Windmills - a two-fer
The British are going bonkers for wind power.
First - from the
Beeb:
Ireland to build 'giant' wind turbines to power UK homes
UK and Irish ministers will today sign an agreement that could see some of the world's largest wind turbines built across the Irish midlands.
Stretching more than 600 feet (180 metres) in the air, the towers are set to generate energy for millions of UK homes from 2017.
The companies involved say the Irish power is a cheaper form of renewable than UK offshore wind.
But environmentalists have described the scheme as "crazy".
They say it risks damaging Ireland's landscape.
Read the whole article -- the location is relatively windless so they are proposing turbines 600 feet tall.
Next -- the Met pushes back a bit -- from the
London Daily Mail:
Wind farms can interfere with forecasts says Met Office as it lodges complaints against planned sites
The Met Office has objected to the construction of a giant wind farm � claiming its turbines could affect the accuracy of its weather forecasts.
It says interference from dozens of giant blades would result in �false warnings of severe and hazardous weather being issued�, while heavy rainfall and flood alerts could be missed.
The weather agency has written to planning authorities to register its opposition to the site, which would see more than 20 turbines dotted in the Welsh mountains near one of its weather stations.
It is not like they have any great claim to accuracy these days. Looking for an out? They need to pull the plug on their models and their hot supercomputer and get back to traditional methods that work.
Posted by DaveH at January 24, 2013 12:09 PM