Idea of renewables powering UK is an ‘appalling delusion’ – David MacKay
Posted: July 9, 2016 Filed under: Climate Fraud, Empirical Evidence, Fact Check, Failed Green Schemes, Government Grants/Funding, Govt Climate Agenda, Green Agenda, Green Energy, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, Unreliables, Wind Farms | Tags: climate fraud, Climate Scam, Energy, Government grants, Green Agenda, Green Energy Failure, Nuclear, solar, unreliables, wind Leave a comment“Humanity really does needs to pay attention to arithmetic and the laws of physics – we need a plan that adds up.”
Sage words.
By Paul Homewood
h/t Realist10
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/03/idea-of-renewables-powering-uk-is-an-appalling-delusion-david-mackay
A couple of weeks after the untimely death of Sir David Mackay, formerly chief scientific adviser to DECC, the Guardian published a remarkably interview with him. I have highlighted certain sections:
The idea that renewable energy can power the UK is an “appalling delusion”, according to the final interview given by former chief scientific adviser, the late Professor Sir David MacKay.
The sensible energy and climate change plan for the UK, MacKay said, was for the country to focus on nuclear power and carbon capture storage technology, which traps the carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning. In that scenario, the amount of wind and solar the UK needed would be almost zero, he said.
However, solar could be a very important power source in other countries, he said, where sunny summers coincided with a big demand for electricity for air conditioning. Prof MacKay also…
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