New scientific paper: offshore wind turbines alter marine eco-system, could shift ocean currents

[Carolinian]

Recent article from the National Center for Energy Analytics:

The Battery Storage Delusion: Utility-Scale Batteries Are No Silver Bullet - National Center for Energy Analytics

Download Issue Brief The Issue Utility-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS), together with wind and solar power, are increasingly promoted as the solution to enabling a “clean” energy future.1 Advocates argue that batteries can store surplus power from wind and solar...

energyanalytics.org

 

[PigsDad]

Wind and solar are MUCH more land intensive than other electric generation sources, and therefore do more harm to the environment

Really? How much land is utilized by reservoirs for hydro electric generation?

Kurt

 

[easyrider]

At least this thread isn't political or involve contentious social issues. Though the main antagonist is definitely part of a religious cult.

Let me guess, you are a Scientologist ?

Bill

 

[easyrider]

Really? How much land is utilized by reservoirs for hydro electric generation?

Kurt

To me, the big lakes on the Columbia River, created by dams, are aesthetically beautiful. The wind turbines and solar farms create a massive ugly eyesore.

Bill

 

[Brett]

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[DRH90277]

What did the environmental studies conclude at the outset of these windmill projects? Can we conclude the studies are biased toward interests other than the environment? Follow the money....

 

[Carolinian]

What did the environmental studies conclude at the outset of these windmill projects? Can we conclude the studies are biased toward interests other than the environment? Follow the money....

Bingo! In Germany, the vast majority of lawsuits to stop wind projects are filed by environmentalists. The government is in bed with the wind and solar developers.

 

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China may try to showcase wind and solar, since they are the primary makers of that equipment, but they are building dozens of new large coal power plants in their real energy push, also nuclear and hydro.

China’s construction of new coal-power plants ‘reached 10-year high’ in 2024 - Carbon Brief

A “resurgence” in construction of new coal-fired power plants in China is “undermining the country’s...

www.carbonbrief.org

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/business/china-coal-plants-highest-level-hnk-intl

Opinion: China’s love affair with cheap coal power means European industry can’t compete

Europe has realized that renewable energy alone cannot keep its industrial base intact or its voters happy

www.theglobeandmail.com

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2022/11/16/not_beyond_coal_despite_latest_iea_report_china_and_india_are_building_more_coal_plants_865205.html

 

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[Carolinian]

How many times have you regurgitated that same nonsense, Brett? Can't you at least find some NEW undocumented material instead of posting the same nonsense over and over and over again? Surely your Climate Industrial Complex sources have something other than that.

 

[Brett]

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[Carolinian]

One big irony of Europe's wind / solar push and its higher electric rates as a result, is that China making wind turbines with their cheaper mostly coal-fired power is putting the European companies trying to compete with them to build wind turbines in a big hole where they cannot compete. The losses in German's Siemens wind unit were so severe they were jeopardizing the finances of the entire company.

Siemens Energy’s struggling wind unit blows Germany’s largest spinout off course

Investors quiz management after four profit warnings in 18 months

www.ft.com

The Financial Times is behind a pay wall so much of the article is quoted here:

FT: Siemens’ Wind Energy Losses Threaten the Future of the Company

Shareholder Fury: According to FT, the disastrous financial losses in Siemens’ wind power unit are a threat to the financial credibility of the entire company.

wattsupwiththat.com

 

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Your misrepresentations on Australia from the climate industrial complex were answered before, but since you just keep reposting, I will answer it again:

As to the UK, your post based on the false flag of "levelized cost of energy" is blown out of the water by multiple links I have posted showing that actual power bills in the UK have tripled since the wind / solar push started. The key thing to remember is that "levelized cost of power" is NOT the same thing as what shows up on your electric bill, and in fact is a LONG way from it.

 

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Many farmers are IN FACT not so fond of wind and solar. In Europe, there have been massive farmer demonstrations against the EU Green Deal and its Net Zero, which the farmers call "Climate Communism"

The wind turbines on his Colorado farm are 20 years old. Who’s going to take them down?

The wind industry on the Eastern Plains is running into the same concerns that once plagued the fossil fuel industry.

coloradosun.com

Rural Backlash Against Renewables Surges, With 67 Rejections of Solar in U.S. Over Past 11 Months

The hype about wind and solar energy keeps colliding with the hard reality of land-use conflicts. Nowhere is that more obvious than in Ohio, where 41 townships have rejected or restricted the expansio

www.realclearenergy.org

True solar farmers sound alarm on ‘green energy’ panels

Sixty Amish signed a letter of concern regarding the threat to their way of life by the many solar projects being imposed on our region by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. They delivered the letter to the Chautauqua Town Board. Amish farmers lease land from local and absentee landowners to augment their...

www.observertoday.com

Ohio Eviscerates Preferred Siting, Accelerated Permission for Wind/Solar Developers (communities win!) - Master Resource

Many will accurately argue that if Ohio’s SB 52 were in place in their localities, they would currently be turbine free. As Congresswoman and people’s politician, Shirley Chisholm wrote: “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines whimpering and complaining. You make progress by...

www.masterresource.org

https://twitter.com/x/status/1990960948182724964

 

[Brett]

 

[Carolinian]

The Washington Post reports that gadgets installed in wind / solar equipment sold to the US allows the Chinese military to create rolling blackouts across the US at their whim.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/10/us-energy-grid-china-threat-blackouts/

 

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[emeryjre]

The Washington Post reports that gadgets installed in wind / solar equipment sold to the US allows the Chinese military to create rolling blackouts across the US at their whim.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/10/us-energy-grid-china-threat-blackouts/

When will you make a post from a well know source that isn't behind a paywall
You make fun of Brett because he doesn't use links
You use links that no one can access
They may work for you
They don't work for other people

 

[emeryjre]

The story above is not new

US uncovers hidden radios in Chinese solar inverters, sparks alarm

Experts uncover rogue devices in Chinese-made inverters and batteries, prompting U.S. and EU nations to review renewable tech security.

interestingengineering.com

If you think this situation is still an issue
You do not have a lot of faith in our cyber guys

 

[Carolinian]

When will you make a post from a well know source that isn't behind a paywall
You make fun of Brett because he doesn't use links
You use links that no one can access
They may work for you
They don't work for other people

With the Post, you can sign up and read a limited number of articles free.

 

[Carolinian]

The story above is not new

US uncovers hidden radios in Chinese solar inverters, sparks alarm

Experts uncover rogue devices in Chinese-made inverters and batteries, prompting U.S. and EU nations to review renewable tech security.

interestingengineering.com

If you think this situation is still an issue
You do not have a lot of faith in our cyber guys

The best bet would be to just not depend on China, an adversary, for equipment that would be necessary for our energy. They make 80% of solar panels and for wind turbines, they are making not only whole turbines, but components installed in turbines built by others.

 

[emeryjre]

did the Inflation Reduction Act allocate money for domestic production of solar panels and related equipment

Yes — the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) specifically allocated funding and tax incentives to boost domestic production of solar panels and related equipment. It created new manufacturing credits and expanded existing ones to encourage U.S.-based supply chains for solar, wind, and battery technologies.

 

[Carolinian]

did the Inflation Reduction Act allocate money for domestic production of solar panels and related equipment

Yes — the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) specifically allocated funding and tax incentives to boost domestic production of solar panels and related equipment. It created new manufacturing credits and expanded existing ones to encourage U.S.-based supply chains for solar, wind, and battery technologies.

As mentioned in a previously posted link, China makes 80% of solar panels in the world.