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  • How sustainable is wind power?

    03/12/2024 11:55:31 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 30 replies
    DW.com ^ | 12/21/21 | Gero Rueter
    Wind power is essential to fighting climate change, yet building the turbines is energy-intensive and the blades are made from plastics. So how eco-friendly is wind power really?ind power is set to become the key pillar of the global renewable energy supply. Generating power from wind is not only carbon neutral, it can also be used to produce hydrogen and synthetic fuels like kerosene and diesel in a climate-friendly way. With the sun, wind is so abundant that it has the potential to supply the entire global energy demand a few times over. This will be vital for the energy...
  • Why Are Some Wind Turbines Not Turning? – Reasons & Remedies!

    03/12/2024 10:36:43 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 22 replies
    WX Research ^ | 8/21/22 | Nikole D
    Why Are Some Wind Turbines Not Turning? SNIP 2. The Wind Is Too Strong Wind turbines need wind to function, yet too much wind is ineffective. Wind turbines can only be safely operated up to a particular wind speed, known as the “cut-off wind speed” or “cut-out wind speed.” Any wind exceeding the limit is too powerful for the mechanism to manage, posing threats to the equipment and the workers.
  • New Data Points In New York's Unfolding Energy Implosion

    03/06/2024 7:02:51 AM PST · by MtnClimber · 15 replies
    Manhattan Contrarian ^ | 5 Mar, 2024 | Francis Menton
    The energy implosion set in motion by New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019 (Climate Act) continues to unfold slowly. This week we have gotten a few more new data points. If you can read between the lines of wild spinning by the Governor and her team of bureaucrats, you will find that the scope of offshore wind projects moving forward with accepted bids has decreased by about two-thirds, while the price has just jumped by over 30%. First, some background. The Climate Act sets several unachievable and impossible targets, the first of which is 70% of...
  • Juice: Why Wind and Solar Make Our Power Grid Less Reliable ------ John Stossel ----- 5 minute video

    03/05/2024 6:57:23 AM PST · by dennisw · 19 replies
    John Stossel ----- Youtube ^ | Mar 5, 2024 | John Stossel
    Juice: Why Wind and Solar Make Our Power Grid Less Reliable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNS7Qojr1JQ John Stossel 920K subscribers 18936 views Mar 5, 2024 Politicians and activists tell how “renewable" energy will save us from the climate “crisis.” They don’t tell us about the real costs of green power.
  • Wind and Solar Slaughtering India’s Iconic Bird

    02/17/2024 10:20:26 PM PST · by Red Badger · 14 replies
    Watts Up With That? ^ | February 14, 2024 | By Vijay Jayaraj
    By commissioning expensive and inefficient wind and solar electric generating facilities, India may have dug the grave of its own efforts to save the critically endangered great Indian bustard. Erected to avert a faux climate crisis, the so-called renewable machines and their attendant transmission lines are helping to drive one of Earth’s largest flying birds to the brink of extinction. Avian aficionados such as myself have long bemoaned prioritizing wind and solar technologies at the expense of endangered species. Yet, the relentless push for needless climate solutions seems to ignore this as “green energy” installations and avian fatalities increase in...
  • Greater-than-expected investment in EVs, wind, solar swells cost of Inflation Reduction Act: CBO

    02/09/2024 1:40:07 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 38 replies
    The Hill ^ | 02/09/2024 | RACHEL FRAZIN
    The cost of the Inflation Reduction Act’s energy and climate provisions is now expected to be significantly higher than previously projected, at least partially because of greater-than-anticipated investment in climate-friendly technology. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) revised its projections this week, greatly increasing how much it believes the law’s energy tax credit-related provisions will cost. “The costs of energy-related tax provisions are much higher than the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation originally projected,” CBO Director Phillip Swagel said. One of the factors the agency cited is a greater number of people expected to claim tax credits for electric...
  • Wind turbine explodes after bursting into flames at quiet Welsh farm, showering broken parts to the ground

    02/07/2024 5:48:16 AM PST · by Red Badger · 10 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | 09:31 EST, 29 January 2024 | By MEGAN HOWE
    Walkers enjoying a quiet stroll in the Welsh countryside captured a shocking sight on Sunday, after a wind turbine burst into flames before exploding. Nick Blasdale, 61, and his wife Alison, 59, were left stunned when they saw burning parts of a turbine fall more than 100ft to the ground. Firefighters were called to the blaze at Blaen Bowi Wind Farm near Newcastle Emlyn, Pembrokeshire at 11.46am, but could only watch and make sure passersby didn't get too close. Alison said: 'We watched the top section burst into flames then drop off whilst still burning then explode when it hit...
  • Face It: The Energy Transition Ain't Happening

    02/05/2024 5:50:18 AM PST · by MtnClimber · 26 replies
    Manhattan Contrarian ^ | 4 Feb, 2024 | Francis Menton
    If you are at all interested in matters of climate and energy, you have probably read hundreds of articles over the past few years about the inevitability of the coming energy transition. A piece of the claimed inevitability is that all good and decent people support this transition as a matter of moral urgency; but it’s not just that. Nor is it just that government backs the transition with all its coercive powers, from subsidies to mandates to regulations. No, most importantly, the transition is said to have become inevitable due to unstoppable economic forces. Wind and solar are now...
  • Pictures: Look What a Few Punishing Minutes of Baseball-Sized Hail Did to Massive Nebraska Solar Farm(follow up?)

    07/01/2023 7:45:30 AM PDT · by rktman · 65 replies
    westernjournal.com ^ | 6/29/2023 | Johnathan Jones
    Renewable energy is the alternative that Democrats and other environmental nuts want to replace reliable oil, gas and coal. But time and time again, people who rely on wind and solar power have had to learn the tough lesson that such alternatives are both undependable and susceptible to the same elements they are supposed to harness. Nowhere was that more true than in Nebraska, where a thunderstorm dumped baseball-sized hail on a solar farm on Friday at a speed of 150 mph — destroying the facility in just a few minutes. Cowboy State Daily reported a storm moved east out...
  • Energy developer delivers major blow to blue state's climate agenda by canceling offshore wind contracts (Maryland)

    01/27/2024 6:53:44 AM PST · by Libloather · 18 replies
    Fox News via MSN ^ | 1/27/24 | Thomas Catenacci
    Multinational energy developer Orsted unexpectedly withdrew from agreements with the State of Maryland to develop two offshore wind projects, citing worsening economic conditions. Orsted announced that it had pulled out of orders which the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) issued years ago greenlighting the so-called Skipjack Wind 1 and Skipjack Wind 2 projects, and selecting the projects for a 20-year Offshore Renewable Energy Credit (OREC). Maryland Democrats repeatedly pointed to the Skipjack Wind development as a key part of the state's aggressive decarbonization agenda. "Today’s announcement affirms our commitment to developing value creating projects and represents an opportunity to reposition...
  • Taxpayers may get stuck with cost of removing an offshore wind farm after Biden admin waives fees

    01/24/2024 12:31:38 PM PST · by george76 · 18 replies
    Just the News ^ | January 23, 2024 | Kevin Killough
    Due to the Biden administration's decision to waive financial assurance fees, should Vineyard Wind fail and not fully fund their decommissioning account in a timely manner, the public will likely have to pick up the tab.. Biden administration reportedly waived fees for an offshore wind project that are in place to ensure that the infrastructure is removed and the site reclaimed at the end of the project’s life.. Joe Biden, as part of his climate agenda, is pushing an aggressive buildout of offshore wind projects along the East Coast. With the offshore wind industry struggling financially, the waiving of these...
  • Turbine at Colorado wind farm collapses, burns

    01/16/2024 6:48:54 AM PST · by george76 · 28 replies
    CBS Colorado ^ | January 15, 2024 | Logan Smith
    A wind turbine at a northern Colorado wind farm folded in half and caught fire Thursday morning, startling neighbors who heard banging noises prior to the collapse. The incident was reported at 8 a.m. No injuries were reported. Oil and grease from the generator caught fire after the tower's collapse. ... Personnel from the Peetz and Crook all-volunteer fire departments responded. Employees from Invenergy - a Chicago-based company which first owned the wind turbine field and now operates it for the current owner, ClearWay Energy - were already at the site when firefighters arrived, according to Peetz Fire Protction District...
  • Turbine collapse at Liberty Wind Farm

    01/15/2024 11:22:50 AM PST · by Red Badger · 20 replies
    KOAM-TV YouTube ^ | January 11, 2024 | Staff
    39 Second Video at link..................
  • Giant offshore wind project axed in blow to Biden's green goals (only 7.09 years left)

    01/03/2024 4:06:11 PM PST · by Libloather · 39 replies
    Fox News ^ | 1/03/24 | Thomas Catenacci
    Global energy developers Equinor and BP announced Wednesday they are canceling the contract for a massive wind project slated for construction off the coast of New York. The two companies said they had reached an agreement with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to terminate the offshore wind renewable energy certificate for their Empire Wind 2 project. Equinor and BP explained that commercial conditions, namely inflation, interest rates and supply chain disruptions, prevented its contract for the project from remaining viable. "Commercial viability is fundamental for ambitious projects of this size and scale. The Empire Wind...
  • No Amount Of Subsidies Will Ever Make A Wind/Solar Electricity System Economically Feasible

    12/01/2023 5:17:51 AM PST · by MtnClimber · 22 replies
    Manhattan Contrarian ^ | Francis Menton
    The COP 28 climate confab opened today in Dubai. Some 70,000 true believers in the energy transition are said to be gathering. And not one of them appears to be either willing or able to do the simple arithmetic that shows that this can’t possibly work. So far, no country that has made a commitment to “net zero” has officially backed off. (Argentina may soon become the first.). Things proceed as if all that is needed is to build sufficient wind and solar generation facilities, until eventually you have enough of them to meet demand. But that’s not how this...
  • Ringside View: Offshore Wind is a Financial and Environmental Catastrophe; Hasn’t anyone calculated what 25 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity is going to look like?

    11/19/2023 7:11:13 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 15 replies
    California Globe ^ | 11/19/2023 | Edward Ring
    It’s about time Californians of all ideological persuasions wake up and stop what is possibly the most economically wasteful and environmentally destructive project in American history: the utility scale adoption of offshore wind energy. The California Legislature intends to despoil our coastline and coastal waters with floating wind turbines, 20+ miles offshore, tethered to the sea floor 4,000 feet beneath the waves. Along with tethering cables, high voltage wires will descend from each of these noisy, 1,000 foot tall leviathans, but we’re to assume none of this will disrupt the migrations of our treasured Cetaceans and other marine and avian...
  • An Ill Wind's Blowing Through Europe's NetZero Hopes

    11/15/2023 6:56:21 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 7 replies
    Hotair ^ | 11/15/2023 | Beege Welborn
    Ah, I love the smell of smoking turbines in the morning. It smells like victory. Europe's largest onshore wind farm is facing bancruptcy and has filed for reconstruction with Swedish court.Markbygden ETT, the first phase of the Markbygden 1101 project, is facing difficulties after signing a baseload PPA with Norwegian Hydro Energi. pic.twitter.com/Aj0kIT9hjJ— Simon Wakter (@simonwakter) November 12, 2023That’s Europe’s largest onshore wind farm going under at the moment. Interestingly enough, 75% of the company is owned by a Chinese company called CGN, China General Nuclear. When they put this wind farm in, they signed a 19-year Power Purchase Agreement...
  • Ørsted Ceases Development of Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 and Takes Final Investment Decision on Revolution Wind

    11/03/2023 6:54:02 PM PDT · by The_Media_never_lie · 7 replies
    Oersted ^ | October 31, 2023 | Ryan Ferguson
    BOSTON – October 31, 2023 – Following a decision by its Board of Directors, Ørsted will cease development of the Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 projects and has taken final investment decision (FID) on the Revolution Wind project. “Macroeconomic factors have changed dramatically over a short period of time, with high inflation, rising interest rates, and supply chain bottlenecks impacting our long-term capital investments,” said David Hardy, Group EVP and CEO Americas at Ørsted. “As a result, we have no choice but to cease development of Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2. We are extremely disappointed to...
  • Foreign Company Cancels Hated NJ Offshore Wind Plants After Whale Deaths, Protests – But Blames Bidenflation

    11/02/2023 9:23:39 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 8 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/02/2023 | FRANCES MARTEL
    The Danish company Ørsted announced this week that it is canceling the development of its two major offshore wind projects in New Jersey, Ocean Wind I and II, blaming the poor state of the American economy under leftist President Joe Biden – a major proponent of green energy projects. Ocean Wind I and II were extremely unpopular in New Jersey, prompting widespread protests and aggressive congressional opposition led by Jersey Shore lawmakers Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ). Local fishing industry professionals fear the gigantic wind turbine maritime territory leases would prevent them from living off of...
  • Biden-backed wind power company cancels New Jersey projects despite $1B in subsidies

    11/01/2023 7:49:48 PM PDT · by dennisw · 18 replies
    NY POST ^ | Published Nov. 1, 2023, 7:15 p.m. ET | By Victor Nava
    A green energy company on Tuesday pulled the plug on two wind projects off the coast of New Jersey which were approved for an estimated $1 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state lawmakers. The Danish outfit Orsted cited high inflation, rising interest rates and supply chain issues as their reasons for scrapping its Ocean Wind 1 and 2 projects – both of which were buoyed by tax incentives included in President Biden’s so-called Inflation Reduction Act. “Macroeconomic factors have changed dramatically over a short period of time, with high inflation, rising interest rates, and supply...