The Scot, James Watt, got us all burning fossil fuels. Will his descendants lead us all into kicking the habit?
http://grist.org/news/scotland-close...d-power-plant/

On 26/03/2016 08:00, Alastair wrote:
The Scot, James Watt, got us all burning fossil fuels. Will his descendants lead us all into kicking the habit?
http://grist.org/news/scotland-close...d-power-plant/



I spent over six months at the Dora Opencast coal pit in Cowdenbeath in
1975, on the production surveys and restoration commitment calculations.
Though only a rumour, it was said that the whole production of that pit
went to Longannet Power Station solely to generate the electricity that
powered the three massive drag lines we had on site to remove the
overburden (soil above the coal)!!!

Dirty stuff, coal. And Scotland will probably better off without it.

jim, Northampton

On Saturday, 26 March 2016 08:00:35 UTC, Alastair wrote:
The Scot, James Watt, got us all burning fossil fuels. Will his descendants lead us all into kicking the habit?
http://grist.org/news/scotland-close...d-power-plant/

Put ze candle back

On Saturday, 26 March 2016 23:18:04 UTC, jbm wrote:
On 26/03/2016 08:00, Alastair wrote:
The Scot, James Watt, got us all burning fossil fuels. Will his descendants lead us all into kicking the habit?
http://grist.org/news/scotland-close...d-power-plant/



I spent over six months at the Dora Opencast coal pit in Cowdenbeath in
1975, on the production surveys and restoration commitment calculations.
Though only a rumour, it was said that the whole production of that pit
went to Longannet Power Station solely to generate the electricity that
powered the three massive drag lines we had on site to remove the
overburden (soil above the coal)!!!

Dirty stuff, coal. And Scotland will probably better off without it.

jim, Northampton

Yes Jim, let them eat cake I say.

On 26/03/2016 23:18, jbm wrote:
On 26/03/2016 08:00, Alastair wrote:
The Scot, James Watt, got us all burning fossil fuels. Will his
descendants lead us all into kicking the habit?
http://grist.org/news/scotland-close...d-power-plant/



I spent over six months at the Dora Opencast coal pit in Cowdenbeath in
1975, on the production surveys and restoration commitment calculations.
Though only a rumour, it was said that the whole production of that pit
went to Longannet Power Station solely to generate the electricity that
powered the three massive drag lines we had on site to remove the
overburden (soil above the coal)!!!

Dirty stuff, coal. And Scotland will probably better off without it.

That's nothing.
You know all those wind turbines, well they don't generate electricity
at all but are in fact powered by the National Grid. They are
effectively huge fans producing more wind.

--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

On 27/03/2016 07:12, Col wrote:

That's nothing.
You know all those wind turbines, well they don't generate electricity
at all but are in fact powered by the National Grid. They are
effectively huge fans producing more wind.

I thought that was the House of Commons...


--

Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

On Saturday, 26 March 2016 23:18:04 UTC, jbm wrote:
On 26/03/2016 08:00, Alastair wrote:
The Scot, James Watt, got us all burning fossil fuels. Will his descendants lead us all into kicking the habit?
http://grist.org/news/scotland-close...d-power-plant/



I spent over six months at the Dora Opencast coal pit in Cowdenbeath in
1975, on the production surveys and restoration commitment calculations.
Though only a rumour, it was said that the whole production of that pit
went to Longannet Power Station solely to generate the electricity that
powered the three massive drag lines we had on site to remove the
overburden (soil above the coal)!!!

Dirty stuff, coal. And Scotland will probably better off without it.

What percentage of methane/flamable gas came out of it?

On Sun, 27 Mar 2016 08:26:39 +0100
Vidcapper wrote:

On 27/03/2016 07:12, Col wrote:

That's nothing.
You know all those wind turbines, well they don't generate
electricity at all but are in fact powered by the National Grid.
They are effectively huge fans producing more wind.

I thought that was the House of Commons...



Or Newcastle United?

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. [Retd meteorologist/programmer]
http://www.scarlet-jade.com/
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Posted with Claws: http://www.claws-mail.org/

On 27/03/2016 07:12, Col wrote:
On 26/03/2016 23:18, jbm wrote:
On 26/03/2016 08:00, Alastair wrote:
The Scot, James Watt, got us all burning fossil fuels. Will his
descendants lead us all into kicking the habit?
http://grist.org/news/scotland-close...d-power-plant/



I spent over six months at the Dora Opencast coal pit in Cowdenbeath in
1975, on the production surveys and restoration commitment calculations.
Though only a rumour, it was said that the whole production of that pit
went to Longannet Power Station solely to generate the electricity that
powered the three massive drag lines we had on site to remove the
overburden (soil above the coal)!!!

Dirty stuff, coal. And Scotland will probably better off without it.

That's nothing.
You know all those wind turbines, well they don't generate electricity
at all but are in fact powered by the National Grid. They are
effectively huge fans producing more wind.


I recall Longannet Power Station featuring in Geography lectures in the
late 1960's (along with Linwood-home of the Hillman Imp). The highly
productive Longannet Mine Complex was developed around the power station
in order to produce the coal. Coal was transported by underground
conveyer belt but underground flooding of the workings ultimately proved
too much of a problem. As Jim says the coal was also supplied from the
large open cast mines. A very polluting power station according to SEPA.
I can see the Longannet chimney (600' and 21 miles to NW) from the top
of our road-for the time being.

Cowdenbeath aka 'The Blue Brazil' - a ground on my list to visit.

Wind turbines, plenty of them seen from here. Started counting one
clear day, got to 80 and rather lost interest. They've certainly had a
windy couple of years. The question is what is their working life?

--
George in Swanston, Edinburgh, 580'asl
www.swanstonweather.co.uk
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

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Wind turbines, plenty of them seen from here. Started counting one clear day, got to 80
and rather lost interest. They've certainly had a windy couple of years. The question is
what is their working life?

Planning applications usually give a working life of 20 years and some
are now already more than half-way through this. A more important
point is what happens when the 20 years is up? Will they be left as rusting
monuments or replaced by even larger turbines?

Phil
40 miles N. of Inverness