[kublikhan]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'W')hy do we even need wind power and mobile ipads? Why don't we just run everything on truly renewable ethanol? It's burning only produces co2 and water, no pollution! It's a no-brainer. I'm sure kub has better papers to tell the truth of the matter, all I can come up with is conspiracy junk like this from the National Academy of Sciences. What we need is Blurb from Ethanol corporations to set us straight.

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'W')hy has this thread gone so quiet of late?

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'A')nd for that matter
Where the Hell is my Flying Car!
I have been waiting 40 years for one, come on Elon, get it together.

[theluckycountry]

Not offshore, but close

Queensland wind farm delay raises red flags with green groups
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Feb 9, 2024-- The decision to further delay environmental approvals for a major wind farm proposed for Queensland’s Tablelands region has raised red flags for green groups, who say this is the third time the federal government has pushed out the deadline for a decision on the project, leaving the community and industry in limbo.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'N')ot offshore, but close

Queensland wind farm delay raises red flags with green groups
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Feb 9, 2024-- The decision to further delay environmental approvals for a major wind farm proposed for Queensland’s Tablelands region has raised red flags for green groups, who say this is the third time the federal government has pushed out the deadline for a decision on the project, leaving the community and industry in limbo.

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', '
')
The sad thing is the anti-human wing of the environmental movement opposes all technology. They will say to your face they want green energy, but as soon as they leave earshot they plan how to stifle every project no matter how well it fits in the green classification.

[theluckycountry]

Jersey Shore Wind Power Project Stalls After Having A "Hard Time" Finding Someone To Manufacture Turbine Blades

This is an interesting story to unpack, lots of spin.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')There has been tons of controversy about wind farm projects on the Jersey shore, with residents in beaches like Brigantine against the initiatives, while others argue for implementing the clean energy. Turns out it may be a moot point: one project is having "a hard time finding someone to manufacture blades for its turbines", local radio station NJ 101.5 reported this week.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has granted Leading Light Wind a pause on its offshore wind project until Dec. 20, as the developers struggle to secure necessary turbine components, the report says. The project, led by Chicago's Invenergy and New York-based energyRE, is planned for 40 miles off Long Beach Island and includes up to 100 turbines, expected to power 1 million homes.

Approved in January, the project faced a setback when GE Vernova, one of the three main turbine manufacturers, decided not to provide the turbines initially planned for use. Another option, Vestas, was ruled out, and the only remaining manufacturer, Siemens Gamesa, raised its prices substantially in June. Invenergy said in a statement: “The stay enables continued discussions with the BPU and supply chain partners regarding the industry-wide market shifts. We will continue to advance project development activities during this time.”

[theluckycountry]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A') good quality, modern wind turbine will generally last for 20 years, although this can be extended to 25 years or longer depending on environmental factors and the correct maintenance procedures being followed.

[theluckycountry]

I also watched a coal fired power station in Brisbane get progressively demolished once, it was on one of my regular Sunday cycling routes. It had sat there abandoned for decades! Why demolish it? It was right on the river in the inner city (coal transport from up river in the old days) and they wanted to build a tennis complex and apartments on the site. They didn't do it before because it was full of asbestos and that's expensive to remove.

That's how our world works, if there is $$$ in it, it gets done, otherwise it's abandoned. It's why Wind and solar are collapsing, no money in it anymore. For a few decades they were a novelty but once they went all in (like Germany) it became apparent there was no profit. Up till now there was because Stupid Governments were backing it but even they see the writing on the wall. They start looking for competitive prices and industry tells them to fuckoff and industry moves onto the next new thing they can wheedle a profit out of. This is the point at which the average techno-fanboi starts scratching their heads. Why are they stopping? The fanboi never thinks of practical reality, of $$$. All they see is a Startrek future ahead of us


Abandoned and left to rott



During one of the Brisbane floods, 1974 probably. River on the left of picture.