Iconic landmark maybe, Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station to close

[Piethagoram]

 

[Fan of Big Tone]

Yeah saw that on East Midlands news, don’t know about “iconic landmark” more like “blot on the landscape”

Sad for the workers who’ve been there for years.

[Robbie]

Don't get me started on this ridiculous UK self harm race to net zero.

Russia, Brazil, China, Indonesia and India are expanding coal production, and churning out hundreds of new coal fired power stations, while this Country, with less than 1% of greenhouse gas emissions in the World are shutting ours.

It is  biggest example of UK self harm in history.

All we are going to get from this is much more expensive energy for generations to come.

[Piethagoram]

 

[Piethagoram]

 

[Robbie]

Absolute utter rush to net zero madness. 

Nothing more to be said.

[Piethagoram]

@Robbie

some essential reading for you mate

https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/why-is-net-zero-so-important-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/

[Robbie]

Go preach that to China Russia, India & Brazil.

China is building hundreds of coal powered power stations every year adding to the thousands they already have, and using a trillion tons of coal per year to supply them, & we are closing the only few we've got.

The UK churns out less than 1% of World emissions.

The UK has done enough.

[liampie]

i do think its for the best, we need cleaner energy and relying on coal is not the best thing to do. we need to invest more in greener energy, so that the prices of electricity can come down. the cost of living wont be resolved without action.

[Robbie]

I think this Country should invest in Nuclear energy now, It is too late to build any coal fired power stations because most have been closed, & they are a lot less efficient than Nuclear or even gas fired power stations.

Trouble is the present nuclear power stations are growing old, so we need to invest in smaller modular nuclear power stations.

I just don't like having row after row of solar panels using up valuable land. If they are going to build wind farms build them out to sea and not on the land

[Chris]

Nuclear and solar power should be explored; Brazil has one of the best echo friendly setups for generating their power. 80% of their power is produced by a large hydropower plant.

For such a nation, I think they're doing an amazing job to be at the front of this.

We should be looking at replicating this sort of technology, even if it's on a smaller scale because any renewable energy is better than focusing on coal.

Nuclear energy, it's something I am mindful of if it goes wrong and where it would be the safest to build.

Yet I don't think you can pin the future on just one means of producing the energy needed, things change and having multiple options is never a bad thing.

[Piethagoram]

 

[Robbie]

Our old way of life will be gone forever': The tenant farmers targeted by solar developers

https://news.sky.com/story/life-would-never-be-the-same-again-the-tenant-farmers-targeted-by-solar-developers-13073003

Complete utter madness going on with our farms while they are shutting down our last coal power station.

[Piethagoram]

 

[Blake]

They appear unattractive and emit a lot of smoke; if they were constructed in the last 10-15 years, people would likely gripe about them being unsightly. Wind turbines have the potential to look appealing and create minimal noise, yet people still grumble. I don't believe relying solely on one solution is appropriate; incorporating some renewable energy would be beneficial, but exploring other options would also be advantageous.