Monika Skinner

journeying papercrafter

[Peter Clack @PeterDClack]

Offshore wind farms along the storm-swept coasts of the UK are the premature graveyards of corroding steel and plastic skeletons—bowing to the inevitable.

These are the volatile, often freezing seascapes of the windy North Sea, the Baltic Sea and Irish Sea, maritime zones that should provide ideal conditions for large-scale turbine farms - but don't. The wind industry and governments have long based their financial models on a projected 20- to 25-year turbine lifespan. But independent economic analysis reveals a more sobering reality.

The soaring power of the elements is starkly shown in a landmark study by energy and environmental economist Professor Gordon Hughes (University of Edinburgh), first published in 2012 by the Renewable Energy Foundation: 'The Performance of Wind Farms in the United Kingdom and Denmark'.

Hughes’ data reveals the performance of offshore turbines dropped sharply after just 10 to 15 years due to harsh marine wear and tear. As a consequence, their load factors - the volume of electricity generated as a percentage of capacity - decline much faster than the official narratives admit.

Many of these massive marine structures - primarily owned by UK and Danish interests - are hitting the wall after just a decade of buffeting from exposure to relentless Atlantic weather. Soaring maintenance costs make them highly unprofitable.

Specifically, the study showed that an offshore wind farm's ability to meet electricity demand plummeted by at least a third after 10 years. This led to the conclusion that many become fully uneconomic by year 12.

Rather than keeping these assets spinning for the promised quarter-century, many operators are now forced to 'repower' - replacing old turbines with entirely new hardware long before the 25-year target.

Turning the hardware over early is presented as an upgrade to maximise output, but it's really an admission that the original infrastructure simply cannot go the distance.

More importantly, it exposes a large PR gap between marketing and engineering reality.

Link to the study: https://t.co/3rzH6ZU85r

[Dr Clare Craig @ClareCraigPath]

There has only ever been a single randomised control trial to measure the benefit of folic acid in low risk women.

For every neural tube defect 'prevented', nine babies died (mostly miscarriages).

It was then declared 'unethical' to research further...

https://t.co/E8d6p3sNyd

[Dr Clare Craig @ClareCraigPath]

The decision to add folic acid to UK white flour has not been debated in parliament!

Sign the petition for a debate.

https://t.co/XzpiIGIzT7

[ETHICAL APPROACH UK @EthicalApproach]

I apologise in advance for how utterly boring this new paper is.

If you need stimulating entertainment, don't read it. Instead, go watch football, or engage in some keyboard-warrior activity instead.

If you're currently up for a touch of the mundane however, here it is:
https://t.co/JCx7qcEBFi

[Dr Clare Craig @ClareCraigPath]

Can someone inform the government they are mass medicating the population with a product the advise people to avoid?

How on earth did we get here?

https://t.co/B6Sy8EqAwi

[Dr Clare Craig @ClareCraigPath]

The petition to stop folic acid entering our flour is on 7,337 votes after three days.

Please keep sharing with friends and family.

If we kept up the current rate we could reach the target by the end of July.

https://t.co/XzpiIGIzT7

[Monika Skinner @TinkerCards1]

Same where I live. Definitely no need for Peak Cluster...

[Alan @A1an_M]

Hello @Ed_Miliband
It's currently 10 degrees Celsius below the typical temperature for mid June where I live. It's been like this for most of June so far.
Shouldn't we be emitting more CO2 to warm things up a bit?
Maybe fire up a coal fired power station or six?

[Monika Skinner @TinkerCards1]

This is well worth listening to... https://t.co/7AQHhs6lZj

[Monika Skinner @TinkerCards1]

@CiteWise What happens when their verification doesn't work despite using the correct documents?

[Monika Skinner @TinkerCards1]

Yep, some really good questions asked. For more information check out the The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C World report by ARUP compiled for C40 Cities. It makes for very interesting reading. https://t.co/kT4D4e0yx2

[Monika Skinner @TinkerCards1]

@Artemisfornow Well they want to make money by storing CO2 from Europe in disused gas/oil fields in UK waters. Check out the multiple projects such as Peak Cluster and HyNet and how they are/were being pushed through planning. Satartia in the US tells a chilling story of the dangers.

[Monika Skinner @TinkerCards1]

@davidkurten Add to that Carbon Capture and Storage pipelines and the associated industrial infrastructure close to residential areas. It's problematic and potentially very dangerous. Please check out projects like Peak Cluster which are being pushed through planning around the UK.

[Dr Zoe Harcombe, PhD @zoeharcombe]

After 10 days of what the media called a deadly heatwave and what we called a fabulous warm spell, normal British summer weather resumed…
Sound up! 🌧️

[Robin Monotti @robinmonotti]

THE GREAT GLOBAL WARMING SWINDLE

Professor Tim Ball, PhD in Climatology:
"When people say we don't believe in global warming, I say no, I believe in global warming, I don't believe that human CO2 is causing that warming."

[Monika Skinner @TinkerCards1]

Great interview...
https://t.co/ws0D5coNOs

[Robin Monotti @robinmonotti]

42°C IN ROME IN JULY 1841:
BEFORE CARS & PLANES:
UNRELATED TO CO2!
The maximum official temperature ever recorded by any weather station in Rome Italy, was 42°C on the 27th July 1841. A cursory internet search shows temperature reaching 40°C every other Summer. It would indicate the peak of warming was reached there in 1841. Long before everyone drove cars or flew in airplanes. How does this fit into the CO2 scaremongering? It does not!

[Monika Skinner @TinkerCards1]

@JackieMarsden6 @DebiEvansMatron Exactly my thoughts.

[Debi Evans @DebiEvansMatron]

Here we go Communism 2.0 imo
How is sugar confectionary an essential item along with ketchup? What are they feeding us? 😡

[Monika Skinner @TinkerCards1]

This is going to be interesting...

[Sonia Poulton @SoniaPoulton]

WAKE UP is live from 9AM BST

Away from the heartwarming socialist messaging, who is Andy Burnham, really?

And will the 'King of the North' be the next PM?

LINKS:

RUMBLE: https://t.co/NoCClqBvpe
YOU TUBE: https://t.co/tAhwtUgxG2

[Dr Zoe Harcombe, PhD @zoeharcombe]

I know the Australians and the Texans are particularly interested in the UK heat wave…
Yesterday we were told to expect 30’c - we had a very pleasant 24°c.
We had dinner outside 🥩🌞🥰