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🦃 CURMUDGEONS' CORNER XIX 🦃

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  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    ...and a Preposterous New Year.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Happy Christmas from me and my late cat.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Kili said:
    KT53 said:
    I don't question the benefits of having a system of entirely renewable energy, but do question the practicality.  Today, where I live, there is no wind and it is heavily overcast - we had fog earlier. Those conditions would greatly reduce the amount of energy from wind and solar.  The coldest winter conditions often happen when there is no wind too, so what is going to generate the power required? 


    Battery storage will be the solution when wind and solar are offline. 

    That's gonna need a lot of batteries to power the whole country.
  • KiliKili Posts: 1,104
    KT53 said:
    Kili said:
    KT53 said:
    I don't question the benefits of having a system of entirely renewable energy, but do question the practicality.  Today, where I live, there is no wind and it is heavily overcast - we had fog earlier. Those conditions would greatly reduce the amount of energy from wind and solar.  The coldest winter conditions often happen when there is no wind too, so what is going to generate the power required? 


    Battery storage will be the solution when wind and solar are offline. 

    That's gonna need a lot of batteries to power the whole country.

    "That's gonna need a lot of batteries to power the whole country."

    I just don't know what to say to such a statement other than: have a nice xmas and a happy new year.

    'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.

    George Bernard Shaw'

  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    Comes to something when this is the first thing you open on Christmas day!


    AB Still learning

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited December 2021
    But you got the right result @Allotment Boy as did we, so it's really a Reason to be Cheerful  :D
    Merry Christmas 🤶

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Singing GardenerSinging Gardener Posts: 1,237
    OH is on day 6 after a positive PCR test so could try the early release LFT strategy. His LFT today was clear until about 25 minutes in when the faintest of faint lines appeared. Another day in isolation for him then!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Oh ‘eck @Singing Gardener … what a PITA … but you’ve not caught it from him?  That’s a Reason to be Cheerful 😀 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Singing GardenerSinging Gardener Posts: 1,237
    Negative daily tests for me so far @Dovefromabove but then I had Covid back in October and am also triple jabbed So I hope I have strong immunity!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    🤞 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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