This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday 30 March 2021
Floating Wind Farms
Norwegian company Equinor developed the first floating windfarm. This is the Hywind site off Aberdeen (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/mar/30/roaring-success-of-scottish-windfarm-shows-global-potential). The Hywind installation benefits from accessing the more reliable and stronger winds way out at sea. It performs much better than static windfarms, fixed in shallow marine locations. Floating has enabled Hywind to achieve records for maximum electricity output. More electricity means cheaper! Predictably, there is now a race on to establish floating windfarms around the UK (and other) coasts.
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What's In a Critter's Name? 11. Comma butterfly
The Comma butterfly ( Polygonia c-album) gets its name from the punctuation-like mark, on the underside of its wings.
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The UK government continue their quest to turn England's rivers back into sewers. They first facilitated the privatised water companies...
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Garden plants in France, The Netherlands, The UK and Sikkim (NE India).
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