WORLD�S FIRST OFFSHORE WIND FARM RETIRES: A POST-MORTEMEnvironmental | 207471 hits | Oct 20 3:03 am | Posted by: Freakinoldguy Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 2 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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https://www.thegwpf.com/worlds-first-of ... st-mortem/
In fairness, I think I heard somewhere the Global Warming Policy Forum is a right wing think tank. I imagine there's some funding Progressives will need their fainting couches nearbye to hear about.
Quick Beave off to Desmog blog with you for the hysterical smear and slur version.
Here's a clip.
The first-ever offshore wind farm, Vindeby, in Danish waters, is being decommissioned after twenty-five years, DONG Energy has announced. By its nature it was an experiment, and we can now see whether or not it has been a successful alternative to fossil or nuclear-fuelled electricity.
Here's the conclusion he comes to:
In this context it is useful to remember that global economic growth is very sensitive to the cost of energy. The energy cost spikes in the mid-1970s and in 2010 form the boundaries between the 5% growth rate of the global economy from 1950�1975, the 3% from 1980�2008, and the 2.5% since 2012. There is a lot at stake in the choice between cheap fossil fuels and expensive renewables.
tl;dr version is that wind energy is not going to be "the future of energy".
So, does that imply that with all the coal companies going bankrupt, that Trumps' ending the 'war on coal' isn't the future either?
tl;dr version is that wind energy is not going to be "the future of energy".
So, does that imply that with all the coal companies going bankrupt, that Trumps' ending the 'war on coal' isn't the future either?
What's needed is a technological leap in energy storage.
What's needed is a technological leap in energy storage.
You mean like putting water behind a dam.
What's needed is a technological leap in energy storage.
You mean like putting water behind a dam.
Yeah that would probably work.
A massive leap forward in battery technology would solve many problems.
You mean like putting water behind a dam.
Which windfarms could easily do. Which windmills were originally used for.
Or flywheels.
Or maybe we can just go on posting articles about how something that just generated electricity out of thin air for 25 years was a "failure" and go back to coal or whale oil.
Or maybe we can just go on posting articles about how something that just generated electricity out of thin air for 25 years was a "failure" and go back to coal or whale oil.
Accept the fact that windfarms are garbage and contribute little and move on. I'm still of the opinion that fusion power generators need to be researched harder so as to bring them to fruition. Until that happens, I'm all for nuclear power.
-J.