The Future of Power Generation in Great Britain

[Evanivitch]

Floating wind progress in Scotland?

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen...

[hidetheelephants]

Evanivitch said:

Baglan Power Station is just the chimney stack left now. Turbine Hall has been pulled down after being gutted by arson. Didn't even generate for 20 years, and now the land will probably be used for an expanded solar farm.

Wonder if vampire squid Macquarie burnt their fingers on this one.

[PushedDover]

Evanivitch said:

Floating wind progress in Scotland?

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen...

yes. met with them last month, they seem very keen to progress. Loss leader for them really to avoid the penalties (as are all the INTOG projects)

At least they are local to some 'deep offshore' types up there and vessel types for the mooring systems etc

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hidetheelephants said:

Evanivitch said:

Baglan Power Station is just the chimney stack left now. Turbine Hall has been pulled down after being gutted by arson. Didn't even generate for 20 years, and now the land will probably be used for an expanded solar farm.

Wonder if vampire squid Macquarie burnt their fingers on this one.

Suspect Macquarie loaded it with debt and ramped the price, so much so customers found supply elsewhere.

[PushedDover]

Floating wind, and the remote, lack of scalability …… sees developers divesting.

[Essarell]

PushedDover said:

Floating wind, and the remote, lack of scalability …… sees developers divesting.

Isn’t this Sir Keir Starmer’s Great British Energy green energy revolution jobs bonanza net zero better future for our children vision being thrown to the recycling bin?

[hidetheelephants]

Essarell said:

Isn’t this Sir Keir Starmer’s Great British Energy green energy revolution jobs bonanza net zero better future for our children vision being thrown to the recycling bin?

Not really, but I commend your effort to blame SKS for it.

[PushedDover]

Essarell said:

Isn’t this Sir Keir Starmer’s Great British Energy green energy revolution jobs bonanza net zero better future for our children vision being thrown to the recycling bin?

No

[Evanivitch]

PushedDover said:

Floating wind, and the remote, lack of scalability …… sees developers divesting.

Given the opportunities in the UK for fixed I can understand why. I do think from a UK export capability it's a huge opportunity and one that holistically improves our energy security by reducing our bias to North Sea weather patterns.