Wind Turbines or Power Stations?

[-:Undertaker:-]

Hahaha, they're well cool. And power stations.... how can Wind Turbines be ugly compared to them.

MANY more Windmills are needed to macth the power of a Coal/Gas Station, You can't fit 1,500+ Windmills on a piece of ground which would normally fit a Coal/Gas power station on therefore Coal/Gas look the best because you can never see them because their hidden in trees.

Also Ive seen pictures of Old Wind Farms which were built like 8/10 years ago and its not a nice sight seeing pieces of metal laying on the ground.

[Blue]

there are other powers sources to use though instead of wind and fossil fuels like wave, hydro-electric etc. I mean a hydro-electric dam basicaly uses the force of energy to turn the turbines thus creating electricty. In wind power u need constant wind to create power and you also cant fit them all into one tiny space like the orange guy said.

[::d4nnyt::]

Well I say we should all try and be a little more self sufficiant. Maybe some domestic ppower generation? Solar Panels, Small Windturbines, Fuel Cells etc. That's what I reckon

I wonder how many of the protesters arived in gas guzzling 4 x 4 or how many took the car from being no to far away. They should be more bothered about the trees that have been cut down to make there protest signs. I doubt they would be pleased if they said you have to use 7% less energy (drax's output percentage of britains electricity).

Regards Danny.

[Blue]

i would just like to say that if you're referring to a mini windfarm on top of our houses it would not be cost effective especialy if you live in a not very windy place. But thats only if your suggesting that

[::d4nnyt::]

MANY more Windmills are needed to macth the power of a Coal/Gas Station, You can't fit 1,500+ Windmills on a piece of ground which would normally fit a Coal/Gas power station on therefore Coal/Gas look the best because you can never see them because their hidden in trees.

Also Ive seen pictures of Old Wind Farms which were built like 8/10 years ago and its not a nice sight seeing pieces of metal laying on the ground.

Eggborough, Drax, Ferrybridge, West burton, Cottam, High Marnham, Staythorpe, Ratcliffe on soar, Willington, Drakelow and Didcot Power stations can all be seen/used to be seen from mile around the only power station I have come across to be quite well hiden and be in the right place is Ironbridge Power Station. Where as from miles away wind turbines are harder to see cause they blend with the sky.

i would just like to say that if you're referring to a mini windfarm on top of our houses it would not be cost effective especialy if you live in a not very windy place. But thats only if your suggesting that

Many domestic turbines are very cost efficent, the governmet can offer grants upto £5000 towards erecting a domestic turbine. Also you can use a special kind of inverter producing mains quality electricity so you can sell the power you don't use back to the national grid.

Regards Danny.

[Sarah.]

Wind turbines, who cares if they are ugly, imagine how 'ugly' the earth would look if we kept using fossil fuels, I don't know much on wind turbines, but all I know is that they dont pollute which is good.

i agree. what would people rather have, a few ugly wind turbines or our planet polluted?

i'm in favour of wind turbines, they look cool.

[Mentor]

It is Common knowledge that the fossil fuels are running out. We do need to switch to renewable energy. I think one of best ideas for renewable energy is Wind Turbines. However when the Government announce plans to put wind turbines up, people protest saying they are ugly.

I have two questions for you this morning, Are wind turbines or coal power stations more ugly? What would you prefer, a tall windmill shaped structure creating a small humming noise, or a chimney polluting the air with waste.

Britain mainly uses oil power stations and is moveing towards natural gas. Coal power stations dontr look anything like that pic o.0

Wind power is pretty crap also, its unreliable, Costs huge amounts for very little power output, takes up masses of space, and are hazzardess to any birds that may be flying about "/
Hydroelectric is the only renewable sorce that realy shows much promisis and has worked effectivly before, although britains geography doesnt lend it towards hydro exlectic so well.

[Blue]

we have mountais in wich water runs down creating fast moving water?? so why is the geopgraphy of our fair country stopping us from building hydro- electric dams ey?

[Halting]

However when the Government announce plans to put wind turbines up, people protest saying they are ugly.

The people saying that are the people who will be dead by time global warming comes into effect.

Stick 1000 in my street if you like Mr. Blair.

[::d4nnyt::]

Britain mainly uses oil power stations and is moveing towards natural gas. Coal power stations dontr look anything like that pic o.0

Wind power is pretty crap also, its unreliable, Costs huge amounts for very little power output, takes up masses of space, and are hazzardess to any birds that may be flying about "/
Hydroelectric is the only renewable sorce that realy shows much promisis and has worked effectivly before, although britains geography doesnt lend it towards hydro exlectic so well.

I thought britain was mainly coal fired power stations. Only oil fired power station I could name is Ilse of Grain. The actual energy to power wind turbines is free (obviously), it is the maintainance but the government backs wind turbines so they are profitable.

Where I do think you are wrong is saying "takes up masses of space". On the ground a windturbines base isn't very big at all and most of the last they are build on can be used for grazing, farming etc.

Widn turbines may be hazzardous to birds but the 'nuclear cloud' of chonobyl killed thousands of birds and polluted water kills many birds. I'm sure that alot of bird get killed by Jets aswell.

What about biomas? There is a power station somewhere in the uk which runs on chicken crap. Also many coalfired power stations are co-fueling with organic materials which can also be renewable.

Regards Danny.