No more coal

[SteamyTea]

The last coal fired generation plant was switched off 6 hours ago, for good.

 

[ProDave]

Just need to close DRAX now.

[Jenki]

That will offset China's New 70GW plants built in 2023.... AT least we in the UK can feel smug that were clean while half the population can choose to  freeze or starve to death. 

[SteamyTea]

2 hours ago, Jenki said:

will offset China's New 70GW plants built in 2023

Good job they never installed the 300 GW of renewables then, that alone would have powered the UK 4 times over.

Oh hang on.

https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/energy-transition/020824-infographic-china-solar-capacity-coal-electricity-renewable-energy-hydro-wind

[jack]

And once cheap grid-scale batteries are available, they'll install those (no nimbys to slow them down), and their renewables will really come into their own.

[Jenki]

3 hours ago, SteamyTea said:

Good job they never installed the 300 GW of renewables then, that alone would have powered the UK 4 times over.

Oh hang on.

https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/energy-transition/020824-infographic-china-solar-capacity-coal-electricity-renewable-energy-hydro-wind

Seems like they have a balanced view on energy security rather than a blinkered race to net zero of which the UK, blinded by a belief they can actually make a meaningful difference whilst bankrupting the masses of it's own citizens to pay for the privilege. 

 

[Mike]

And how the rest of the G7 are progressing:

 

 

https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-tracking-g7-climate-progress-with-data-from-116095-power-plants/

 

[Oz07]

Why is Ratcliffe  on Soar earmarked for demolition. Surely its better to mothball until our capacity is better

[Mike]

1 hour ago, Oz07 said:

Surely its better to mothball until our capacity is better

If there was a capacity problem I imagine it wouldn't be closed, but who would pay the owners to keep it mothballed? Apart the costs of maintaining it in working condition, together with a trained workforce, you'd also need stop the redevelopment of the coal docks (or open new docks) at Immingham then mothball them too.

[Jenki]

[Crofter]

On 01/10/2024 at 20:29, Mike said:

And how the rest of the G7 are progressing:

 

 

https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-tracking-g7-climate-progress-with-data-from-116095-power-plants/

 

What's going on with Japan?

[Mike]

1 hour ago, Crofter said:

What's going on with Japan?

At a guess, they still have a shortfall in alternatives after loosing & taking nuclear plants off-line with the Fukushima disaster?