As I Consider ...
Posted: Monday, 11 December 2006 |
Comments
Tell us about the proposal for a turbine on Tiree - it would be nice to read some facts.
Greg from Glasgow
Greg from Glasgow, All I can tell you about the Tiree turbine at the moment is that a test mast is in place. Imight have more for you later.
Island Wanderer from from Tiree
As you are someone who writes about this issue quite a lot its a bit odd that you don't seem to have any details. Are members of the Tiree Community being kept informed?
Greg from Glasgow
Sorry not to get back to you. I made a comment a couple of days ago but it seems not to have been posted for some reason. I expect both comments will appear.....or not.....its very slow this islandblogging. Anyway, I was surprised that you don't seem to have any details of the Tiree proposal already. Is the Tiree community being kept informed?
Greg from Glasgow
For info start at www.tireedp.org.uk
JOHN from ISLE OF JURA
I agree with the need to find alternative, preferably renewable, sources of energy. Windpower is an option, but perhaps best if harvested offshore. Onshore has too much of an impact (see Lewis windfarms) if done in too great a number. Nuclear power has one major disadvantage: its waste will continue to haunt us for thousands of years.
Arnish Lighthouse from Stornoway
Wind farms have their disadvantages. The turbines require much maintenence and they can be very noisy. They are still better than nuclear and oil. I worked in solar cell research and development for several years. I think that is the best answer to electrical energy problems. We were making solar panels that produced electrical power at a cost comparable to nuclear or oil. That was twenty years ago. Big oil put a stop on our research and development project. Of course solar requires lots of sunlight which northern Scotland is kind of short on. I'm glad to hear Scotland and other countries are seriously pursuing alternate energy. The US isn't...regardless of all the political noise you hear to the contrary.
David Richards from US of A
Islay has a wave generator and I had assumed somewhere like the Butt of Lewis could do something similar but I was talking to some Islay lads and they weren't saying that wouldn't be feasible... shame, as they're less obstructive than wind turbines (which I happen to think look quite stunning but no-one seems to agree with me).
Buzz from Glasgow
Tiree has been fully informed about land based community turbine, however Crown Estate seem to have forgotten to inform us of proposed offshore wind turbine project which sounds like 200 to 400 turbines off Tiree's coastline. Please read today's scotsman or herald for further details
Kate from Tiree