Nuclear Fusion Reactor To Be Built Near Retford.

[Jack Grey]

26 minutes ago, sibon said:

They haven’t finished yet Jim.

 

There is still a bit of the economy left and some bits of the national infrastructure to sell.

The Tories are not finished

 

The best you could hope for is that Labour steal back a few seats from conservatives

 

But remember you have to share those seats with the LibDems, the Greens and the SNP

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12 minutes ago, West 77 said:

Since the Tories came back to power in 2010 big projects have happened to bring renewable energies

they banned onshore wind power - the cheapest of all energy sources.

 

they're now actively blocking significant solar installations.

 

as for Nuclear, the next chapter should be SMR's, which has been waiting for the government green-light for at least 12 years.

 

[Anna B]

Drax power station is also in the news for importing wood chips from Peru which was supposed to be a more ecological source of power, but isn't. Do we never think these things through? What happened to due diligence? 

 

Nuclear fusion is the future of power generation, we need to keep hold of this one, the problems comes with whether or not we can afford to fund the research, or will we have to let the private companies in.

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research is almost always worth it for the spin-offs alone.

 

even if we never achieve a reliable fusion power station, the spin-offs will lead to new and valuable technologies, companies, and jobs. 

[Chekhov]

Nuclear Fusion has been "20 years away" for about 50 years......

[alchresearch]

1 hour ago, ads36 said:

they're now actively blocking significant solar installations.

Not all Tory areas:

 

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Of the 27 declined solar farms between 2019 and 2022, 19 are in Conservative constituencies. Four were in Labour constituencies, three in Scottish National party constituencies, and one in a Liberal Democrat constituency.

 

Opposing solar farms to protect the landscape is not nimbyism
We must push the government to facilitate renewable energy schemes in appropriate places, not criticise local communities for resisting them

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/01/opposing-solar-farms-to-protect-the-landscape-is-not-nimbyism

 

and a reply:

How one solar farm is serving its local community well

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/05/how-one-solar-farm-is-serving-its-local-community-well

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49 minutes ago, West 77 said:

The main reason onshore wind farms are not encouraged is because they are likely to be built on agricultural land. 

which can still be used as agricultural land.

There's a 1MegaWatt wind turbine in our carpark, the actual footprint is tiny.

[Dromedary]

2 hours ago, Anna B said:

Drax power station is also in the news for importing wood chips from Peru which was supposed to be a more ecological source of power, but isn't. Do we never think these things through? What happened to due diligence? 

I thought it was about importing wood chips from Canada? Not seen any Peru one.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63089348

 

2 hours ago, Anna B said:

Nuclear fusion is the future of power generation, we need to keep hold of this one, the problems comes with whether or not we can afford to fund the research, or will we have to let the private companies in.

It's not so much about funding the research its about whether it is a practical and viable way of generating power as although it is theoretically possible to have fusion generators so far no country has managed to get more energy out than they put in. Discounting the ones that have detonated fusion bombs of course!

 

As others have stated it has always been 20 years away. 

[Anna B]

1 hour ago, alchresearch said:

Not all Tory areas:

 

 

Opposing solar farms to protect the landscape is not nimbyism
We must push the government to facilitate renewable energy schemes in appropriate places, not criticise local communities for resisting them

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/01/opposing-solar-farms-to-protect-the-landscape-is-not-nimbyism

 

and a reply:

How one solar farm is serving its local community well

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/05/how-one-solar-farm-is-serving-its-local-community-well

Surely most of us are now in a position to generate our own power with the technology available. All new homes should have it built in by law, and planning permissions for it relaxed. There should be grants /loans available to adapt older homes.

 

Of course this would **** the power companies so it won't happen. A perfect example of how the big corporations and lobby groups are able to control the governments.  

[Anna B]

10 minutes ago, Dromedary said:

I thought it was about importing wood chips from Canada? Not seen any Peru one.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63089348

 

It's not so much about funding the research its about whether it is a practical and viable way of generating power as although it is theoretically possible to have fusion generators so far no country has managed to get more energy out than they put in. Discounting the ones that have detonated fusion bombs of course!

 

As others have stated it has always been 20 years away. 

I think it originally came from South America, but you're right it was the Canada thing I was thinking of. Apologies.

 

Meanwhile, somebody has to move nuclear fusion forward by trying it out for practical applications. I'm surprised we've decided to go first for it, considering the economy, but maybe they know something we don't.

  

Edited October 4, 2022 by Anna B