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UK Wants Huge Expansion In Offshore Wind Power

Posted by kdawson on from the think-of-the-birds dept.

OriginalArlen writes "The UK government has announced an ambitious plan to expand the existing offshore wind turbine farms, which are already extensive, to an estimated 7,000 units — two per mile of coastline — enough to generate 20% of the UK's power needs by 2020. The newly green-friendly Conservative opposition party is also backing the scheme. Wonder what they'll make of it in Oregon..."

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  1. Brits are... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...Fags

  2. Re:Oh great by NexFlamma · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'll admit, the wind has done some excellent things in IT recently, but when it comes to dealing with those accents over the phone I go nuts.

    How you can replace an 'h' with a subtle wooshing noise is completely beyond me.

  3. lame modding by Almahtar · · Score: -1, Troll

    The parent should not be modded troll. They make a valid point. Those who understand Physics or Chemistry understand that energy is never created in a system, it can only be transferred to it.

    So if the system suddenly starts using more energy it must be taking it from somewhere... We take it from the wind in this example. That weakens the wind. This will affect the climate, the wildlife, and the vegetation. We don't know how. I hope someone has actually thought this through.

  4. Re:Mmm breezy by Fizzl · · Score: 0, Troll

    WIND MILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!

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  5. Re:Because the goal is not to create clean energy by expatriot · · Score: 0, Troll

    I blame the unreasonable demands of the unions more than Thatcher.
    I'm also happy (from an environmental perspective) that the UK is burning gas instead of coal.