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26-05-21, 08:09 PM | #121 |
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Re: Renewable Energy Discussion thread
For years I have been of the opinion that the human world population has to reduce. In quite a few western countries populations are falling, somehow the young to old ratio 'has to be managed'. A phrase one of my old managers used to dish out when he had no idea what to do, and usually did nothing.
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26-05-21, 08:30 PM | #122 | |
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When I said about my concern for fertilizers, it was more about ingesting the chemicals from them, as a human. This is a whole different area of concern!
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29-05-21, 06:01 PM | #123 |
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i dont get why people think that they are ingesting chemicals buy eating produce made with fertilisers. a plant is full of chemicals which are mostly metals. the plant would use the exact same chemicals from soil. the only difference is that chemical fertilisers are more readily available to the plants, this in turn can benefit farmers by increasing yields. a plant will only take the nutrients it needs to grow.
pretty much every single strawberry you buy now is made using chemical fertilisers. yes runoff into rivers can be a problem but the next time you wash the dishes or clean the toilet or wash clothes you are putting more phosphates and chemicals into the water than any farm fertiliser would with runoff. |
29-05-21, 06:02 PM | #124 |
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Re: Renewable Energy Discussion thread
why are we talking about food crops.....ROFL... we get a bit distracted easily...
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** just noticed on my last post I said fertilizers... I meant insecticides. Quote:
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15-06-21, 09:35 AM | #126 |
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Re: Electric Vehicles
It is not just EV charging, the drive for 'all electric' homes will drive energy consumption up as well.
Wind today 4% of grid demand, and it has been there many times this past 12 months, at one time a few months ago it never went above 6% for nearly 7 weeks. Solar pretty much disappears altogether between October and March in UK, even in midsummer it only gives about 9 hours of useful input to grid. The trouble with renewables is they are at the whim of nature, are unreliable and normally give most power when it is needed the least. Airsource heatpumps will give you over 3:1 return per KW if ambient is 35degC, but when it is below 10degC they give about 1.5x ( electricity is 4x as expensive as gas so add the cost of the system £10K to the larger radiators and larger pipework required say another £10K and the fact that during colder weather it is more expensive to run then you have a system where you have increased your costs and will never pay back the initial cost ).
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15-06-21, 07:54 PM | #127 |
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Re: Electric Vehicles
why do you think the power companies and the Gov are so hell bent on getting everyone on smart meters.. its not for your convenience its for them.. sorry sir/madam you have reached your daily limit so we are now going cut your electricity off or you can make a one off payment at extortionate rates to keep it on.
do you honestly think that the Gov will take a hit on fuel duty and vat when we are forced to go electric?... ermm no so a unit of electric will cost £1.50 instead of 15p? the future is bleak, the future is black. fuk the poor. |
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