Will we have to go back to deep coal mining in great briton for are future energy needs?

Question

Will we have to go back to deep coal mining in great briton for are future energy needs?

Answer 1

We already are.

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-...

Answer 2

Coal is a thing of the past, we'll either go nuclear, or tidal power. Prehaps the government will have a look at investing in hydrogen.

Answer 3

NO NO NO

Answer 4

well yes we may do but surely it is cheaper just to burn it where it is and then pump sea water under the ground and then capture the steam that comes back up and use it to turn turbines and the condensed water as drinking water.

Answer 5

Burning? How's that going to help the environment?

We can't keep mining!

Let's be practical.

We want SAFE, clean power that's affordable, right?

A no-grid system to avoid power cuts in "bad" weather.

Simple solution:

Hot countries: Invest in solar.

Windy / Cold regions: Invest in wind power.

Coastal regions: Invest wisely in a combination of wave, wind and solar.

Each home / building needs to have its own energy system - pref. a wise combination + a decent storage unit.

Also invest in water power... water wheels in rivers, in pipes etc.

And recapture from energy / light used.

And maximise the amount of light with prism mirrors.

We don't need nuclear,

& stockpiles of coal could be used to make plastic to help us in the future cos we're gonna need lots of waterproof, non-biodegradable materials to make decent weatherproof shelters etc.

Answer 6

Graham, List,

Unfortunately your question takes us back to the main problem we are facing in the 'Age Of The Energy Crisis'

One thing, when Margaret Thatcher ordered the closure of the British Coal Pits since it made more economical sense to import cheaper coal from abroad but unfortunately she ordered the flooding of the pits which makes the coal seams unusable for exploitation as a fossil fuel!

Forget the whole, 'what can we burn next to create masses of energy?' concept and start looking at what we can do to make our blatant abuse of energy more sustainable. I am not asking people to go live in trees and give up all things modern and electronic but we really do need to get a hold of what we are wasting / burning / leaving on 24/7.

The human race does not generally like to be told we are messing up but the hard truth is that the 'Fossil' resources we have on our planet are finite and pretty much exhausted. They were mined / used / burned because they made good economic sense at the time (A Quick fix to make money and supply demand) these times are drawing to an end now and we all need to try and stop hiding behind myths.

Coal & Oil are finite, running low and soon to be no more.

Gas - As above

What we need to look into are the following.

Wood burning - Carbon Neutral and sustainable.

Solar Hot water heating - can cover over 70% of ALL of the UK's hot water heating needs

Solar PV (See Nanosolar) - The sun provides all the radiant energy we need each and every day.

Wind Turbines - Mother Nature at her best.

The answer to your question comes from us ALL thinking outside the box and becoming aware of the amount of power and heating we use.

Hope this helps you all out a little.

Andy Mahoney

UK - Alternative Energy Installer

http://www.HomeBrewPower.co.uk

Answer 7

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Answer 8

YES YES YES ...

Answer 9

Seems the government are determined to go nuclear.. I thought the tidal project was a really good idea - renewable energy and constant..

Answer 10

I reckon that if we are still burning fossil fuels at that time we are going to be in real trouble.  Releasing CO2 from trapped sources such as fossil fuels increases the atmosphere's ability to retain heat, and so the polar caps will continue to melt.

CO2 takes centuries to start to dissipate from the atmosphere, and almost no time to add to it.  Our only hope to avoid extreme conditions change on earth is to stop producing these so-called greenhouse gases (mainly CO2) immediately; according to the media, that may not even be soon enough.

Burning fossil fuels seems, to me, to be a kind of insanity.  To actually plan to do it in the future, despite what we know the consequences might be, is verging on the moronic.

What frightens me more still is that this is coming from the UK.  As an Australian, I consider the UK to be a kind of benchmark of normality and sensibility.  If the UK has sunk to this level of idiocy, God help us all.

Roger.