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Insane Footage Shows Tornado Destroying Wind Farm In Iowa
Insane Footage Shows Tornado Destroying Wind Farm In Iowa Shocking footage from Iowa this evening shows multiple tornadoes wreaking havoc on massive wind turbines. This is yet another reminder that wind is not a reliable power source. Here’s the aftermath. Two months ago, a solar farm in Texas with hundreds of acres of ground-based panels was destroyed by a hail […]
Build It, And The Wind Won’t Come
Build It, And The Wind Won’t Come Weather-dependent generation sources are…weather dependent: Last year, despite adding 6.2 GW of new capacity, U.S. wind production dropped by 2.1%. Damaged wind turbines at the Punta Lima wind project, Naguabo, Puerto Rico, 2018. Photo: Wikipedia. Three years ago, in the wake of Winter Storm Uri, the alt-energy lobby and […]
Clarifying Wind Turbines
Clarifying Wind Turbines It is possible to include heating elements in wind turbines to prevent freezing. They never took that into consideration in Texas where the wind turbines probably supply as much as 10% of the power. The same problem took place in Germany. Nobody seems to have done their research into historic weather patterns. […]
Offshore wind turbines: Expensive, risky, and last just 15 years
Offshore wind turbines: Expensive, risky, and last just 15 years Blade Damage During Land Transport Preface: The Department of Energy high wind penetration plans require a lot of offshore wind. But is it possible, affordable, or wise to do this? Corrosion leads to a short lifespan of just 15 years. To reduce […]
The stuff problem
The stuff problem ‘Yes to renewables!’ Hundreds rallied outside the Victorian Parliament House, Melbourne, 10 December 2013. Takver under a Creative Commons Licence How much mined material will we need to build a 100-per-cent renewable world? Danny Chivers works it out. The problem with wind turbines, solar panels, ground-source heat pumps and electric cars is that they’re all made of […]
Germany Now Faced With Thousands Of Aging Wind Farms
Germany Now Faced With Thousands Of Aging Wind Farms Germany has long been a pioneer in the field of renewable energy, generating a record 78 percent of its power consumption from renewables in July of this year. In fact, Germany is one of the very few countries in the world that is actually struggling with too […]
Bitter Wind: A Town Divided Over A Controversial Maine Wind Farm
Bitter Wind: A Town Divided Over A Controversial Maine Wind Farm The proposal seemed straightforward: Erect 16 wind turbines on hilltops in rural Maine and generate enough electricity to power 25,000 homes and enough tax revenue to help a struggling local government in a depressed region. But the 450-foot turbines of the Bowers Wind farm would […]
Survey Says… wind farms don’t hurt people’s health. But some people find them annoying. | – Environmental Defence
Survey Says… wind farms don’t hurt people’s health. But some people find them annoying. | – Environmental Defence. We now have another study that confirms that there are no health impacts associated with living near wind farms. The study, conducted by Health Canada at a cost of $2.1 million, agrees with the findings of the study by Ontario’s […]
