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Rantylars on the other (shudder) place. Love clean energy, cars (especially electric), nature, cats and space.
...Deploy new tech, and integrate it into an existing grid which was designed for a totally different type of generation. Grid engineers are brilliant but as he also mentioned there are never enough of them. And privatisation/siloisation exacerbates talent issues.
August 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
...Deploy new tech, and integrate it into an existing grid which was designed for a totally different type of generation. Grid engineers are brilliant but as he also mentioned there are never enough of them. And privatisation/siloisation exacerbates talent issues.
A similar problem happened in the UK in 2019 as Electric Brit mentioned. IMO the problem isn't renewables but the huge number of new, smaller generators operated by a greater number of companies, who all have to have an excellent staff of 100% accurate commissioning engineers who are able to...
August 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A similar problem happened in the UK in 2019 as Electric Brit mentioned. IMO the problem isn't renewables but the huge number of new, smaller generators operated by a greater number of companies, who all have to have an excellent staff of 100% accurate commissioning engineers who are able to...
I stand corrected on this particular issue! I agree that compiled evidence against a claim which is instinctively incorrect to subject matter experts, can be very useful. We assemble similar evidence bodies in the water industry which are roundly ignored. Nice to see this done.
April 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I stand corrected on this particular issue! I agree that compiled evidence against a claim which is instinctively incorrect to subject matter experts, can be very useful. We assemble similar evidence bodies in the water industry which are roundly ignored. Nice to see this done.
Sometimes when an emergency is ongoing, those who are normally in the know, are the only ones who know how much they don't know, and keep silent. Bloody hell, that was some Pratchett-level word-confusion
April 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Sometimes when an emergency is ongoing, those who are normally in the know, are the only ones who know how much they don't know, and keep silent. Bloody hell, that was some Pratchett-level word-confusion
The comms side of it always boggles my mind. Presumably after comms are lost due to the scale of the blackout, various engineers and line(persons?) go to assigned stations. But I know you can't say too much! It's just hard to imagine emergency response with no phones or internet.
April 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The comms side of it always boggles my mind. Presumably after comms are lost due to the scale of the blackout, various engineers and line(persons?) go to assigned stations. But I know you can't say too much! It's just hard to imagine emergency response with no phones or internet.
It's the Western way. Whenever a concern is raised, carry out a review. Never actually do any work or make any changes. The more dangerous or urgent the problem, the more reviews the panjandrums carry out!
April 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It's the Western way. Whenever a concern is raised, carry out a review. Never actually do any work or make any changes. The more dangerous or urgent the problem, the more reviews the panjandrums carry out!
The impact of AI and absolute harnessing of the internet by malign powers both national and criminal is getting very intimidating. More than ever people are directly unquestioningly plugged into social media, where untruth is truth.
March 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The impact of AI and absolute harnessing of the internet by malign powers both national and criminal is getting very intimidating. More than ever people are directly unquestioningly plugged into social media, where untruth is truth.
Honda next please. ENy1 is a joke name, nothing more.
January 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Honda next please. ENy1 is a joke name, nothing more.
Other types may be most efficient, but quad bundles look the 'meatiest' and coolest. By a long shot.
January 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Other types may be most efficient, but quad bundles look the 'meatiest' and coolest. By a long shot.
I do think it is inevitable. Most technologies through history have been twisted for use in warfare or espionage as well as unethical ways of making money. The internet was never going to be immune.
January 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I do think it is inevitable. Most technologies through history have been twisted for use in warfare or espionage as well as unethical ways of making money. The internet was never going to be immune.
There's only one untouchable group, as usual, and that's the over-65s. Why? Why why why? Britain in 2030: you will have a miserable life where nothing works right, then go into care which is marginally better and costs everyone else 6 figs, then you die. Lovely.
January 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
There's only one untouchable group, as usual, and that's the over-65s. Why? Why why why? Britain in 2030: you will have a miserable life where nothing works right, then go into care which is marginally better and costs everyone else 6 figs, then you die. Lovely.
That's encouraging to hear. I suppose the logic within the microprocessor isn't really that different, in design terms, to relay logic.
January 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
That's encouraging to hear. I suppose the logic within the microprocessor isn't really that different, in design terms, to relay logic.
It's possible we've actually lost the ability to design resilient control systems which don't operate using microprocessors. That's a little bit terrifying.
January 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It's possible we've actually lost the ability to design resilient control systems which don't operate using microprocessors. That's a little bit terrifying.
I worry that putting these things under a politically charged umbrella and naming it all 'DEI' with highly paid directors specifically working on 'DEI' has just made it easier for politically motivated scrapping of modern professional behaviour in the workplace and rolling back to darker times.
January 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I worry that putting these things under a politically charged umbrella and naming it all 'DEI' with highly paid directors specifically working on 'DEI' has just made it easier for politically motivated scrapping of modern professional behaviour in the workplace and rolling back to darker times.
A certain body of people has made a big, big fuss of patting themselves on the back for ethical management as if it's some kind of privilege or higher level behaviour showing how intelligent and kind they are. It's not. It's just common sense and the only way to run a business.
January 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A certain body of people has made a big, big fuss of patting themselves on the back for ethical management as if it's some kind of privilege or higher level behaviour showing how intelligent and kind they are. It's not. It's just common sense and the only way to run a business.
The other side to this is behaviour within an organisation. Accommodating special requirements, religious holidays other than Christian-normative ones (xmas and easter) and ensuring discrimination is not present within the workplace. For the most part that is just modern professionalism.
January 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The other side to this is behaviour within an organisation. Accommodating special requirements, religious holidays other than Christian-normative ones (xmas and easter) and ensuring discrimination is not present within the workplace. For the most part that is just modern professionalism.
Fair play to these men - they were simply incredible at their craft. Even if they didn't always get home safe to their families it's an impressive feat.
January 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Fair play to these men - they were simply incredible at their craft. Even if they didn't always get home safe to their families it's an impressive feat.
One would hope when it does eventually happen in other countries, smart metering is not done the British way. Needs to be govt run from the start and carried out by the powerline company/linemen with full authority, district by district, not dotting meters around as customers consent or are coerced.
January 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
One would hope when it does eventually happen in other countries, smart metering is not done the British way. Needs to be govt run from the start and carried out by the powerline company/linemen with full authority, district by district, not dotting meters around as customers consent or are coerced.
We have several including myself at my company, and are being sent on more and more courses to become developers-lite. The software we've built so far has been game changing but never existed before as IT professionals don't and won't understand our requirements or particulars.
January 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We have several including myself at my company, and are being sent on more and more courses to become developers-lite. The software we've built so far has been game changing but never existed before as IT professionals don't and won't understand our requirements or particulars.
That's a point that professional institutions have highlighted in the UK with regards to writing software for engineering. The Engineering Council believes we should have civil, electrical etc engineers who can code and develop, rather than outsourcing to tech firms who don't know the subject matter
January 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
That's a point that professional institutions have highlighted in the UK with regards to writing software for engineering. The Engineering Council believes we should have civil, electrical etc engineers who can code and develop, rather than outsourcing to tech firms who don't know the subject matter