Households paid the equivalent of £2 million an hour to gas power stations today after low winds and freezing temperatures left electricity grid bosses scrambling to keep the lights on. The Telegraph has…
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As Germany’s Energy Crisis Heightens, Two Brief Windless Periods Pushes Grid To The Limit!
It is also often forgotten that wind turbines consume electricity when they are stationary or switched off. This is because all technical components (oil pumps, fans, control systems, etc.) must…
Germany Gets Dunkelf**ked Again, Norway to Dismantle Power Cables To Europe
The latest wind drought provides more evidence of the foolishness of Germany’s Energiewende, an insanely expensive effort designed to force the country off of hydrocarbons and onto alt-energy. In September, a study…
Green Blues…As Fog Persists For Days In Germany, Green Energy Output Falls To Near Zero!
At 5 p.m. last Wednesday, Germany’s 1602 offshore wind turbines in the North and Baltic Seas stood still…solar output was also near zero. Germany had to scramble to keep supply…
The Dunkelflaute Disaster: What Happens When Wind Power Goes Silent
The truth here is painfully simple. Europe’s renewable dream relies on natural gas, coal, and nuclear. Without these, the entire system is a non-starter. Dunkelflaute is just the latest chapter…
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