The Anonymous Widower

It’s T-time! All T-Pylons Now Erected On Hinkley Connection Project

The title of this post, is the same as that as this press release from National Grid.

These are the three bullet points.

  • All 116 world-first T-structures now complete as part of the Hinkley Connection Project
  • Last of 232 diamond ‘earrings’ lifted onto a T-pylon between Yatton and Kenn in North Somerset
  • 36 of the new T-pylons between Woolavington and Loxton were energised in March

This is the first paragraph.

National Grid’s Hinkley Connection Project reached another milestone with the completion of all 116 of its iconic new T-pylons, which will connect six million homes and businesses in the South West to home grown, low-carbon energy.

There is a video in the press release, which is well worth a view.

August 3, 2023 Posted by | Energy | , , , , | Leave a comment

UK’s First Deep Geothermal Power Plant To Be Built In Cornwall

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Energy Monitor.

This is the sub-heading.

Once operational in late 2024, the United Downs geothermal project will deliver around 3 MW of baseload renewable electricity and up to 10 MWh of zero-carbon heat.

This is the introductory paragraph.

Italian cleantech company Exergy International will team up with the UK’s Geothermal Engineering to construct the first deep geothermal power plant in the UK, located at the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power project in Cornwall. By late 2024, the project will deliver around 3MWe of baseload renewable electricity and up to 10MWh of zero-carbon heat for a large housing development at the newly developed Langarth Garden Village.

I have already written about using geothermal methods in the UK.

I can’t help feeling that in ten years time, geothermal energy will be a larger part of the UK’s energy mix, than anybody believes today.

These are my reasons.

  • When engineering companies like Schlumberger get involved, they usually succeed, as this means more projects and more profits.
  • If Bunhill 2 in Islington can be a success using heat from the Underground, then any well-designed geothermal project can be a success.
  • There are hundreds of coal mines in the UK, that are full of warm water, that can be used as a heat source.
  • Research is ongoing all over the world to improve geothermal power.

We may not be able to generate lots of geothermal energy like the United States, Iceland, Indonesia, the Philippines, Turkey, Italy, Kenya and New Zealand, but we’ll be plucky.

August 3, 2023 Posted by | Energy | , , | 2 Comments

Traffic Constipation At The Angel

On Tuesday, I went to the Angel, with the intention of doing some shopping and then got tuck in an enormous traffic jam.

Note.

  1. In the end I abandoned the bus and walked.
  2. It looked like it was all caused by emergency roadworks at the Angel.
  3. These happen regularly, as Islington’s water pipes aren’t the best quality.

I believe traffic jams at the Angel will get worse, when the Silvertown Tunnel opens, as this will encourage trucks to take routes through Central London, when the Dartford Crossing is busy.

August 3, 2023 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , , , | 1 Comment