One objection of Dr Richard Dixon (Scotsman 22 May) to small modular nuclear reactors (SMRS of 300 MW base load capacity) apparently is that they would take up the area of all of two football pitches (about 3 acres). The equivalent in wind turbines of 2MW (load factor about 30 Read more…
National Grid is to install as many as 6,000 electricity pylons across the English countryside as part of plans to invest £31bn in the nation’s transmission networks. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/05/23/bill-payers-to-fund-30bn-net-zero-overhaul-of-national-grid/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0Td8Qv54DxlhhIl7pZ22eLX-PBvKbb3GjQW1cUrTYZbXfPwsUFQ621L_U_aem_AUIjYC2A-Y_-Gv6qvqyw-BOmgeZwmTbCVMvEX0nlAK2yYAoGe0RhhDJ4Dzw18khEu0RyKyVWaQHKbez_BuWTx36e