From Energy.gov Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy August 23, 2017 New energy science and technological breakthroughs could cut the cost of wind energy in half by 2030—making…
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Offshore Wind Turbine Project – Statoil’s Hywind Scotland–A Positive Viewpoint
By Roger Sowell (1) Figure 1 Artist’s Depiction – Hywind Scotland credit Statoil ASA Environmental Statement Background This article is the result of a request by Charles The Moderator (ctm)…
Monumental, Unsustainable Environmental Impacts
Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy would inflict major land, wildlife, resource damage Paul Driessen Demands that the world replace fossil fuels with wind, solar and biofuel energy – to…
EIA data shows wind & solar provide only 3.2% of U.S. 2016 energy
Submitted by Larry Hamlin A recent EIA report on energy production shows that wind and solar despite receiving tens of billions in government subsidies provided only 3.2% of U.S. energy…
California dumps millions of dollars of unusable renewable electricity to other states
Guest essay by Larry Hamlin California’s renewable energy policy pushing huge mandated increases in wind and solar so the state’s globally irrelevant greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets can be met…
Wind power fails in Canada – a 23 year life span not likely to be replaced
From the Calgary Herald and the “waiting of the government cash cow” department: Oldest commercial wind farm in Canada headed for scrapyard after 23 years By: DAN HEALING, CALGARY HERALD The…
Brexit Britain on EU Green Targets: “Trade and growth are now priorities for all posts”
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Britain is preparing to ditch EU Green Targets, on the grounds they promote useless renewables at the expense of plausible solutions to reducing greenhouse gas…
By the numbers: Lifetime Performance of World’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Decommissioning of world’s first offshore wind farm offers an opportunity to see how industry costs have changed over the past 25 years. Guest essay by T. A. “Ike” Kiefer, CAPT, USN…
South Australia – a Renewable State?
Guest essay by Paul Miskelly and Tom Quirk With $90 billion spent on batteries and 4,000 MW of more wind farms, South Australia could be a totally renewable state, at…
Science deniers in the wind industry
The human health consequences of manipulated measurements Guest essay by Helen Schwiesow Parker, PhD, LCP Like the tobacco industry before it, the wind industry has spent decades vehemently denying known…
Hilarious: Renewables Won't Work – Even If Climate Claims are True
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Imagine for a moment that all the wild claims of climate driven future weather disasters will occur as predicted. In this imaginary future climate dystopia,…
Study: The solution to unreliable wind and solar power? Build more!
From the “twice as expensive, half as reliable” department comes this paper from SPRINGER where they seemed to have figured out (finally) that wind and solar just isn’t all that good…
Renewable Energy would be Great – if it Worked
Guest essay by Eric Worrall One of the great myths promoted by renewables proponents is that government subsidies are not the enablers of renewables, they are simply accelerating a transition…
Greens Concerned Vast Federal Land Clearances for Renewable Energy Projects Might Harm Nature
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Some green groups finally seem to be expressing concern that colossal renewable infrastructure projects on federal land, clearing, poisoning and paving over millions of acres…
Victims of the South Australia Statewide Blackout to Sue Wind Farm Operators
Guest essay by Eric Worrall During the recent statewide blackout in South Australia, there is no doubt that unstable output from wind farms triggered the cascade of events which caused…
The truth about energy subsidies – solar gets 436 times more than coal
The next time some paid troll whines about coal getting government subsidies, and wind and solar being “pure” show them this. From the Washington Times: By Stephen Moore One of…
Renewable Incoherence: The Calls for a Green Grand Challenge
Guest essay by Eric Worrall If current generation renewables are a viable replacement for fossil fuels, why are so many greens calling for lavishly funded “Grand Challenge” projects and “Apollo…
Australian electrical system operator orders wind farms to cut back production in wake of blackout
Ten South Australian wind farms told to limit generation after statewide electricity blackout http://cartoonsbyjosh.com TEN South Australian wind farms have been ordered to limit generation in the wake of the…
Australian Energy Market Operator report says wind farms were the ultimate cause of blackout, network withstood pylon downings
While ecos and wind farm proponents tried to blame the blackout on downed powerlines, a detailed report from AEMO shows it was actually wind farms that were the cause. From…
South Australia's wind energy crisis & state wide blackout were foreseeable – and foreseen
From the “it’s a 50 year storm I tell you” department, comes this interesting find by Larry Hamlin. While apologists rush to blame “climate change enhanced severe weather” for failure…
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