STORM GLADYS

THE UK SUFFERS FROM POWER CUTS BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE BACK UP SUPPLIES

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POWER CUTS. The SmartNet™ system could be the solution, also providing load levelling for national grids having to cope with renewables.

Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin are recent examples of how inadequate and poorly prepared the UK is for transition to the age of electricity. These storms demonstrated the ineptitude of UK power networks.

The next storm is set to be named Storm Gladys.

There is no exact date for when Gladys is forecast to hit UK shores, but the Met Office says more bad weather could be on the way with gales possible, and the potential for snow.

If this bad bout of weather becomes a storm, it will be named Storm Gladys.

As it stands, the weather for the rest of the week in February, is predicted to be inconsistent with showers, wintry showers, sunny spells, and strong winds all predicted

The strongest winds were set for Thursday 24th February 2022, which is when it was thought Storm Gladys could be named and arrive in the UK.


Every year, the Met Office asks the public to suggest possible names, and a new list is published every year.

The A-Z of names, which runs from September to August, flips between male and female so we’ve already seen Arwen, Barra, Corrie, Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin in this cycle.

THE A-Z OF UK STORMS 2021 - 2022:

Arwen

Barra

Corrie

Dudley

Eunice

Franklin

Gladys

Herman
Imani
Jack
Kim
Logan
Méabh
Nasim
Olwen
Pól
Ruby
Seán
Tineke
Vergil
Willemien

You can send in your own suggestions by sending an email to nameourstorms@metoffice.gov.uk.

THE STORM NAMING SYSTEM

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NO BACK UP

Most households do not have back-up generators. Hence, the vulnerable and elderly are put at risk.

Why?

It is predicted that Climate Change is going to make storms and flooding more regular. Meaning that we can expect more power cuts. More inconvenience. No backup, and more excuses.

Why?

When, as a matter of fact the energy supply networks have known for over forty years that this situation was coming.

But, what have they done about it. Apart from whine and increase the price of electricity.

Why?

Could it be that our policies are deficient.

And who makes the policies?

That's right. Our politicians. This is not limited to the UK, it is an international problem.

In our view, they really need to get on top of things. Worry about their functions as MPs, and leave their second jobs at home. Although. We advocate a ban on consultancy sidelines, because of the obvious conflict of interest. Probably one reason our energy suppliers have been allowed to doze for the last forty years - with the Red Flag flying at full mast.

The worst case scenario is that people will die as a result of negligent forward planning on the part of those enfranchised to look after us. Industry watchdogs are only as good as the policies they operate under. They are not there to upgrade a dysfunctional system.

Policies must be put in place to prevent unnecessary deaths - resulting from power cuts.

SMARTER BACK UP POWER - The SmartNet™ system is at the moment just a 1:20 scale model. Governments have known about this system for years. It was presented to the Dti for a Smart Award in 1998. The Department for Trade and Industry replied, that there was no future for a system based on energy storage. They wanted hydrogen solutions. Indeed. It seemed to pass them by that this system included hydrogen, and made provision for ammonia and methanol - by way of future proofing.

The real problem was the coal and oil lobbyists and policy makers personal investments in fossil fuels. This kept the Red Flag flying all the time climate deniers were given house room.

We cannot cease the use of fossil fuels overnight, that would be irresponsible, where civilization needs energy for life. But we can transition without causing undue hardship to existing stakeholders, provided that they take steps to reinvest in new technology in a changing world.

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