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2023-07-12 Science & Technology

Turbine Failures and Plunging Stock Add to Growing Doubt Over Wind Industry

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Posted by Bobby 2023-07-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 It's not 'growing doubt' to some of us.

Posted by Raj 2023-07-12 00:51|| 2023-07-12 00:51|| Front Page Top

#2 My doubt went up in a cloud of feathers.

Posted by Classer 2023-07-12 01:07|| 2023-07-12 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Aw, too bad, Siemens. That's just too g-d damn bad.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-07-12 06:39|| 2023-07-12 06:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Let's See ....

EV's not a solution. --> Billions wasted in natural resources. Require 2.5x the nations current MegaWatt capacity. Plus Environment issues caused and massive HAZMAT disposal issues.

Solar Panels which die after just 5 to 7 years --> ZERO R.O.I. and the massive waste of natural resources. Plus Environment issues caused and HAZMAT issues in disposal. Plus Biden is talking Blocking Sun Light???

Wind Turbines not a solutions --> $$Billions wasted and the massive waste of natural resources

Hydro-Electric can't be used as it hurts/kills fish. So Breech the power generating dams, for the fish that haven't swam there in 75 to 100 years. But some how the fish still have continued to increase in numbers and live.

Nukes takes 10 years from start to finish. Need water to cool them, but we breached the dams and reservoirs.

Coal - which is in limited supply. Causes Environment issues and can only be safely used by Communist China ☺.

So what do we have left to screw with, and screw up?

Anti-Matter? Lets take out a city block for and accident.
Hydrogen power cars and houses using sea water? Well if the Ice caps are melting it would save a bunch of Island and coastal areas. ☺

Soylent Green based fuels? The Ga. Guide Stone did recomend trimming the world Population to 500 Million. 7 Billion bodies properly recycled could generate needed power.

BTW: what happen the GBI/FBI/ATF investigation regarding the Ga. Guide Stone Bombing.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-07-12 07:11|| 2023-07-12 07:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Every seen what a windmill looks like after a 100 mph microburst gust? Or a solar cell field after a major hailstorm? Rubble. The large footprints of these installation make them prime targets for 'weather events' ...and let's not mention the 'hurricane' word out loud.

Posted by magpie 2023-07-12 10:00|| 2023-07-12 10:00|| Front Page Top

#6 But but but... if only we had more wind and solar - enough wind and solar - we wouldn't have any adverse 'weather events' to damage our wind and solar.

Doncha get it?

Posted by Bobby 2023-07-12 10:10|| 2023-07-12 10:10|| Front Page Top

#7 the speed of the wing tip can reach 90 meters per second (200 mph) in the model used by Siemens for offshore wind

I'm pretty sure they have an internal braking system that doesn't allow a faster motion

They also tested a 100 meter blade for offshore use but I don't think it has been installed yet

Posted by lord garth 2023-07-12 11:37|| 2023-07-12 11:37|| Front Page Top

#8 What if we installed solar panels on the turbine blades? Would this roast the eagles on contact and save cooking time?

Posted by Super Hose 2023-07-12 11:52|| 2023-07-12 11:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Liquid Flouride Thorium Reactor - if we’re looking for an actual solution this is it. The thorium doesn’t need to be refined, it doesn’t require a lot of water, it can’t melt down and it has no weapons applications. Thorium is also everywhere in the earth’s crust.

Posted by Remoteman 2023-07-12 14:51|| 2023-07-12 14:51|| Front Page Top

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