Re: energy in UK

On 14/04/2025 20:40, Jeroen Belleman wrote:

On 4/14/25 12:58, Martin Brown wrote:

It is worse than that. They have fanciful schemes that will get us to net zero but only in their crazed imagination! The small problem of the laws of physics and in particular conservation of energy get in the way.

 That makes sense: Lawyers are used to bending the rule of law. They must
think they can do the same with the laws of nature.

I take your point  - and you may well be correct!
I found that pushy salesmen were the worst for that. Several of our bigger instruments were sold with performance specs that would require the repeal of one or more laws of physics. The guy who made the sale and got his bonus was of course long gone by the time the instrument was built. Acceptance tests involved complex negotiations and discounts.

Good luck to you, GB.

I think we are going to need it. One seriously cold winter with a prolonged calm spell and there will be rolling blackouts in London. Then perhaps something will actually be done about UK electricity generation.
It took the "Great stink" to sort out sewers so there is a precedent.
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/collections/photographs/the-great-stink/
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Martin Brown