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I'd be amazed if wind turbines can't be largely recycled. And I'd also be amazed that if they couldn't, they would be disposed of to landfill.Saga Lout wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 3:13 pmCover the country with wind turbines and batteries. Don't forget the batteries. You can't just turn a wind turbine on when you need a bit more power so if you're relying on wind and solar you have to have batteries. And enough battery storage to see us through a prolonged calm period. That's going to be expensive (if the world can even produce enough batteries). Then you'll need lots of landfill for the worn out turbines which have an expected lifespan of about 30 years and can't be recycled.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 2:08 pmWell...previously your objection was "they'd have to cover the entire UK in wind turbines to generate enough power", so you're coming around
My objection to wind and solar is summed up in the question: How much free energy can we afford to collect?
IIRC the CCGT power station not far from me has a 30 year lifespan and will probably be more challenging to recycle than wind turbines.
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A quick Google (using DuckDuckGo, of course) took me to Can wind turbine blades be recycled? which has conflicting information:MyLittleStudPony wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:39 pm I'd be amazed if wind turbines can't be largely recycled. And I'd also be amazed that if they couldn't, they would be disposed of to landfill.
IIRC the CCGT power station not far from me has a 30 year lifespan and will probably be more challenging to recycle than wind turbines.
"What are wind turbine blades made of?
"Around 96% of a wind turbine is made from recyclable materials..."
"The blades are made from different materials, most of which is fibreglass..."
"Are the blades disposed of or reused?
"Fibreglass is not totally recyclable. It’s non-biodegradable and made up of a composite of very fine strands of plastic and glass, which is extremely difficult to process at the point of recycling. Instead, it’s usually discarded as waste at landfills or incinerated."
So it's mostly the blades that go to landfill, so that's all right then.
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96% is recyclable. I'm not sure how much of a nuclear or gas power station is recyclable but it wouldn't surprise me if it were less.Saga Lout wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:38 pmA quick Google (using DuckDuckGo, of course) took me to Can wind turbine blades be recycled? which has conflicting information:MyLittleStudPony wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 10:39 pm I'd be amazed if wind turbines can't be largely recycled. And I'd also be amazed that if they couldn't, they would be disposed of to landfill.
IIRC the CCGT power station not far from me has a 30 year lifespan and will probably be more challenging to recycle than wind turbines.
"What are wind turbine blades made of?
"Around 96% of a wind turbine is made from recyclable materials..."
"The blades are made from different materials, most of which is fibreglass..."
"Are the blades disposed of or reused?
"Fibreglass is not totally recyclable. It’s non-biodegradable and made up of a composite of very fine strands of plastic and glass, which is extremely difficult to process at the point of recycling. Instead, it’s usually discarded as waste at landfills or incinerated."
So it's mostly the blades that go to landfill, so that's all right then.
The blades can go to incineration, which is often a term used to describe modern thermal energy recovery facilities; which are not a terrible option for residual waste.
If the blades are landfilled, I suspect they're not biodegradable, which IMO would make landfilling them not a terrible option.
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I bet the 96% is by mass rather than volume, it makes for a nicer headline by a company that wants to encourage them. I could be wrong.
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"Angela Rayner has announced an overhaul of the planning system to allow for 1.5 million new homes over the next five years to tackle England’s housing crisis."
Building 1.5 million new houses over the next five years may just about keep pace with annual net immigration of ~600,000 which will increase population by ~3 million over the next five years.
Won't happen, of course. Lack of immigration control will worsen housing shortages particularly in cities which will exacerbate outbreaks of violence and crime.
Ain't gonna be pretty.
Building 1.5 million new houses over the next five years may just about keep pace with annual net immigration of ~600,000 which will increase population by ~3 million over the next five years.
Won't happen, of course. Lack of immigration control will worsen housing shortages particularly in cities which will exacerbate outbreaks of violence and crime.
Ain't gonna be pretty.
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They are already building houses as quick as they can, not enough brickies and materials to build faster, been that way for a good while. She's talking shite, like all the others.
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Nuclear ones certainly are unbelievably costly to decommission. My older brother has spent the best part of his career at a single site on a decomm project.MyLittleStudPony wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:53 pm I'm not sure how much of a nuclear or gas power station is recyclable but it wouldn't surprise me if it were less.
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Modern nuclear power stations are built and run with consideration given to “end of life.”DefTrap wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 7:55 amNuclear ones certainly are unbelievably costly to decommission. My older brother has spent the best part of his career at a single site on a decomm project.MyLittleStudPony wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:53 pm I'm not sure how much of a nuclear or gas power station is recyclable but it wouldn't surprise me if it were less.
Not saying it isn’t still an issue, but there shouldn’t be so many nasty surprises!
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Have any of the modern(ish) plants which give such consideration actually got to end of life yet?
It was the same when I worked on Subs, but all the while the old boats are just rusting away in Devonport and their spent fuel is in a pond in Cumbria waiting for someone to figure out what to do with it
I'm actually a big fan of Nuclear in many ways, but Jesus H Christ is it an expensive ball ache!
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No surprise with the disinformation campaign to pin the murders on a fictitious muslim illegal migrant. Personally I think all these right wing agitators on social media should be charged with inciting a riot.
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You're misinformed. It kicked off last night as a man armed with a knife approached the vigil. Do you feel the same about left wing agitators? And what's fictitious about him? The Police have identified him as a Rwandan male who moved to Wales with his parents when he was one. Have the police got that wrong then? Do you know more than them?
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You're misinformed, according to the police it was EDL supporters that attacked the mosque and it was doubtful that they were locals.Taipan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 12:07 pmYou're misinformed. It kicked off last night as a man armed with a knife approached the vigil. Do you feel the same about left wing agitators? And what's fictitious about him? The Police have identified him as a Rwandan male who moved to Wales with his parents when he was one. Have the police got that wrong then? Do you know more than them?
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All I can see is that politicians claimed that, like the Southend riot last night the police don't seem to have accused any group.
BBC wrote:Rioters were from out of town, says police chief
published at 08:53
08:53
Our colleagues on Radio 5 Live earlier spoke to the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner, Emily Spurrell.
She says the rioters were from "out of town" - something local MP Patrick Hurley also said earlier.
"These individuals came into Southport, did not reflect the local population, and used the incident to incite violence and hatred, and it’s absolutely not something the people of Southport want or the families want," she says.
She adds: "My understanding from local people on the ground is that these were not local residents, these were individuals that came from out of town who had been stirred up online by the likes of the EDL [English Defence League], just looking for a fight."
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Made me laugh
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Whatever your take on the goings on in Southport, this is inarguably very funny. Concussion, no bollocks and nicked tomorrow for rioting. Silly old twat. <a href="https://t.co/q9WPnAnqn0">pic.twitter.co ... </p>— Tom Latchem (@TomLatchem) <a href=" 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Whatever your take on the goings on in Southport, this is inarguably very funny. Concussion, no bollocks and nicked tomorrow for rioting. Silly old twat. <a href="https://t.co/q9WPnAnqn0">pic.twitter.co ... </p>— Tom Latchem (@TomLatchem) <a href=" 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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It's bad form to laugh at another's misfortune, but...
All aboard the Peckham Pigeon! All aboard!
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Gratuitous reporting at it's finest.
I have very little time for Price and surprised how little punishment she's had for repeated drink driving but how is this in the public interest?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cne4k0w1m1ko
I have very little time for Price and surprised how little punishment she's had for repeated drink driving but how is this in the public interest?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cne4k0w1m1ko
She missed a court hearing over her bankruptsy for unpaid tax, whoop-de-do.BBC wrote:Warrant issued for Katie Price's arrest
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Not sure sticking your fingers in your ears and going LALALA works for anyone other than Donald Trump loveIn October last year, Ms Price said she was “fed up” with being threatened with legal action
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I've thought about being a Pumpkin Kicker or a Geocash Stealler. But never a Tube Pusher.
"Tube Pusher found guilty of attempted murder."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnl0419eykjo
"Tube Pusher found guilty of attempted murder."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnl0419eykjo