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Windmills and solar panels are not commercially feasible, so we need money from the European Union – Miriam Dalli

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Mark Camilleri
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3 years in as Minister for Energy Energy, Miriam Dalli is finally, yet slowly realizing that her glossified and cartoonish ideas about her “green revolution” are nonsensical. Not only is Malta too small to use energy solutions that need vast amounts of land, but also they are not as nearly efficient enough for our economy and our grid as other actual solutions that can still “green”, such as gas. By “green”, one means with little or no CO2 emissions.

Miriam Dalli is also realising that changing a nation’s energy source from fossil fuels onto windmills and solar panels is a very expensive task which won’t happen by itself because it is simply not commercially feasible, so she is asking for the European Union to finance this process for Malta.

Malta already receives and has access to a number of EU funds for energy projects. Miriam Dalli is responsible for Malta’s record debt levels and in the government’s cabinet she is known as someone who is always asking for money.

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4 responses to “Windmills and solar panels are not commercially feasible, so we need money from the European Union – Miriam Dalli”

  1. isleofcorruption avatar
    isleofcorruption

    She is right by saying solar panels are not feasible on Malta but that’s perhaps because you can never be guaranteed that they will become useless because of new buildings and added floors render them a waste of time, and no solar rights either doesn’t help but that would make our greedy developers very angry wouldn’t it Joseph?

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  2. Goldilocks avatar
    Goldilocks

    I am not sure that you are consulting any reviewed studies when saying “Not only is Malta too small to use energy solutions that need vast amounts of land, but also they are not as nearly efficient enough for our economy and our grid as other actual solutions that can still “green”, such as gas. By “green”, one means with little or no CO2 emissions.”

    Firstly, gas burning produces vast amounts of CO2 emitted through the power station’s chimneys. Secondly, PV panels do not require vast amounts of land. Since they are placed on the roofs of building, if many more buildings are topped with PV Panels the % of energy cleanly produced can top 25% or more in Malta. Thirdly PV panel energy production is far more efficient than gas power stations, in that it does not require the purchase of any gas, and will therefore pay for itself with savings within 10 years (non subsidized).

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    1. PM avatar
      PM

      I agree on your comments relative to PVs. Last year there was a controversy whereby a small agency tasked with the implementation of pv over government properties was being denied access to the same government properties.

      So it is ok for this corrupt government to change policies to allow ODZ land to be converted for other use, but does not consider already existing flat surfaces on schools and other gov buildings, which apart from generating electricity, reduce the heating of the same building.

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  3. Marianna Galea Xuereb avatar
    Marianna Galea Xuereb

    PVs over unshaded buildings are not only feasible in Malta but essential in order to render us more energy secure and less reliant on other countries.

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