Tag Archives: Wind Farms

Windfarm success despite the barriers erected by politicians

Posted on September 19, 2018 by ianchisnall

The news on Tuesday that the combined force of the on-shore and off-shore windfarms can generate 20 Giga Watts of electricity now that the Cumbrian off-shore wind farm is on line is very encouraging. The total power provided by all … Continue reading →

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We need a renewable energy focal point

Posted on September 18, 2017 by ianchisnall

It is clear from my recent visits to the sea front and views from various parts of the Downs that the Rampion windfarm is fast developing, with apparently over half the turbines already in place. Last weekend I visited Lancing … Continue reading →

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A Leadsom never changes her spots

Posted on March 4, 2016 by ianchisnall

The reports from the meeting  of the Energy and Climate Change Committee in the House of Commons on Wednesday that Andrea Leadsom lost her temper when questioned by MPs suggests that the real views of this Minister of State at the … Continue reading →

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Can you feel the need?

Posted on September 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

This is Amber Rudd, MP for Hastings & Rye and also the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Yesterday she was on the radio defending the decision by George Osborne (her ex-boss at the Treasury) to guarantee loans to … Continue reading →

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The Governments own legal high

Posted on August 13, 2015 by ianchisnall

The sight on our streets of gas canisters and deflated balloons first thing in the morning are evidence of how some party goers the night before are sourcing Nitrous Oxide for personal consumption. Although the use of laughing gas is not … Continue reading →

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We need the wind of change

Posted on August 7, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its seems clear that the Conservative Party has an energy policy that is at odds with the views of most UK residents. Throughout the 5 years of the last Government and into this one, several Ministers led by Eric Pickles in his role as … Continue reading →

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Problems with wind?

Posted on June 29, 2015 by ianchisnall

Last Wednesday, Energy Secretary and MP for Hastings & Rye spoke at a conference that was discussing offshore wind power. Ms Rudd warned delegates that subsidies for offshore wind will need to be “progressively reduced” in order to keep the public on … Continue reading →

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Wind Power ‘more resilient than fossil fuels’

Posted on January 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

As we approach the General Election we are faced with choices on a number of different fronts all at once. This is the point at which we are sold the biggest lie in our democracy. Every 5 years politicians bundle … Continue reading →

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Weakly bin collections

Posted on September 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

Any suggestion that David Cameron really believes in local decisions by local people as implied by his disingenuous English Votes for English Laws (EVEL) discourse can be dispelled in the actions of one of his friends. Eric Pickles, the so … Continue reading →

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We need storage solutions

Posted on June 19, 2014 by ianchisnall

The news that Ed Davey has given consent for a new wind farm of the Suffolk Coast means that from 2019 our nation gets a bit closer to the target of being free from fossil fuel powered electricity. It is disappointing … Continue reading →

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