be yo have double glazing but with sash windows it would be very expensive do we were going to do them one by one.
 
Mr Angry

Mr Angry

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What happened to getting more properties properly insulated?
Do you mean the Great British Insulation Scheme? Someone came round and confirmed that we couldn’t do anything apart from double glazing. Our EPC rating is F!
 
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Sonyc

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No, it’s because of the construction of the property-can’t have cavity wall insulation, no loft, the only thing we could do would be yo have double glazing but with sash windows it would be very expensive do we were going to do them one by one.
Could you not build a frame over the walls and insulate that way. We have done that (after SDS drilling all the plaster off). Just on the outside walls where you get heat loss. Makes an incredible difference. There are many YouTube videos online on best practices (some differ). Our house is 175 years old with stone walls.
You will lose some internal space (maybe up to 25cm depending on plastering in tact or not...we put a new plaster layer on after the studs were created). Used the central heating maybe 3:times this winter (and we've had bitter days). We do have a log stove too - the good thing about the insulation is that you retain heat from the evening.
Not that I will try it but I imagine you could exist without any heating just about. Yet if there are young children or very old adults it would of course be inadvisable.
We changed the old windows for thermally efficient new sash windows (Colin's). Again, makes a huge difference and they look great too and in keeping with the period. Colin's have very decent prices and good reviews.
 
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Mr Angry

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Could you not build a frame over the walls and insulate that way. We have done that (after SDS drilling all the plaster off). Just on the outside walls where you get heat loss. Makes an incredible difference. There are many YouTube videos online on best practices (some differ). Our house is 175 years old with stone walls.
You will lose some internal space (maybe up to 25cm depending on plastering in tact or not...we put a new plaster layer on after the studs were created). Used the central heating maybe 3:times this winter (and we've had bitter days). We do have a log stove too - the good thing about the insulation is that you retain heat from the evening.
Not that I will try it but I imagine you could exist without any heating just about. Yet if there are young children or very old adults it would of course be inadvisable.
We changed the old windows for thermally efficient new sash windows (Colin's). Again, makes a huge difference and they look great too and in keeping with the period. Colin's have very decent prices and good reviews.
Yes, we thought about internal insulation after we were told we couldn’t do anything else, but shortly after that the house that we’re buying came on the market so we didn’t go any further.
Might need new windows in the new house though-are Colin’s local to you or do they supply all over the country?
 
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