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Wind passes gas!
By now, you would think folks at the NY Times would know that the installed capacity (nameplate rating) of a power unit is not the same as the actual production output generated by a power unit. But time and again … Continue reading
“it should be socially unacceptable to be against wind turbines in your area – like not wearing your seatbelt.”
The seatbelt silliness comes from Ed Millibrand, former energy and climate change secretary, now Labour leadership contender. And then there’s this gem from the same UK Telegraph article which suggests that, to accommodate industrial wind’s shortcomings, you only need to … Continue reading
“as a renewable-energy advocate with significant wind experience, I find his passion for utility-scale wind power in WNC sorely misplaced — and painfully ironic.”
From the National Wind Watch: Wind power or hot air? Don’t sacrifice WNC’s ridges to industrial greed Credit: by Dave Erb, Mountain Xpress, http://www.mountainx.com 26 May 2010 At a November forum on wind power at UNCA, a young staffer from … Continue reading
Wind v Oil: The battle between electricity’s Lilliputians.
As a result of the explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf, the barker at the industrial wind carnival finds another opportunity to claim that, with the continued generosity of US taxpayers and rate payers, they could replace oil … Continue reading
Posted in industrial wind v fossil fuel, Jon Boone, Robert Bryce
Tagged electricity generation, Jon Boone, oil spill, Robert Bryce
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Allegheny Treasures reply to Mr. Austin Hall’s comments. Updated with correction!
Correction: The commenter was incorrectly identified as Austin Hill. My apologies to Mr. Hall as I remedy my error. I elected to reply to Mr. Austin Hall’s recent comments in the form of a post. The points raised by Mr. … Continue reading
Deputy chairman of Russia’s Gazprom argues plans for renewable energy are irrational and should be replaced by more gas-fired power stations
Scrap UK’s wind farm plans, says Gazprom boss Deputy chairman of Russia’s Gazprom argues plans for renewable energy are irrational and should be replaced by more gas-fired power stations Tim Webb, guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 9 February 2010 19.07 GMT Alexander Medvedev, … Continue reading
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