Comments on: Link Holdings (Gibraltar) Ltd Revisited

By: Azaad

Azaad — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:58:35 +0000

I have been dealing with cymru management and their solicitors Chan Neil for the last 5 years.
With what I’m dealing with I think that the fact that some property have a leasehold interest on them even though people have bought the freehold is due to their incompetence.
I’m at my Whits end!

By: Wynne

Wynne — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 20:17:58 +0000

In reply to Ioan Richard.

I often write to Welsh Government on various subjects Ioan. I was not aware that there was a requirement to “publicly consult the people of Wales” before doing so. Your clarification would be appreciated. What report – prepared by Dr Jonathan Dean – are you referring to. Are you able to provide us with the report heading and date presented to Welsh Government? Thank you.

By: Jonathan Dean

Jonathan Dean — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 20:06:32 +0000

In reply to Ioan Richard.

Wow, that’s a blast from the past if it’s what I think it is. Thanks for the name check, all publicity is good. This wasn’t submitted to the Welsh Government but the Welsh Affairs Committee in Westminster (in September 2022) as part of their enquiry into nuclear power in Wales. As I’m sure you know, power over the Welsh sea isn’t devolved like in Scotland, so there is little point writing to WG about it. You will find the whole thing on the WAC website as this is just an appendix to support the main argument

I did road test it on several anti onshore wind facebook groups and generally, but not exclusively, I found people favoured offshore over onshore

The idea is not original, and certainly not mine. It is the Crown Estate who leases seabed and they are actively promoting it. It is also central to the U.K. government’s energy policy

I didn’t feel the need to consult the people of Wales as all projects are under the Planning Act 2008 which has a mandatory requirement for public consultation, and justified by National Policy Statement EN-3 which was publicly consulted

As I type the U.K. is being supplied with 25% of its electricity from wind, so the grid seems to be managing somehow. The ESO are also adamant that the grid will be decarbonised by 2035 so if you have any concerns about stability, they are the ones to talk to. I’ve always found them very helpful

The Irish Sea is closer to the Midlands than Wylfa, and Dogger Bank seems to manage getting power ashore somehow. The big advantage of the sea off north Wales is just how shallow it is. If you google “BP Mona and Morgan” you will see those two wind farms will stand in only 35 m of water, despite being 30 km from shore (beyond the horizon)

Cardigan Bay is out of bounds, as a military training area, so I can’t see turbines ever going there

The Celtic Sea is the next big hope. Developers specifically want deep water (over 60 m) in order to develop the technology, as floating wind has enormous export potential. Port Talbot and Milford Haven are the main ports but Holyhead may get a look in, and it is the designated build port for Mona

Its mainly the big oil companies that are chasing floating wind, as they have all the expertise from floating production platforms and drilling rigs

Of course I’m sure you know that fixed base offshore wind is currently the cheapest electricity we have, so Westminster is keen for lots more. Given that Westminster will be allowing lots of offshore wind in Welsh seas, I’m at a total loss as to why the WG is so keen on onshore wind when we clearly don’t need any. This is why I have used the same arguments against eg the Bute Energy’s Twyn Hywel proposal. You will find that on the PEDW site. And will do so again for Y Bryn

By: Wynne

Wynne — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 18:30:32 +0000

In reply to Jac. That's fine Jac. We just need right of reply.

By: Jac

Jac — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 18:27:32 +0000

In reply to Wynne. If this starts getting nasty I might pull the plug.

By: Wynne

Wynne — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 18:12:20 +0000

Jac

Ioan’s comment regarding Dr Jonathan Dean is no longer on display in the public domain on your blog. Can you please restore the comment to enable Jonathan and myself to respond. Thanks.

By: Ioan Richard

Ioan Richard — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 15:15:24 +0000

In reply to Wynne. No, because he wrote to Welsh Government without publicly consulting the people of Wales.

By: Wynne

Wynne — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 14:51:34 +0000

In reply to Ioan Richard. Ioan Have you drawn your concerns to the attention of Dr Jonathan Dean before placing your comments in the public domain?

By: Ioan Richard

Ioan Richard — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:52:05 +0000

Off topic but very topical :- Offshore Wind Turbines. A Dr Jonathan Dean has advocated to Wales Government, in a report he personally compiled, that the Irish Sea would be an 'ideal place' for locating large numbers of Offshore Wind Turbines. He is apparently also an adviser to CPRW Campaign for Protection of Rural Wales! What a blatant contradiction. Many of us oppose Wind Turbines - full stop - as they are too erratic, without proper back-up, to power the National Grid, or even local Grids, apart from destroying our landscape vistas in Wales. If you check the web site below you will probably realise that Dr Jonathan Dean has committed four huge 'gaffes' - (1) nobody I talk to wants them, other than 'pseudo green fanatics' like himself; (2) they are too erratic to supply a reliable grid; (3) the Irish Sea is far to remote from the power consumers in the English Midlands and (4) the Irish sea is far too deep for sea floor foundation basing, or even deep anchoring of floating Wind Turbines - check the basic simple web site below and other internet sites for depth map charts of the Irish sea. An old general cargo Merchant Sailor once told me that the Irish Sea can regularly be one of most dangerous shipping areas globally, after the South Atlantic, apart from freak storms that can happen anywhere. Floating Wind Turbines 800 ft tall with 300 ft anchors would quickly become flotsam in the Irish sea - including Cardigan Bay ! Another possible issue with the Irish Sea / Cardigan Bay is its use from Aberporth as a secretive military test centre out at sea. What it does I do not know, but it is something military off Cardigan Bay. The Senedd and Renewable Energy Advocates need to talk to the Admiralty in the Royal Navy and the West Wales Coastguards, and with old Sailors and Trawlermen' included, as real experienced hands on Engineering Consultants and not with any armchair retired boffin with a PhD. Irish Sea - Wikipedia Irish Sea The Irish Sea[a] is an extensive body of deep water that separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. The other alternative location the 'pseudo green activists' suggest is what is known as the Celtic Sea - even deeper than the Irish Sea containing vast numbers of active shipping lanes. How can you anchor floating giants to such a wild depth. Check out web sites like the following link :- https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/celtic-sea-facts/

By: Jac

Jac — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 20:08:24 +0000

In reply to Dafis.

For some reason I’d scheduled the next post to appear automatically this morning. Problem was, I hadn’t finished it. So now it’s back as an unscheduled draft, but it should be out Monday morning.

Yes, the SNP has done itself great damage by cosying up to Stonewall, who seem to have taken over the Greens. On the plus side, the percentage for independence is holding up quite well; Labour may have won, but got it’s lowest vote in the constituency, so people just stayed away.