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World Oil Production to Peak in 2013
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from The Natural Philosopher contains these words: It is a pity really. I would have ben interested if there had been anything like the scheme he described under consideration. Oh. what was that? he's killfiled here so I don't get tempted to get sucked into a pointless dialogue. Colin said he wasn't going to revisit this thread so I will try to answer. IIRC the current point at issue is Dribble's claim: "Cambridge feel confident. Do a Google" which relates back to his earlier claim that tidal lagoons occupying 20% of the Irish Sea could provide all of Ireland's and Britain's energy needs. Dribble is unable to substantiate the Cambridge connection and I am not at all sure that the source for the earlier claim has surfaced either (assuming that 2 different sources are involved). I've met people like that..they soak up half misunderstood ideas from all over and regurgitate it all mixed up. There's usually a source somewhere, but its been bent to suit the prejudices of the babbler, so far that for all practical purposes its useless. Dribble to a T. :-) -- Roger Chapman |
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The message from The Natural Philosopher contains these words: It is a pity really. I would have ben interested if there had been anything like the scheme he described under consideration. Oh. what was that? he's killfiled here so I don't get tempted to get sucked into a pointless dialogue. Colin said he wasn't going to revisit this thread so I will try to answer. IIRC the current point at issue is Dribble's claim: "Cambridge feel confident. Do a Google" which relates back to his earlier claim that tidal lagoons occupying 20% of the Irish Sea could provide all of Ireland's and Britain's energy needs. Dribble is unable to substantiate the Cambridge connection and I am not at all sure that the source for the earlier claim has surfaced either (assuming that 2 different sources are involved). Now work out the cost and the concrete needed to convert 20% of the Irish sea into a tidal lagoon. A spaceship tethered by a high voltage cable to earth, and somewhere in the vicinity of venus with a set of solar panels the size of london could also do the job. Simples! |
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... Roger wrote: The message from The Natural Philosopher contains these words: It is a pity really. I would have ben interested if there had been anything like the scheme he described under consideration. Oh. what was that? he's killfiled here so I don't get tempted to get sucked into a pointless dialogue. Colin said he wasn't going to revisit this thread so I will try to answer. Well, I wouldn't have replied to any more of Dribble posts anyway.. IIRC the current point at issue is Dribble's claim: "Cambridge feel confident. Do a Google" which relates back to his earlier claim that tidal lagoons occupying 20% of the Irish Sea could provide all of Ireland's and Britain's energy needs. Dribble is unable to substantiate the Cambridge connection He didn't specify which bit of Cambridge either. It could have been Cambridge City Council for all we know. However, even if it were Cambridge University, that would only make me more suspicious that it was nothing more than a theorist's pipe dream. and I am not at all sure that the source for the earlier claim has surfaced either (assuming that 2 different sources are involved). He has steadfastly refused to provide any source for any of his claims. Now work out the cost and the concrete needed to convert 20% of the Irish sea into a tidal lagoon. He claimed that it would require no more work than was put into building the railways in the 19th century. He dropped that line when I pointed out that was a century's worth of major civil engineering projects. However, Liverpool University is investigating the environmental impact of building tidal barriers across just about every estuary in the NW, which, it is claimed, would provide all the electrical power NW England needs. A spaceship tethered by a high voltage cable to earth, and somewhere in the vicinity of venus with a set of solar panels the size of london could also do the job. Don't say that. The Greens will want to build one. Colin Bignell |
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... Roger wrote: The message from "nightjar" cpb@insert my surname here.me.uk contains these words: I find it silly, rather than annoying. However, this post has now moved too far down the group for me to be bothered to keep trying to find it again, so he can have it to himself. It is a pity really. I would have ben interested if there had been anything like the scheme he described under consideration. I suspect a number of us would be interested in details of a real scheme but all indications are that this particular scheme exists only in Dribble's fantasy world where the normal rules of science and commerce do not apply. What kills nearly all alternative energy schemes is the energy density. You need BIG engineering to get megawatts, whereas fossil stuff and nuclear is far more effective a use of constructional materials and land area. And generates gigawatts. That is just about where Dribble and I started, when I said it would be a lot easier to build nuclear power stations than his Irish Sea scheme. Colin Bignell |
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"Roger" wrote in message k... The message from The Natural Philosopher contains these words: It is a pity really. I would have ben interested if there had been anything like the scheme he described under consideration. Oh. what was that? he's killfiled here so I don't get tempted to get sucked into a pointless dialogue. Colin This plantpot needs electronic tagging. |
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... Now work out the cost and the concrete needed to convert 20% of the Irish sea into a tidal lagoon. A spaceship tethered by a high voltage cable to earth, and somewhere in the vicinity of venus with a set of solar panels the size of london could also do the job. This is what snotty unis turn out. I would send bulldozers through the lot of them. |
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"nightjar .me.uk" cpb@insert my surname here wrote in message ... He claimed that it would require no more work than was put into building the railways in the 19th century. Correct. He dropped that line He never. You neeed tagging. |
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"Roger" wrote in message k... The message from "nightjar" cpb@insert my surname here.me.uk contains these words: I find it silly, rather than annoying. However, this post has now moved too far down the group for me to be bothered to keep trying to find it again, so he can have it to himself. It This one needs sectioning. |
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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... whereas fossil stuff and nuclear is far more effective This man is the anti-Christ. |
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"nightjar .me.uk" cpb@insert my surname here wrote in message ... when I said it would be a lot easier to build nuclear power stations than his Irish Sea scheme. Another idiotic anti-Christ! |
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