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News flash! Politicians support popular idea.
Politicians! Only in the fantasy world of industrial wind would they be used as a beacon of credibility. Where else would folks so desperate to promote an expensive, poor performing relic of the wooden shoe era look for support if … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 16, 2011
Items of interest: 1-Study Concludes: “Until scientifically based research has been conducted IWTs should not sited in proximity to human habitation.” – Wind Concerns Ontario 2-More from WCO: “Wind turbines too noisy, internal Ontario government memo says.” And if you … Continue reading
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Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 15, 2011
Items of interest: 1-Pinnacle wind project creating manufacturing jobs for Americans …at least if your an American living in, say Mexico: “The 23 windmill towers are each shipped in four sections … The pieces are manufactured in Mexico and shipped … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 14, 2011
Items of interest: 1-From our friends at Windtoons: 2-“Texas has seen large growth in wind generation because of DOE subsidies for wind generation. The subsidies are what makes wind generation feasible economically.” – Energy Blogs 3-And while we’re on Texas: … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 13, 2011
Items of interest: 1-“The Party’s Over for Big Wind” – Robert Bryce at the Huffington Post 2-The wind lobby claims industrial wind reduces emissions. Wind Farm Realities has a very nice assessment of the ongoing debate. “It is pretty obvious … Continue reading
Breaking Wind – Quick hits from the industry for August 12, 2011
Items of interest: 1-Edison Mission Energy: DJ Moody’s Lowers Edison Mission’s Cfr To B3; Outlook Negative (hat tip to Frank O’Hara) ….Probability of Default Rating, Downgraded to B3 from B2 ….Corporate Family Rating, Downgraded to B3 from B2 ….Senior Secured … Continue reading
Industrial wind flunks out!
Our friends at Windtoons nail it with this take on our recent post about the dismal performance of wind. Industrial wind = FAILURE
PJM grid: “wind farms will produce 13 percent of their generating capacity.”
Yep, you read it right! The recent Laurence Hammack article at Roanoke.com notes that “PJM Interconnection LLC, the suburban Philadelphia-based company that manages the grid for a 12-state area that includes Virginia … which likens itself to the grid’s air … Continue reading
I’m curious … is “Yabucoa” the Spanish word for rip-off?
Back in February of this year, Western Wind Energy issued a news release containing this statement: The total assets of the Windstar Project as of the expected Commercial Operation Date, are valued at US $481.8 million comprising the Project’s fair … Continue reading
Wind farms are “unreliable and this could leave the network dangerously exposed to blackouts.”
That’s the word from Australian state owned electricity generator Western Power, according to an article at Eco-Business. Not only are they concerned that reliance on wind as a major power source could “increase the risk of blackouts during peak demand,” … Continue reading
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