hoopsaa Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 5 hours ago, Mercenary said: This sounds like complete bollocks It does, but i don't know for a fact. However, if the people getting electricity through coal powered stations are no longer cutting down forest and woodland habitats to fuel their lives, is this a gain for the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 So Castletown temporary ramp discounted and now the turbine blades will go through central Douglas and Balasalla to the site via Castletown and Port Erin. Hopefully they'll do it overnight to minimise disruption. Surprised they can't just helipcoter crane them off a barge clsoer to the site. Just hope someone gets the measurement right and we don't end up with a sudden spate of dangerously diseased trees popping up along the route that conveniently also let these through. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/watch-giant-lorries-carry-150ft-11173544 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 12 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said: Surprised they can't just helipcoter crane them off a barge clsoer to the site. The rotors are way too big for a helicopter to carry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 14 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said: So Castletown temporary ramp discounted and now the turbine blades will go through central Douglas and Balasalla to the site via Castletown and Port Erin. Hopefully they'll do it overnight to minimise disruption. Surprised they can't just helipcoter crane them off a barge clsoer to the site. Just hope someone gets the measurement right and we don't end up with a sudden spate of dangerously diseased trees popping up along the route that conveniently also let these through. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/watch-giant-lorries-carry-150ft-11173544 You may wish to rethink that helicopter suggestion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 6 hours ago, Happier diner said: Plants cannot reach CO2 that is in the higher atmosphere. What about the ones on mountains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 7 minutes ago, Moghrey Mie said: You may wish to rethink that helicopter suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 9 minutes ago, The Phantom said: The rotors are way too big for a helicopter to carry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/castletown-beach-ruled-out-as-landing-option-for-wind-turbines/ I guess they've worked the route all out and it'll all be fine. You do have to despair though, a state of the art engineering project at the very forefront of our emerging climate change strategy, to play our part in protecting the future of our planet. And without any apparent irony, some half-wit has decided to measure the turbine blades in feet! Let's hope the engineers that designed the thing had the sense to use metric units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-acid Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 21 minutes ago, A fool and his money..... said: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/castletown-beach-ruled-out-as-landing-option-for-wind-turbines/ I guess they've worked the route all out and it'll all be fine. You do have to despair though, a state of the art engineering project at the very forefront of our emerging climate change strategy, to play our part in protecting the future of our planet. And without any apparent irony, some half-wit has decided to measure the turbine blades in feet! Let's hope the engineers that designed the thing had the sense to use metric units. Nah the turbines will be in feet but the tower in Metres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopsaa Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 4 hours ago, hoopsaa said: It does, but i don't know for a fact. However, if the people getting electricity through coal powered stations are no longer cutting down forest and woodland habitats to fuel their lives, is this a gain for the world? While I'm on it, these massive coal powered electricity stations could have been commissioned to power the factories to make the goods to export to Europe, which Europe doesn't make anymore because it decommissioned its own power plants and whacked the prices up so that it could go green. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Well it took north of two years to get the flume measurements right. The only certainty in this scenario is that it will cost double if we are lucky or triple if things pan out as they usually do as the original cost estimated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 9 hours ago, alpha-acid said: Nah the turbines will be in feet but the tower in Metres expect 150 foot towers with 50m blades then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 14 minutes ago, WTF said: expect 150 foot towers with 50m blades then Ahh but the plan is to dig a trench on the rotational arc ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 9 hours ago, Fred the shred said: Well it took north of two years to get the flume measurements right. The only certainty in this scenario is that it will cost double if we are lucky or triple if things pan out as they usually do as the original cost estimated. Looking on the bright side. 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philwebs Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 The windfarm on Bucks Road already costs more than £40 million per annum. Lots of spinning, not much production. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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