We do, we need more Retrofitting
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@awkwardsquad: âGot the house retrofitted using the grant; makes some difference to the comfort levels and heating billsâ
Also @awkwardsquad âScrap carbon taxesâ
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- Leading Global Renewable Production: By 2030, China is projected to produce more than half of the worldâs renewable energy, primarily driven by solar power
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2. Massive Solar Manufacturing Capacity: China holds over 80% of the worldâs solar manufacturing capacity, significantly driving down global prices and making renewable energy more accessible
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3. Governmental Support and Investment: The Chinese government has heavily invested in renewable energy technologies and provided strong policy support, which has been crucial in accelerating the adoption of renewables
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4. Diverse Renewable Energy Portfolio: Besides solar, China is also expanding its capabilities in wind, hydro, and geothermal energy, contributing to a diversified and robust renewable energy sector
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5. Reduction in Fossil Fuel Dependence: Chinaâs shift towards renewables marks a significant pivot from its previous reliance on coal, aiming to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change
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6. Global Impact and Leadership: Chinaâs advancements in renewable energy not only benefit its own energy security and environmental goals but also set a precedent for other countries, showcasing the potential of large-scale renewable energy adoption
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âProjectedâ
Thatâs worked out well for them so far. Distracting people with noise on solar while they burn more and more coal.
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Thoughts and prayers with @TreatyStones and @Julio_Geordio
Is this karmic @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy?
Karma for people who voted that gombeen Richard O Donoghue
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Quote for me man:
The amount of rain we get is not going to change. We are going to get more.
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Time to dredge the river
They used to do thatâŚâŚ
The bridge is there 1,000 years. Itâll be grand.
I just held in a fart there.
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And the quay floods every year and didnât even flood. He is right about flood plains etc. Iâm sure
This might sound dumb but why can they sell electricity if it only produces 20 percent? Why not use it all themselves?
Classic problem of the storage of electricity. They will have an excess as various times so be easier sell it than get batteries installed.
One of my best friends is working on a long lasting battery out in Australia actually. Think they are nearly ready to go.
Somewhat related in terms of state bodies being a joke, Iâm working on a school project at the moment, small extension (a little over âŹ2m) where there will be 3 toilets added to the overall plan. There is no new sewage line bing installed, just connection within the site to the existing network. That existing pipeline joins the main infrastructure drainage run on the main road outside the school. All straight forward stuff.
As part of planning, you have to inform Irish Water, or Uisce Eireann as they have rebranded. They have come back to say because of the new connections on site to the existing drainage, it will require a full upgrade to the main drain run on the main road (a major main road through a town) that would potentially cost about âŹ1m. So to add 3 toilets to a school, will cost the school âŹ1m in connection costs. Utterly, utterly ridiculous and the cost will cause the department of education to knock back the extension work and not go ahead because IW think theyâll get some chump to upgrade their shoddy mains line for free. How some clown in there thought that this makes sense i dont know
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Those cushy middle management roles in the ESB donât pay for themselves
Same all over.
Thereâs no sewers or not enough mains water available for new housing sites on land thatâs ready to be developed.
Sounds like a problem for the government to sort out.
But can they?