tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post4944210604257562772..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: Money down the drain.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-63177624653802262742010-11-24T00:22:23.174+00:002010-11-24T00:22:23.174+00:00In support of SimonF's remarks, when I was at ...In support of SimonF's remarks, when I was at it, if we ordered (say) a 30,000hp power plant, then we expected 30,000 hp AT LEAST, not 1500hp at best.<br />Peter MeliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-6583682524442052822010-11-23T22:00:29.514+00:002010-11-23T22:00:29.514+00:00I nad many others have been banging on about this ...I nad many others have been banging on about this energy scam for years. It's like banging your head against a brick wall.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-68894752468175909642010-11-23T21:10:00.762+00:002010-11-23T21:10:00.762+00:00Have these numbers been presented to deliberately ...Have these numbers been presented to deliberately obfuscate I wonder? <br /><br />So at peak it can produce 2MW from an installed base of 500MW, or an efficiency of 0.4% which by any standards is fucking appalling. <br /><br />And what of this:<br /><br /><i>an impressive 5% of the UK's 2010 renewable energy target of 10%.</i><br /><br />I read that as 0.5% of the Government target which I suspect is the reality, although they want you to believe its half of the target.SimonFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-41162509510143097542010-11-23T20:48:13.315+00:002010-11-23T20:48:13.315+00:00If I ran a private business like that, I'd soo...If I ran a private business like that, I'd soon be a non business. But hey. It's only taxpayers money after all. We don't count.The Filthy Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584236558282159183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-73021590414155517012010-11-23T20:17:57.612+00:002010-11-23T20:17:57.612+00:00If you paint a shite green, charge the taxpayer mi...If you paint a shite green, charge the taxpayer millionty-something pounds for painting it, and then fail to deliver on your extremely ambitious promises of wonderous things emanating from this now green shite - you will be forgiven.... after all the shite is green and green is good, isn't it? Wouldn't want to be blown up for disagreeing with the cult message would we?Just Woke Upnoreply@blogger.com