Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach (@weschenbach on eX-Twitter) Back on March 29, 2021, the Biden White House took on the following goals: Hmmm, sez I, seems a mite ambitious. Current…
Category: wind power
Press release: Labour’s wind plans will be ‘astonishingly wasteful’
The UK wholesale market is seeing a rapidly rising number of periods of overproduction, and this is thought to be the main reason that offshore windfarms demanded, and received, a…
“How Many Birds Do Wind Farms Kill?” (pro-wind concern)
It’s not just the total amount of birds that are killed that matters, but what types. If a particular species of bird is disproportionately affected it could have real impacts…
Germany Begins Felling 120,000 Trees From ‘Fairy Tale’ Forest to Make Way for Wind Turbines
Work has started on the clearing of up to 120,000 trees in the forest, the setting for many of the Brothers Grimm mythical stories, to provide access for an initial…
Wind power output in Texas is trending down even as wind generation capacity increases
The reality that the wind is not always blowing where it is needed, even over very large areas, is highlighted by the fact that wind power in Texas has been…
The Ill Wind of Offshore Wind Projects
The crux of the matter appears to be the economic viability of these offshore wind projects.
Claim: Windfarms will Destroy the Australian First Nations Connection to Country
“…so many of our people are lost because they don’t have that connection to country…they don’t have a sense of belonging” – Jirrbal woman Georgina Wieden slamming the Chalumbin Wind Farm…
The Whale Killing Study the Feds are Afraid to Do
The research question is simple: What is the mortality rate of harassment for a given offshore wind project?
Wind Turbine Power and Land Cover Effects on Bat Deaths
Unrecorded deaths are > 500% higher than the recorded ones.
Is Russia Preparing to Attack Offshore Wind Turbine Infrastructure?
According to a joint investigation by Norwegian journalists, the Russian spy trawlers are back – and this time the are mapping offshore infrastructure, including wind turbine cables.
The Economist: “Hug Pylons, Not Trees” to Prevent Climate Catastrophe
The Economist setting forth a nightmare vision of saving the world by paving over the wilderness.
The Offshore Wind Turbine Whale Slaughter Continues?
Green energy projects may soon rival the kill rate of Japanese Whale “research” vessels, if claims of a connection are true.
Bloomberg: Wind Turbine Collapses Could Raise Insurance Premiums
If it wasn’t so serious it would be funny.
WSJ: Virginia Raises Electricity Bills to Pay for Offshore Wind
While the Virginia SCC is “keenly aware of the ongoing rise in gas prices, inflation, and other economic pressures”, they have to obey the legislature.
Claim: The Wind Turbine Industry is Running Out of Money
The promised green Eldorado has turned into a nightmare of big layoffs, supply chain problems, and razor thin margins.
Australian “Green Transition” Electricity Grid on the Brink of Failure
“… AEMO says … some gas and diesel generators were not interested in providing power under the price cap. It said it would take action to force them online. …”…
Bloomberg: China is Suffering a Renewable Energy “Curtailment Curse”
According to Bloomberg, China is “curtailing”, discarding an increasing percentage of their renewable energy generation, because their grid cannot cope with the excess production on days with favourable weather.
FT: Siemens’ Wind Energy Losses Threaten the Future of the Company
Shareholder Fury: According to FT, the disastrous financial losses in Siemens’ wind power unit are a threat to the financial credibility of the entire company.
President Biden’s DOE Announces an “Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations”
Feeling rejected? Need funding for your Unobtainium free energy device? Nobody taking your Alcubierre rotary warp bubble electricity generator seriously? Uncle Joe’s “Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations” might be the…
Germany Burning More Coal, Renewable Energy Share Falling
Greenpeace blames the German Merkel government for not being green enough.
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