Performance of wind farms and fossil fuel powered generators analysed Guest essay by Tom Quirk It looks like a natural disaster but brought on by the fragility of the South…
Category: wind power
The Game Changer: HuffPost Embraces Nuclear Power
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Huffpost has published a very supportive post, about New York State embracing nuclear power as an equal player in the low carbon energy game. The…
Study: Wind power fiercer than expected
As US’ first offshore wind farm takes root, study indicates wind may be more powerful, turbulent than expected University of Delaware researchers report in a new study that offshore wind…
Brexit: Siemens Freezes New Wind Power Projects
Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t mwhite – Siemens has frozen new British wind power projects, until the post Brexit relationship with the European Union is negotiated. Siemens freezes new…
Denmark Cancels All Coastal Wind Farms, Delays New Builds Until 2025
Europe Is Falling Out Of Love With Renewables The Danish government has announced a new proposal to resolve the problem of the renewable energy tax (PSO) which the EU believes…
British Renewables Chief: "England is not Windy Enough"
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The British CEO of RenewableUK, the British Wind Industry Trade Association, thinks England is not windy enough to justify building any more onshore wind turbines.…
FAIL: Busted Wind Turbines Give College Whopping Negative 99.14% Return On Investment
From the “it’s OK, we used other people’s money” department and Andrew Follet at The Daily Caller: Lake Land College recently announced plans to tear down broken wind turbines on…
Of the Ears of Whales
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Whales are awe-inspiring creatures. When I was a kid, they used to bring in the whale carcasses to the rendering plant not far from my…
Are vibrations from offshore wind turbine farms killing whales?
Environmentalists say navy sonar hurts whales, but ignore impacts of offshore wind farms Paul Driessen and Mark Duchamp Between January 9 and February 4 this year, 29 sperm whales got…
What Powers The Electricity?
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach There is a generator-by-generator analysis of the US power supply for 2012, called “eGrid”, available here as an Excel file. I’ve aggregated the data by fuel…
Wind farm study finally recognizes that all is not well with wind power
From the UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Recognizing health concerns in wind energy development a key recommendation in new study As wind energy development blossoms in Canada and around the world, opposition…
Saturday Silliness – wind turbine photo of the year
From the “fire and ice” department, Craig Kelly writes on Facebook The entire rationale for wind turbines is to stop global warming by reducing the amount of CO2 being returned…
Californian Government Intensifies Attack on Renewables
Guest essay by Eric Worrall WUWT recently reported how California had abandoned rooftop solar, by excluding them from generous renewable credit schemes. California has now intensified its attack on renewable…
Underwater Balloons – a new idea in Energy Storage?
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Hydrostor has created an interesting innovation in energy storage. The energy is stored as compressed air, in giant underwater balloons. Hydrostor’s system works in several…
Germany's impossible and impractical wind and solar goal
Bjorn Lomborg writes to tell us of this new video analysis of the current state of solar and wind in the context: After decades and hundreds of billions of dollars,…
Bill Gates announces Green Tech Fund to Make Renewables Viable
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Entrepreneur Bill Gates has announced a one billion dollar green tech fund, to try to make renewables fit for purpose. According to the Sydney Morning…
Thirty-Eight Years Of Subsidies
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach On April 18, 1977, President Jimmy Carter announced his new energy policy. His speech included the following predictions of a dire future unless we repented…
Limp Blimp Crimps Green Energy Pimps
A runaway JLENS aerostat highlights the uncertainty and risks of pie-in-the-sky green energy schemes. Guest essay by Tom Scott One reason that a fragile naked human species has adapted to…
Wind turbines may reduce breeding success of white-tailed eagles
From Wiley: While renewable energy sources such as wind power will play an increasingly important role in climate change mitigation, new research reveals that the breeding success of species such…
Renewable fail: Weakest US winds for 40 years
The Financial Times reports that the USA is experiencing the weakest wind speeds for 40 years, which is having a dramatic impact on wind energy businesses. According to the FT…
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