Public Inquiry

[Seagull over Canaryland]

Wind farms have to be part of a broad energy strategy. They are not a solution in themselves. We have 2 wind farms fairly close inshore and its was very disappointing to see them stationary during very cold and still weather - just when you would expect peak demand for electricity. Plus they do not operate over certain wind speeds. So there is a fair amount of downtime. I would like to see figures for their output and how they help meet peak demand.

Secondly there have been technical issues with the foundations subsiding and many have had to be off line whilst being rebuilt.

A lot of the funding has gone to foreign companies to build and operate the wind farms. On the plus side many new local jobs have been created to run the operations centre and support vessels for the wind farms.

 

[Notters]

I didn't know you could see France from Dover?!

And yeah fair enough, was just inquiring, this is an inquiry after all!

I think someone said above, it means we won't see the base of it then.

 

[Billy the Fish]

I've never understood why people don't like them. I think they look quite graceful. Get as many out in the sea as you can.

What is the view out to sea anyway? It's just more sea. "Oh look, there's the sea, there's the sky, it looks like the sea and the sky everywhere else on the world"

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Anyone objecting to developments like this should have their electricity supply restricted intermittently, with power cuts of undetermined lengths every other day, so that they can experience what the world be like in the future for all our children, grandchildren etc. FFS the planet MUST change its reliance on fossil fuels, personally I'd put wind turbines all the way round the coast where it's possible to, it should be a global policy, for all nations. Screw the cost, tax those who object to them to pay for them.

You have one in your garden, of course

 

[Deano's Invisible Pants]

Very biased set of response choices here, since there will be many who dislike or oppose this development without actually 'hating' it.

 

[Arthur]

The one at Glynde looks daft on it's own and does spoil the view IMO. Don't think it would be half as bad if there were a few of them.

 

[The Large One]

Very biased set of response choices here, since there will be many who dislike or oppose this development without actually 'hating' it.

I didn't ask about the development, I only asked about the view.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I'm a huge fan of turbines.

I love to look at views where it seems the artist has paused for the day, but I also like the structures.

It's a yes from me.

 

[Superphil]

You have one in your garden, of course

No, my garden isn't 8 (eight) miles offshore.

 

[CheeseRolls]

There is something very calming about the infinity of view you get from the sea and the sky and I think this would be ruined. Wind d farms are ineffective at times of low or high wind and I would rather have a nuclear power station.

There are thousands of fabulous photos from this part of the coast. Without exception cameras point East/West sunrise and sunset and North for the seafront. The view south is unbroken monotony.

Having said that I don't object to nuclear. I would not worry if they stuck a wind farm in my back yard. In fact plaster the hill above Beeding cement works, this area could not be an uglier anyway.

Also a few monster tower blocks at King Alfred would breathe some life into the Costa Dullsville that is Hove seafront. Even buses are too embarrassed to pass through this imaginative wasteland.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The one at Glynde looks daft on it's own and does spoil the view IMO. Don't think it would be half as bad if there were a few of them.

I can see it across open countryside and I've quite got to like the sight of it.

 

[BadFish]

Anyone objecting to developments like this should have their electricity supply restricted intermittently, with power cuts of undetermined lengths every other day, so that they can experience what the world be like in the future for all our children, grandchildren etc. FFS the planet MUST change its reliance on fossil fuels, personally I'd put wind turbines all the way round the coast where it's possible to, it should be a global policy, for all nations. Screw the cost, tax those who object to them to pay for them.

This, solar farms in deserts also.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Won´t they be a danger to seagulls?

I think we should be told.

If they are a danger to seagulls we should push on and build them more quickly?

 

[Albumen]

18% of the poll 'hate' them but here seems to be very few posts on here to say why.

 

[albion534]

whoever has a problem is just moaning for the sake of it

 

[Winker]

Anyone objecting to developments like this should have their electricity supply restricted intermittently, with power cuts of undetermined lengths every other day, so that they can experience what the world be like in the future for all our children, grandchildren etc. FFS the planet MUST change its reliance on fossil fuels, personally I'd put wind turbines all the way round the coast where it's possible to, it should be a global policy, for all nations. Screw the cost, tax those who object to them to pay for them.

Unfortunately if we rely on windfarms for our future energy supply then we will all have our electricity restricted intermittently, with power cuts of undetermined lengths every other day. Then our grandchildren will ask us "When can we have some electricity - I have to go to virtual school today" or whatever. Wind is not the answer, it is a political gesture to keep the green lobby quiet.

If you are looking for renewables out to sea then look no further than waves and tides, far more reliable and consistent. What we need is a long term energy strategy for this country agreed by all parties, not knee jerk reactions by short-term politicians.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I would not worry if they stuck a wind farm in my back yard.

I think you would, when you found out how much noise they can make, close up.

I'm another who LIKES the view of them though, and am all for them, both offshore, and in uninhabited inland sites.

 

[The Large One]

Unfortunately if we rely on windfarms for our future energy supply then we will all have our electricity restricted intermittently, with power cuts of undetermined lengths every other day. Then our grandchildren will ask us "When can we have some electricity - I have to go to virtual school today" or whatever. Wind is not the answer, it is a political gesture to keep the green lobby quiet.

If you are looking for renewables out to sea then look no further than waves and tides, far more reliable and consistent. What we need is a long term energy strategy for this country agreed by all parties, not knee jerk reactions by short-term politicians.

The country isn't - for the foreseeable future - going to 'rely' on wind farms. They're going to be there, one, as a supplement / gradual replacement for fossil fuel power stations, and two, because there is an international obligation for UK to have a certain percentage of energy coming from renewables.

However, According to the Institue for Public Policy Research, the UK has enough predictable wind energy to offer a solution.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/...h-to-keep-lights-on-says-think-tank-IPPR.html

 

[TheJasperCo]

18% of the poll 'hate' them but here seems to be very few posts on here to say why.

I'm guessing there's not much to say apart from "they're ugly" or "the view of the ocean is impeded" or some such argument.

 

[teaboy]

Unfortunately if we rely on windfarms for our future energy supply then we will all have our electricity restricted intermittently, with power cuts of undetermined lengths every other day. Then our grandchildren will ask us "When can we have some electricity - I have to go to virtual school today" or whatever. Wind is not the answer, it is a political gesture to keep the green lobby quiet.

If you are looking for renewables out to sea then look no further than waves and tides, far more reliable and consistent. What we need is a long term energy strategy for this country agreed by all parties, not knee jerk reactions by short-term politicians.

Wind is not the ONLY answer, just like gas isn't the only answer, and coal isn't the only answer at the moment. Wind, wave, tidal and solar together can supply plenty of electricity. To be against one source because it won't provide for 100% of the country's desire for electricity is ridiculous. Wind turbines are part of the desired long-term energy strategy.