Once in a blue moon, there's good climate news out of Louisiana. It doesn't have anything to do with #MAGAMike bc he isn't a proponent of #renewables.
Louisiana issues its first-ever state offshore wind energy leases.
Gov Bel Edwards & Louisiana Dept of Natural Resources Sec Harris announced approval of two projects, one off the coast of Terrebonne & Lafourche parishes & another in the Cameron Parish’s coastal waters.
Almost 2/3 of Dutch electricity coming from wind right now (7.3 out of 11.4 GW)!
At least one advantage of this autumn weather in December... #offshorewind#windpower#windenergy#renewables
A Danish greentech company has applied to Mauritania’s Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines to develop a green energy park. The Megaton Moon project is envisaged to encompass green industry, green farming and urban development....
Interestingly, when looking at which #renewableenergy source to prioritise governments might be well advised to (for the moment at least) to pivot towards #solar.
It looks like both the ease of manufacture of components & the current post-Covid glut in the #supplychain are driving down the prices of solar components, while the more complex mechanical needs of #windpower are keeping prices high(er).
So a pragmatic policy right now would be to focus on ramping up solar energy...
Flooded mines across the UK could store large amounts of wind energy that would otherwise go to waste by heating up the water within them. The heat could then be extracted to warm homes in winter.
A test of the idea is being planned in Scotland in 2024.
> The concept of harnessing the wind for power is positively ancient, but it usually comes in the form of a fixed wind-catching surface rotating a driven mass (aka a windmill). Kitepower is doing something very different. The best way to describe it is probably a “wind winch.”
I've been caught up arguing this elsewhere and the number of people, intelligent people (PhD-level intelligent) sucked in by this "report" is depressing.
Cognitive bias at its best; they want to find a problem with wind turbines, so they do.
Bullshit. Constantly referring to results published nowhere from a study that never took place remains bullshit.
Reduce ocean swells, killing surfing.
Bullshit. You would have to build a literal wall of turbine towers to stop ocean swell, which developes over hundreds of kilometres. The best surf involves ocean swell and offshore winds, which simply can't be affected by offshore wind turbines.
Reduce onshore winds by 40%.
Bullshit. There is no indication that wind turbines reduce onshore winds. The wind continues past the turbine blades, they don't block it; they don't even slow it down by any reasonable measure. A couple of hundred metres past the turbine you can't measure any effect at all.
Reduce fishing catches.
Bullshit. The tower bases, buried in the ocean bed, provide safe places for fish nurseries and coral growth, increasing the local fish population.
Don't buy into the disinformation being spread in order to stop offshore wind turbine installations. Look at who benefits from them not going ahead.
On Saturday 2023-11-04 Finland produced 13.1 GW total electricity between 17.00-18.00, a new hourly record. Also, we produced 5.4 GW wind power between 15.00-16.00, also a new hourly record. On Saturday the top 3 means of production were: wind, nuclear and hydro. Finland has been rapidly building new wind capacity, which has now resulted in Finland being largely self-sufficient. Periods of calm cold winter days can still result in imbalance and need to import fair amount of electricity. https://www.fingrid.fi/en/electricity-market/power-system/#electricity#windpower#nuclearpower#hydropower
Mauritania: Green energy park visible from space on the cards (www.esi-africa.com)
A Danish greentech company has applied to Mauritania’s Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines to develop a green energy park. The Megaton Moon project is envisaged to encompass green industry, green farming and urban development....