“Wind turbines are crap. Nuclear power stations are far more efficient and effective and about equal in terms of being an eyesore, but take up a lot smaller area. Comparing turbines to windmills is also stupid because they never built dozens of windmills all in the same area. That's because a single windmill was actually capable of meeting the demands placed upon it, unlike wind turbines which are - all together now - CRAP!”

“Peter's comment is interesting as it highlights the real problem at the heart of wind turbines: Nobody wants them in populated areas, but everybody objects when they are suggested for areas without houses, as these are generally nice places to look at.

Some countries have accentuated the beauty and elegance of turbines, providing viewing areas to get the best view. The stereotypical Dutch image features windmills, and there are fine examples in Lincoln and Heckington, but what is being proposed is not old windmills but new ones.

There is a kneejerk reaction in this country to anything that does not look as if it has been around for ever, and a sneering attitude to anything perceived as vaguely 'alternative'. I would love to see solar panels, grey water systems and wind turbines on every house, even incorporated into the design of new ones.

And I love wind turbines.”

“I. Blow, Lincolnshire

I don't really think the farmers would mind
just think how much they would be getting
from the energy company's for having the turbines in their field.
Besides sod the farmers they are the lowest of the low ,they don't consider the animals they send for slaughter or the game birds they breed for friends to shoot for fun.”

“If i had the money and the space to put a turbine up in my garden i would as i am so annoyed at paying so much for my energy,i would also install solar power for my heating but the location where i live would not allow.
I do have a neighbour who as a log burning fire and it smells like hell when the wind is in the wrong direction which i don't think should be allowed so near neighbours.”

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“We should be building nuclear power stations. Energy is on tap, no carbon dioxide emissions and is not affected by the weather. How green can you get?”

“We could use it as part of a more sustainable energy approach rather than the complete approach. Indeed they do not work when there is no wind, and neither do coal fired power stations when there is no coal. Contrary to Cameron's point though there was not a day when no turbine was working however it was severely reduced and only enough to power around 30,000 homes. If the wind does drop, we can import energy from overseas, or use energy stored in dams. This is not an issue that has not been considered at length”

“Colin hit the nail on the head, and to actually go one further than Colin, apparently on on day in December because of the heavy snowfall and sudden drop in tempratures, in some areas as much as -19, there was a single day where not one single wind turbine was operating in the UK for 24 hours!
If we are to rely on all our energy needs to come from such things as wind turbines that have to be turned off during incredibly cold days when electricity demands go through the roof due to people trying to warm their homes, then the national grid will collapse in on itself and we will see nationwide blackouts on some of the coldest of days!

Until a proper, sustainable, renewable and robust fuel source comes about such as fusion power, then the only way of guarenteeing that this country will not face blackouts is to use nuclear power.

And that is the issue, that with fossil fuels dwindling rapidly and our future reliance on nuclear power, a harmful, toxic and dangerous fuel, now more than ever do the scientists need to really work hard and government needs to heavily invest in discovering and building a fusion power plant.
In fact not only will it help out country for centuries to come, but we could be the world leaders of fusion power and sell it to other countries in much the same way that America got fat over selling its oil!”

“I would have a turbine in my garden because any noise would irritate me much less than the neighbour with his shredder on a Sunday morning, the revving motor-cyclists and those people who drive past with car-windows rolled down so they can share their loud music with everyone else. However, the turbine would mean the bird table would have to be removed and in any case it would get tangled up with the overhead power-lines!

We need to use wind together with coal, nuclear, tidal, solar etc. as part of a comprehensive energy packet. Each has its imperfections.

Or perhaps in the brave new world of the Lib-Con coalition and local decision-making, each county or district will be asked to develop its own energy plan depending on resources and landscape. Should we use coal in West Lindsey, wind in South Holland and nuclear for the City of Lincoln. And solar for sunny Skegness perhaps ?

Energy supply is a global issue. It is to be hoped that more comes out of the conference in Abu Dhabi than a load of ...hot air”

“One thing that needs to be considered is what do we do when there is no wind? During December there was little to no wind and at the same time we were freezing. Without coal fired power stations we would have had serious problems with electricity supply. Denmark, a very windy country, tried to create a significant percentage of their power from windmills, and this experiment failed.

Would these wind generators be built if they relied only on private finance and had to repay the capital and running costs at commercial rates?”