The 'Wind farm' fiasco in England

~~scipio2~~

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09 Dec 06 13:41

~~scipio2~~

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09 Dec 06 13:41

Once again Blair's government has wasted taxpayers money investing in these unsightly 'wind farms' which have failed to operate efficiently owing to insufficicient wind power in England according to the latest report from the Renewable Energy Foundation. Some are operating as low as 8% efficieny.

Siskin

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09 Dec 06 14:05

8% efficiency, eh? Don't tell this government, they'll build 12 times as many and announce they've hit their target.

DeepThought

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09 Dec 06 15:03

Originally posted by scipio2
Once again Blair's government has wasted taxpayers money investing in these unsightly 'wind farms' which have failed to operate efficiently owing to insufficicient wind power in England according to the latest report from the Renewable Energy Foundation. Some are operating as low as 8% efficieny.

Unlike the classic lines of a nuclear power station - and there's no neutron flux!