Sunny England!

Solar wind farms
@Ronrybs (17849)
London, England
October 12, 2016 9:37am CST
Who would have thought it, England can be on the sunny side. On my trip up north, I remembered to grab a photograph of the solar panel farm, that is a little south of Peterborough. I am all for renewable energy, but this particular solar array causes me to pause as it is built on what is productive farmland. There were plans for another solar farm to be built, but at moment they seem to be on hold. Slightly further south is a small wind farm. Here most of the farm land is still available for food production. Of course, these huge turbines have a unique set of problems, all their own, but out here in the middle of nowhere they less of an issue. As the picture shows, England is a heck of a sunny place!
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Oct 16
We have many wind farms in California which the environmentalists promote. However, it has been proven, those propellers are slaughtering birds in particular the endangered California Condor.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
12 Oct 16
I know there are many problems with turbines, but I am hoping it will be like steam engines and motorcars. They started out with big problems, but improved over time
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Oct 16
@Ronrybs The wind farms have been around for decades with no improvements.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
28 Oct 16
And there are vineyards in Cornwall! What more do you want?
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
29 Oct 16
@Ronrybs Have you seen the oldest grapevine of the world at Hampton Court?
Marvel At The World's Longest Grape Vine At Hampton Court Palace | Historic Royal Palaces
www.hrp.org.uk
Listed in 2005 as the world's longest grape vine, the Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace is a fantastic spectacle and prolific producer of black grapes.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
31 Oct 16
@MALUSE That was interesting, I'd have said that the oldest vine was on the continent!
Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
29 Oct 16
True! And come global warming they'll be planting ever further north
Anna
@LadyDuck (458212)
• Switzerland
12 Oct 16
The Swiss environmentalists are against those big propellers, at least until it's not found a way to protect the animals.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
13 Oct 16
Yes they have problems, but I think that with time and research we should be able to make them safer, at least I hope so.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (48977)
• United States
15 Oct 16
It's good that it gets sunny at times
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
15 Oct 16
It been known to happen. I note in my dairy when it does and thats twice so far this year!
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Marlina
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
27 Oct 16
@Ronrybs Funny guy!
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DianneN
@DianneN (246838)
• United States
13 Oct 16
I'm surprised they work in England, but happy to see alternative forms of energy.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
13 Oct 16
Me too, it has been sunny, but not that bright
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Oct 16
I wish more people here would get into natural energy.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
12 Oct 16
There's a lot of opposition, especially to turbines. There's no getting away from the facts they are eyesores, a bit noisy and can be a danger to birds. I'd like to think that with development we can improve this
Gudheart
@gudheart (12659)
•
1 Nov 16
It has been rather sunny today also for most of the day. Now however it is dark and cold.
Ali Canary
@AliCanary (3045)
•
15 Oct 16
Solar panels are actually sensitive enough to pick up a small charge on a moonlit night, so even if it is cloudy, they are getting some input.
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