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At the same time they are banning wind turbines leaders (Chinese companies) from opening factories in the UK... [1][2] [1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/

At the same time they are banning wind turbines leaders (Chinese companies) from opening factories in the UK... [1][2] [1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c995xjxk97mo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c995xjxk97mo [2] https://www.energyvoice.com/insights/energy-opinion/594763/ming-yang-inverness-cromarty-firth-green-freeport/ https://www.energyvoice.com/insights/energy-opinion/594763/m...

tim333 7mo ago
That seems rather dumb. I wonder why they blocked the Ming Yang thing in Scotland? The UK seems to make quite a lot of dumb energy decisions like blocking UK North Sea gas and then buying North Sea gas from Norway.
- mytailorisrich 7mo ago
  Yes it is rather 'dumb'. Apparently the policy is to reset relations with the EU so perhaps selling out to Siemens is deemed preferable, or perhaps they got the usual friendly phone call from Washington D.C, it is difficult to follow. And that's the point: Where is the plan? Where is strategic thinking?
- petre 7mo ago
  China bad. In case of supply chain attack perhaps. It doesn't matter anyway because the Chinese have basically won by moving forward while others were bikeshedding, focusing on diesel emissions cheat devices, closing down nuclear power stations, burning Russian gas on a windy day, not having a proper grid capacity to move electrons South, delivering brexit and so on.
- laurencerowe 7mo ago
  There's just not much gas left in the UK North Sea. > Industry body Offshore Energy UK (OEUK) claims that more oil and gas could be extracted by 2050. However, the ‘High Case’ scenario for future production in a report for OEUK would still mean that 92% of production has already occurred. ... > Compared to the maximum oil production that occurred in 1999, UK output in 2025 was 77% (over three-quarters) lower. https://eciu.net/media/press-releases/around-90-of-uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-already-drained-dry-analysis https://eciu.net/media/press-releases/around-90-of-uk-north-...
linksnapzz 7mo ago
Once upon a time, Brits could build gensets and reduction gears. In Britain, even.
- pjc50 7mo ago
  This factory would have employed (mostly) British staff in Britain.

tim333 7mo ago

That seems rather dumb. I wonder why they blocked the Ming Yang thing in Scotland? The UK seems to make quite a lot of dumb energy decisions like blocking UK North Sea gas and then buying North Sea gas from Norway.

mytailorisrich 7mo ago
Yes it is rather 'dumb'. Apparently the policy is to reset relations with the EU so perhaps selling out to Siemens is deemed preferable, or perhaps they got the usual friendly phone call from Washington D.C, it is difficult to follow. And that's the point: Where is the plan? Where is strategic thinking?
petre 7mo ago
China bad. In case of supply chain attack perhaps. It doesn't matter anyway because the Chinese have basically won by moving forward while others were bikeshedding, focusing on diesel emissions cheat devices, closing down nuclear power stations, burning Russian gas on a windy day, not having a proper grid capacity to move electrons South, delivering brexit and so on.
laurencerowe 7mo ago
There's just not much gas left in the UK North Sea. > Industry body Offshore Energy UK (OEUK) claims that more oil and gas could be extracted by 2050. However, the ‘High Case’ scenario for future production in a report for OEUK would still mean that 92% of production has already occurred. ... > Compared to the maximum oil production that occurred in 1999, UK output in 2025 was 77% (over three-quarters) lower. https://eciu.net/media/press-releases/around-90-of-uk-north-sea-oil-and-gas-already-drained-dry-analysis https://eciu.net/media/press-releases/around-90-of-uk-north-...

linksnapzz 7mo ago

Once upon a time, Brits could build gensets and reduction gears. In Britain, even.

pjc50 7mo ago
This factory would have employed (mostly) British staff in Britain.