First the good news: The UK has lots of shale gas, if we can get it out of the ground, and the Government favours gas powered energy generation. And, there are companies (almost) falling over themselves to exploit it.
Now the bad news: The Government also favours nuclear power (which we will probably need), but politically can’t be seen to subsidise it (ignore the double standards, they don’t count in politics). But, unlike shale gas, even large energy companies like GDF Suez, and RWE and E.ON aren’t falling over themselves to invest.
So, what’s Edward Davey, the UK Energy Secretary going to do? Your guess is as good as mine. Looking at the DECC website there were ‘plans to develop up to 16GW of new nuclear power in the UK by 2025.’ However, 6 GW of this was from Horizon Nuclear Power (E.ON and RWE) and another 3.6 GW from NuGeneration (which includes GDF in the Consortium). That leaves just EDF’s plans ‘to build four new EPR reactors (amounting to 6.4GW) at Hinkley Point and Sizewell.’
Is it me, or is Ed Davey’s lack of comment on this slightly disconcerting?
14 May 2012
To those who desire to know who the reipeecints of the electrical power generated by the proposed biomass generating plant I would reference Adage’s rep.’s eneumeration of close, accessible high-voltage transmission line as being among the favorable conditions of siting plant at proposed location. This should make it abundantly obvious that the power will be sent ELSEwhere those ll5k.v. (soon to be 230k.v.!!) powerlines don’t exactly hook up directly to Gretna City Hall!
11 May 2012
There are many downsides to ibamsos burners under the control of companies such as Areva, Duke, and Adage; yet I have not been able to find any ups. Medical studies have suggested that the presence of ibamsos burners have greatly increased the risks of:-asthma development/attacks-heart/lung diseases-pollution related sicknesses-and much moreThe proposed Adage incinerator in Shelton, WA has not been put on the table for a public vote. Adage will be removing all trees within a 50-75 mile radius of the plant. They will rake the forest floor of all excess wood that they leave behind, making the land baren and extremely hard to grow anything in.The incinerator will release Dioxin, Arsenic, Mercury, Lead, Carbon Monoxide, Chloroform, Formaldehyde, and Sulfuric acid, just to name a few.Adage will not participate in reforestation, as the pre-existing companies, such as Simpson and Green Diamond, are. Mass erosion will occur due to this, ruining the shellfish and fishing industries in the immediate areas.The building and running of the plant will be payed for in taxpayers’ dollars and federal grants for the first few years. As the past has shown, businesses like Adage abandonthe are once they are done making a free profit. Adage brings few minimum wage jobs for the local area as well. Approximately 39 minimum wage jobs will be ctreated in Washington. The product, energy, will not even be used in the local area, since Adage chooses to build in very poor areas.