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"We expect it will be fishing vessels that damaged the cable but it is very rare that we have two problems at the same time."
And just like that, Shetland goes offline.
Pay attention to subsea cables. Putin does.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotla…
And just like that, Shetland goes offline.
Pay attention to subsea cables. Putin does.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotla…
2/ Shetland is connected via SHEFA-2 (SHEtland-FAroes).
If the Mainland-Shetland cable is cut (e.g happened in 2014 near Orkney), backup routing *is* available:
SHEFA-2 to Faroe Islands, then to UK via FARICE-1 backhaul (Faroe & Iceland)
But double breaks = no backup route.
If the Mainland-Shetland cable is cut (e.g happened in 2014 near Orkney), backup routing *is* available:
SHEFA-2 to Faroe Islands, then to UK via FARICE-1 backhaul (Faroe & Iceland)
But double breaks = no backup route.
3/ Fishing damage to subsea cables is a big thing.
Bottom trawlers are a common offender.
They can snag surface laid cable segments + gear & make a mess.
They can also muck up marine habitats, as this @MontereyAq video illustrates.
Bottom trawlers are a common offender.
They can snag surface laid cable segments + gear & make a mess.
They can also muck up marine habitats, as this @MontereyAq video illustrates.
OFGEM - the UK Government's energy regulator - are the biggest obstacle to making full use of #Scotland's #renewable #energy resources.
Energy policy is reserved to the UK Government, so there's absolutely nothing the Scottish Government can do about #Ofgem.
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Energy policy is reserved to the UK Government, so there's absolutely nothing the Scottish Government can do about #Ofgem.
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Here's a BBC article where Ofgem have supposedly given the "green light" for the first ever grid connection to Shetland.
(Believe it or not, we're in 2019 and the UK has never bothered to connect #Shetland to the National Grid.)
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(Believe it or not, we're in 2019 and the UK has never bothered to connect #Shetland to the National Grid.)
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Unfortunately, approval for the grid connection to Shetland is conditional on the UK Government funding a wind farm project there, which will in turn be conditional on being able to transmit power to the National Grid.
Catch-22.
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Catch-22.
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In the early part of the first millennium CE, the #IndoEuropean language known as Proto-#Germanic diverged into an East branch (which included #Gothic) and a Northwest branch.
Northwest then split into West and North branches when Proto-#Norse developed in #Scandinavia.
Northwest then split into West and North branches when Proto-#Norse developed in #Scandinavia.
Until the 8th century, #Germanic #languages, including Proto-#Norse, were written in Elder Futhark, the earliest #runic #alphabet.
The name #Futhark comes from the initial phonemes in the names of the first six #runes:
ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ
F U Þ A R K
The name #Futhark comes from the initial phonemes in the names of the first six #runes:
ᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱ ᚲ
F U Þ A R K
By the beginning of the #Viking Age around 800 CE, Proto-#Norse had evolved into Old Norse, and #Scandinavia's writing system transitioned from the 24 #runes of Elder #Futhark to Younger Futhark's 16 runes.
The #Swedish #Sparlösa #Runestone from ~800 CE features both #alphabets.
The #Swedish #Sparlösa #Runestone from ~800 CE features both #alphabets.
