Are we being forced to go electric?

[oldwheels]

No solar at night though.
Im amazed that hydro is so low. It must be much harder to capture tidal energy than we were led to believe, as no one seems to be doing it.

A lot of tidal energy schemes on the go around northern Scotland and Orkney.
There is little political support as the Westminster lot do not favour it. Most practical around northern coasts so out of sight and far away.

 

[Gillstay]

No solar at night though.
Im amazed that hydro is so low. It must be much harder to capture tidal energy than we were led to believe, as no one seems to be doing it.

Yes, many of the best schemes got destroyed by big storms. Perhaps we should have done the work sooner .

 

[Baldy]

No solar at night though.
Im amazed that hydro is so low. It must be much harder to capture tidal energy than we were led to believe, as no one seems to be doing it.

Hydro is bigger in Scotland than England, we have the right terrain. In fact all the major rivers up here are tamed. Down south is basically "Flatonia" you need water and height to make hydro work.
As for tidal, there was a company in Fife making tidal water generators but they went bust through lack of investment.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Pumped storage isn't really hydro, just storage for other generating capacity.

Hydro potential for a country depends on
1. Rainfall
2. Land area
3. Elevation.
We've got lots of 1, not so much 2 and bugger all 3 compared to say, Norway or even France. There's little potential for more in the UK and certainly not in England.

Tidal at scale generally relies on the construction of humongous lagoons eg Swansea Bay, with accompanying costs and environmental impacts. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_Lagoon_Swansea_Bay

Micro schemes, whether hydro or wind, whilst good of themselves, don't have the potential to impact at UK wide scale.

Solar gives minimum output when demand peaks, so you either need backups for winter or massive redundancy.

The good news is we've got lots of wind, and, that leccy cars are so efficient they use less than petrol cars even if their leccy is generated from fossil fuels and that smart charging of them can help level demand.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Centre for alternative technology has a rather good (though it's a while since I read it) report on zero carbon. They're anti nuclear, mind.

As I recall, you need everyone to go vegan, ditch private cars and store lots of biomass gas for winter. I may be exaggerating, but not by much.

https://en.cat.org.uk/info-resource...rbon-britain-rising-to-the-climate-emergency/

 

[Gillstay]

Centre for alternative technology has a rather good (though it's a while since I read it) report on zero carbon. They're anti nuclear, mind.

As I recall, you need everyone to go vegan, ditch private cars and store lots of biomass gas for winter. I may be exaggerating, but not by much.

https://en.cat.org.uk/info-resource...rbon-britain-rising-to-the-climate-emergency/

They also give good advice on how to power your home. Changed us on how we did it, and saved a small fortune on heating oil.

 

[MrGrumpy]

View: https://twitter.com/thealiceroberts/status/1464307897836482560?s=21


Just stumbled upon this , some real life feedback on an EV. Pitfalls abound. When it works it’s great but when it’s not……..

 

[Mike_P]

Presumably just using a basic EV charger; mode 3 charging on a minimum 16amp circuit is typically specified for new domestic installations.

 

[cougie uk]

She's sorted now.

 

[cougie uk]

I suspect it's user error. Using the wrong cable. A bit like forgetting your car is diesel and putting petrol in but a lot less catastrophic.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Seems like we need a standard charger fitment ?

 

[MrGrumpy]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56574779

Mentioned already in this thread.

 

[gzoom]

Seems like we need a standard charger fitment ?

There is rapid charging standards and protocols have been in place since around 2013 - Type 2 for AC charging, and CCS for DC charging.

 

[CXRAndy]

There is rapid charging standards and protocols have been in place since around 2013 - Type 2 for AC charging, and CCS for DC charging.

And chademo-Nissan. People are really thick, they dont seem to do any research of the vehicle they own.

Bleat on social media, look even thicker after their error has been pointed out.

Its akin, to not knowing how to change a wheel

 

[CXRAndy]

Presumably just using a basic EV charger; mode 3 charging on a minimum 16amp circuit is typically specified for new domestic installations.

I was under impression all would have 7kWatts. Developers were complaining they would have to pay for substation upgrades or higher capacity