Solar panels

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 38079

Drove up to Trimdon via Hart and was shocked at the number of fields being covered in solar panels, it was shocking.
Is the North East the mute dumping ground for them and wind turbines..I’ve driven all over Northumberland, the Lakes and North Yorkshire/ Lancashire this year and surprised how few I encountered in these places but were seeing the everywhere we look..
Just a thought …but as we don’t make them and most come from China are we in complete control of them as , could they be shut down by the manufacturers….
Shouldn’t we be produce them if we’re stuck with the buggers…?

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 20330

Snowy wrote:

Drove up to Trimdon via Hart and was shocked at the number of fields being covered in solar panels, it was shocking.
Is the North East the mute dumping ground for them and wind turbines..I’ve driven all over Northumberland, the Lakes and North Yorkshire/ Lancashire this year and surprised how few I encountered in these places but were seeing the everywhere we look..
Just a thought …but as we don’t make them and most come from China are we in complete control of them as , could they be shut down by the manufacturers….
Shouldn’t we be produce them if we’re stuck with the buggers…?

the only problem with that would be the cost would be even more for us the taxpayers. i,d guess though that many are built on a green belt which means trees, grass and plants and not something so hideous that looks straight out of a 50,s science fiction film where if the windmills don,t get you these panels of death will.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 7859

who cleans them.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2025 2:38 pm

Grayhoundend wrote:

who cleans them.

Thats a business opportunity!
I have a mop and if you have a bucket we can start up and make a fortune.

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5681

Grayhoundend wrote:

who cleans them.

Lad from Trimdon Station. Got his own van.

Runs on diesel, obviously.

Splod · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2025 9:56 pm

Snowy wrote:

Drove up to Trimdon via Hart and was shocked at the number of fields being covered in solar panels, it was shocking.
Is the North East the mute dumping ground for them and wind turbines..I’ve driven all over Northumberland, the Lakes and North Yorkshire/ Lancashire this year and surprised how few I encountered in these places but were seeing the everywhere we look..
Just a thought …but as we don’t make them and most come from China are we in complete control of them as , could they be shut down by the manufacturers….
Shouldn’t we be produce them if we’re stuck with the buggers…?

Its not the solar panels you have to worry about its their control of the new nuclear power stations that they are building with the French. Also I'm not sure about the panels being that smart, however the inverters and controllers might be a greater cause for concern.

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7783

Splod wrote:

Snowy wrote:

Drove up to Trimdon via Hart and was shocked at the number of fields being covered in solar panels, it was shocking.
Is the North East the mute dumping ground for them and wind turbines..I’ve driven all over Northumberland, the Lakes and North Yorkshire/ Lancashire this year and surprised how few I encountered in these places but were seeing the everywhere we look..
Just a thought …but as we don’t make them and most come from China are we in complete control of them as , could they be shut down by the manufacturers….
Shouldn’t we be produce them if we’re stuck with the buggers…?

Its not the solar panels you have to worry about its their control of the new nuclear power stations that they are building with the French. Also I'm not sure about the panels being that smart, however the inverters and controllers might be a greater cause for concern.

When you think about we probably have in our possession something electronic which was made in China, how do we know they haven’t inserted a device/software into any of them monitoring everything we do ?

Next thing we will be doing is a belt and road initiative deal with China.
Not sure how upto date this info is,
CGN holds a minority stake in EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, as well as the Sizewell C project, but it hopes to use the pair as a springboard to building a Chinese-designed reactor at Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex

The Chinese are now converting the old Royal Mint building in London to an embassy, questions being asked about its location.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce932995ny2o

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 38079

Jamie1952 wrote:

Splod wrote:

Snowy wrote:

Drove up to Trimdon via Hart and was shocked at the number of fields being covered in solar panels, it was shocking.
Is the North East the mute dumping ground for them and wind turbines..I’ve driven all over Northumberland, the Lakes and North Yorkshire/ Lancashire this year and surprised how few I encountered in these places but were seeing the everywhere we look..
Just a thought …but as we don’t make them and most come from China are we in complete control of them as , could they be shut down by the manufacturers….
Shouldn’t we be produce them if we’re stuck with the buggers…?

It’s not the solar panels you have to worry about its their control of the new nuclear power stations that they are building with the French. Also I'm not sure about the panels being that smart, however the inverters and controllers might be a greater cause for concern.

When you think about we probably have in our possession something electronic which was made in China, how do we know they haven’t inserted a device/software into any of them monitoring everything we do ?

Next thing we will be doing is a belt and road initiative deal with China.
Not sure how upto date this info is,
CGN holds a minority stake in EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, as well as the Sizewell C project, but it hopes to use the pair as a springboard to building a Chinese-designed reactor at Bradwell-on-Sea in Essex

Remember the good old days when we built nuclear plants by ourselves?
Trouble is they were constantly vilified by the green loons for years and became unpopular, stopping development and all because the three huggers had a hissy fit.
This mad rush by this government should only have been made once we could produce our own equipment instead of importing it, this is a fools errand especially with the Chinese kit…thanks for nowt Millibean.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 20330

Splod wrote:

Snowy wrote:

Drove up to Trimdon via Hart and was shocked at the number of fields being covered in solar panels, it was shocking.
Is the North East the mute dumping ground for them and wind turbines..I’ve driven all over Northumberland, the Lakes and North Yorkshire/ Lancashire this year and surprised how few I encountered in these places but were seeing the everywhere we look..
Just a thought …but as we don’t make them and most come from China are we in complete control of them as , could they be shut down by the manufacturers….
Shouldn’t we be produce them if we’re stuck with the buggers…?

Its not the solar panels you have to worry about its their control of the new nuclear power stations that they are building with the French. Also I'm not sure about the panels being that smart, however the inverters and controllers might be a greater cause for concern.

instead of calling them solar panels they should be re named smart panels and that will solve everything. everyone should know if something is called smart they actually are.

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