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Wind Lulls

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Clive Best

The installed capacity of  UK Wind farms is currently 25GW.  The business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng proposes to at least double that number, but there is a basic problem which seemingly everyone overlooks – Wind Lulls. Sometimes high pressure sits over … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, renewables, wind farms | 77 Comments

Steven Koonin v Andrew Desler

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Clive Best

I have just read the book “Unsettled” by Steven Koonin a Caltech Physicist who has a long academic, industrial and political career. Of course he agrees that CO2 emissions have a warming effect, but he argues that many of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, climate science, nuclear, renewables, wind farms | 27 Comments

Net Zero Renewable Energy

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Clive Best

This December much  of Europe experienced a week long period of “net zero” energy produced by Wind and Solar. Power black outs were only avoided because these grids still maintain large reserves of traditional power generation – Gas, Coal and … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, nuclear, renewables, wind farms | 2 Comments