Posted on 03/01/2023 8:04:37 PM PST by CFW
The speed by which wind farms are being constructed across the U.S. is going faster than a spring wind in Casper. In about 20 years, the wind turbines put into operation today will be nearing the end of their lifespan. The ones built 20 years ago are nearing it now.
Since the blades are very difficult to recycle, the waste stream created by the retired blades is a mounting problem.
According to a 2017 study published in the scientific journal Waste Management, the world’s wind industry will be producing 43 million tons of blade waste annually by 2050.
(Excerpt) Read more at cowboystatedaily.com ...
Yet another stupid leftist social-engineering scheme with massive unintended consequences
“…innovation as to new products, including medical breakthroughs”
And you didn’t even factor in the loss of our meritocracy. Now everybody gets a participation degree and our “engineers” will be mostly retards. But we will have “equity” and anybody who wants to be an engineer will just say the magic words “I are engineer”.
Sure, they are “repowered.” Give me hard data on life expectancy of towers, blades, and gearboxes.
“…end-of-life responsibilities are part of permitting”
Do you honestly believe any wind farm operators will stay in business until they machines wear out? They have crappy 20 year design life expectancies but many are failing way before that. Warranty claims are exceeding new orders for some companies. Is that sustainable? Government demolition of defunct machines once owned by Chapter 7 companies will be required. What good will those contracts be when the companies file Chapter 7?
You just want to believe in fairy dust. There is no way in hell this green wet dream can work.
True! The French are busy extending the life of their nuclear power plants. Due to Putin cutting off gas to Europe.
Even if conventional power plants (coal, gas) here were abandoned after they are decommissioned... That would be one small eyesore in a small space. Not likes hundreds of acres of abandoned hulking windmills. and their concrete bases.
Figure out a way to build houses out of them.
There’s a new fissure through Türkiye and Syria that needs fillin’.
The wind turbines are already killing them—lots them.
Sooo..
Cut them up and make housing for the homeless!
[snark]
Wonder if they can be ground up and used as filler in roadway material.
Yeah thatnis why I said they will take the broken down ones and repourpose them for bird shot so they can keep killing them.
Use them to burn on power plants there fiberglass a win win deal no coal no ground polluting and recycling all in one step
btt
Second that!~!!!
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