15-10-2019, 10:57 AM
Tidal power should have some future here in the (currently) UK, with the 2nd largest tidal range in the world. It is always on the move somewhere round our coast 24hrs a day so has continuity. However it is always floored by 2 things. Cost,it would cost an amazing amount to say dam the Severn estuary and no government yet will get behind it. The biggest objectors however are usually the environmental lobby which appears counter intuitive.
As others have said I just don't think we can produce enough green electricity to only have EV's.
I did listen to a very interesting radio program recently about a scheme in Shetland where they use the surplus power generated by their wind turbines when they are forced to disconnect them from the grid, to produce hydrogen. This they are using in their converted gen sets to produce electricity when there is no wind.
As others have said I just don't think we can produce enough green electricity to only have EV's.
I did listen to a very interesting radio program recently about a scheme in Shetland where they use the surplus power generated by their wind turbines when they are forced to disconnect them from the grid, to produce hydrogen. This they are using in their converted gen sets to produce electricity when there is no wind.