The Future of Power Generation in Great Britain
Discussion
Evanivitch said:
I think given the current costs of connecting North Sea wind farms there's value in using the underutilised connectivity in South Wales. There's a 400V connection to Pembroke gas and the now closed Aberthaw, offering easy land connectivity on a part of the country that otherwise lacks significant wind generation (often, when wind is high the supposed regional carbon intensity of South Wales is significantly higher than elsewhere). Having wind generation far removed from North Sea weather patterns certainly offers some diversity (and pragmatically some security) in supply.
Wasn't there an issue with the wind found during a survey, ie not enough/predictable? S Wales does need some more low carbon power sources, looking at ESO information they are pretty high with regards to emissions along with the E Midlands. Although the Viking link is up and running now.
PushedDover said:
Evanivitch said:
I think given the current costs of connecting North Sea wind farms there's value in using the underutilised connectivity in South Wales. There's a 400V connection to Pembroke gas and the now closed Aberthaw, offering easy land connectivity on a part of the country that otherwise lacks significant wind generation (often, when wind is high the supposed regional carbon intensity of South Wales is significantly higher than elsewhere). Having wind generation far removed from North Sea weather patterns certainly offers some diversity (and pragmatically some security) in supply.
I agree with that logic, but a floating wind assembly port is not a click of the fingers, and depending on the pipeline of work it will support, for decades to comeFloating wind is still largely unattainable at any practical price point and whilst the hope for many countries and locations still not viable, in volume, competitively
PushedDover said:
I assumed the three links he gave were the subject ?
IIRC the geo / soils of Atlantic Array made it fairly prohibitive
Apologies, I skimmed and missed the other post.IIRC the geo / soils of Atlantic Array made it fairly prohibitive
Mikey G said:
borcy said:
S Wales does need some more low carbon power sources
Tidal anyone? PushedDover said:
I agree with that logic, but a floating wind assembly port is not a click of the fingers, and depending on the pipeline of work it will support, for decades to come
Not sure what's the gap? South Wales ports are used to handling turbine components, have deep harbours and several concrete facilities in the area. There's even steel available locally....Evanivitch said:
PushedDover said:
What's all that in the Celtic Sea. Small scale.
Unlikely
I've put the full PDF Map (A0 ssize) in the cloud if you want
PushedDover said:
Small scale, 4.5GW?PushedDover said:
I assumed the three links he gave were the subject ?
IIRC the geo / soils of Atlantic Array made it fairly prohibitive
Given how shallow it is I'd have thought something could be done, even a non-standard implementation must stand a good chance of being cheaper than floating WTG especially as there's a grid tie-in so close by.IIRC the geo / soils of Atlantic Array made it fairly prohibitive
PushedDover said:
Evanivitch said:
PushedDover said:
Individually
And with that hard to deliver
Some of Those Celtic Floaters have just folded / seeking funding the last few months
It's three 1.5GW Project Development Areas.And with that hard to deliver
Some of Those Celtic Floaters have just folded / seeking funding the last few months
Evanivitch said:
PushedDover said:
Evanivitch said:
PushedDover said:
Individually
And with that hard to deliver
Some of Those Celtic Floaters have just folded / seeking funding the last few months
It's three 1.5GW Project Development Areas.And with that hard to deliver
Some of Those Celtic Floaters have just folded / seeking funding the last few months
Commercially unviable.
As I said a day or so ago, more than happy to take a pint bet on each of those headlines not happening within a decade.
Want to take that bet ?
Gary C said:
Mikey G said:
borcy said:
S Wales does need some more low carbon power sources
Tidal anyone? Oh well.
https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/commission-to-explor...
Evanivitch said:
Gary C said:
Mikey G said:
borcy said:
S Wales does need some more low carbon power sources
Tidal anyone? Oh well.
https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/commission-to-explor...
Evanivitch said:
Gary C said:
Mikey G said:
borcy said:
S Wales does need some more low carbon power sources
Tidal anyone? Oh well.
https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/commission-to-explor...
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