Do Wind Turbines Kill Birds?

[STYRBJORN]

Eeyore -
Solar powered photo-voltaic arrays in desert areas; tidal power; the chimneys that I described elsewhere; nuclear fission until we can get fusion working; hydroelectric. That's off the cuff, in no particular order.

[STYRBJORN]

Originally Posted by STYRBJORN

Eeyore -
Solar powered photo-voltaic arrays in desert areas; tidal power; the chimneys that I described elsewhere; nuclear fission until we can get fusion working; hydroelectric. That's off the cuff, in no particular order.

Plus geothermal

[John B (NTS)]

In the light of the Dorset school story there's many a Gloucester dweller who would have these contraptions installed on every public building in the city. As I see it the Gulls are providing a valuable street cleaning service which would otherwise be carried out by large numbers of rats....

(Sorry slightly off-topic)

[Brocakat]

As mostly towards Mainland Britain the prevailing Wind is the Sou-Westerlies and Westerly winds.......they don't bring with them many ( or - any?) Migrant Bird populations - I think those come via the Mainland of Europe and Scandinavia.

So if the majority of turbines are situated on this Western-ish side of the Island of G.B. - there shouldn't be that much of a problem for our feathered friends who are either Summer or Winter visitors.


However - I don't think Windpower is a serious alternative to Nuclear Power.

Solar Power is a great idea-but as we aren't situated around the Mediteranean Sea - no.
HEP - Fine in Norway.
This ain't Norway. It's flatter, dryier , and more populated.

What I would REALLY, REALLY want to see - is more WAVE Power research ! So long as there is a moon up there - there wil be tides. Regular as Clockwork, and nil pollution, (except the usual manufacturing ones which would relate to any form of any power.)
- So what IS the downside to this ?

As far as I can see - simply LACK of research.

Come on, you Government Departments and Scientists out there -get busy on Wave Power.

In the meantime - it has to be Nuclear Power. And at least we have a tougher regulatory body in this country than say, Russia.

[Lancashire Lad]

Research is going on all the time.

But regardless of how efficient wave energy technology becomes, it will never compete with Nuclear for base load requirements, because the physical size and amount of equipment needed would occupy vast areas of the sea.


United Kingdom Marine Energy Action Plan 2010(PDF): -
(for some reason the title isn't showing in the link - but the link does work).
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sou...ABuxNCFBuibsQQ

Ch 12 Page 73: Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

Ch F Page 307: Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

Ch 14 Page 81: Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

Ch G Page 311: Sustainable Energy - without the hot air

Regards,
Mike.