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

[Carolinian]

Windparks verändern die Nordsee

www.hereon.de

translation here:

Offshore Wind Farms Altering Marine Ecosystems: “Sufficiently Potent To Redirect Existing Currents”

notrickszone.com

 

[davidvel]

Well, there you go again.

 

[HedonisticEpicurean]

My MIT engineer dad used to say that there were negative consequences to wind energy over 30 years ago. People, including myself, didn't believe him. Yes, I think I even laughed at him. I'm sure he feels vindicated in his grave with research supporting his once considered 'crazy' beliefs. Following science often takes decades of research.

 

[tombanjo]

Thank God Oil has absolutely no enviornmental imapct in any possible way.

 

[SmithOp]

are there any human activities that don't alter the natural ecosystems?

 

[Brett]

Thank God Oil has absolutely no enviornmental imapct in any possible way.

and in addition to oil and gas being very safe and not harming a soul, oil is also a renewable resource
------ oil today, tomorrow and forever !



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[tombanjo]

yeah it is off topic or is it ???

Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling 3.3 million used vehicles because they can catch fire while parked or while driving due to issues with the antilock brake system

Kia and Hyundai recall 3.3 million cars, tell owners to park outside

Kia and Hyundai are advising motorists to park affected models outside after a rash of fires linked to faulty brakes.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[billymach4]

Drill baby Drill.

 

[Carolinian]

It looks like wind turbines, or the blades in particular, are also causing some environmental controversy on land:

Thousands of Old Wind Turbine Blades Pile Up in West Texas

Officials in Sweetwater say an out-of-state company has made their town a dump for the seldom-seen trash created by renewable energy.

www.texasmonthly.com

 

[davidvel]

Bring back the horse and buggy, the nuts say

 

[emeryjre]

You should see the coal mining remnants in West Virginia
How about the old oil pumping rigs around the US
Who is capping the abandoned oil wells that leak methane into the atmosphere

These old fan blades are made like fiberglass boats
They are not leaking toxics into the earth or into waterways
They are an eyesore, but so are old boats

 

[Carolinian]

These old fan blades are made like fiberglass boats
They are not leaking toxics into the earth or into waterways
They are an eyesore, but so are old boats

Well, not exactly. Iowa had the same problem with wind turbine blades being dumped there by the same company.

Toxic Blade Time Bomb: New Study Exposes Scale of Wind Industry’s Poisonous Plastics Legacy

Landfills are the final destination for millions of worn-out wind turbine blades, where their toxic plastics will be left to rot for the ‘benefit’ of generations to come. These 10-20 to…

iowaclimate.org

 

[Tia]

Bring back the horse and buggy, the nuts say

A few are still using the horse and buggy

MSN

 

[davidvel]

Offshore Wind Farms Altering Marine Ecosystems: “Sufficiently Potent To Redirect Existing Currents”

notrickszone.com

Quite the "scientific" website.

 

[billymach4]

Nuclear Power Baby!

 

[Carolinian]

Nuclear Power Baby!

Agreed, and the new generation of small modular reactors offer great promise. France uses primarily nuclear power, and its electric rates are half of those in wind and solar obsessed Germany. France is doubling down on more nuclear power. Poland and Sweden are headed that way in a hurry, too, as is Norway. Wind and solar also require lots of land and that means industrializing the oceans and clear cutting forests, neither of which is environmentally friendly. Real environmentalists in Germany regularly file lawsuits to stop wind and solar power over the environmental damage they do. One such lawsuit has so far been able to save the Reinhardtswald, an ancient forest that was the setting for Grimm's fairy tales, but was facing being clear cut for wind turbines.

 

[Carolinian]

Quite the "scientific" website.

No Tricks Zone offers only the translation of the original German article. If you want the scientific journal, you need to read German. I provided that link.

As for books, you might like one by the former president and prime minister of the Czech Republic, Dr. Vaclav Klaus, entitled "Blue Planet in Green Shackles: what is in jeopardy, climate or freedom?" which has been published in eight languages including English.

 

[billymach4]

Advanced Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

Information on advanced small modular reactors and the Department of Energy's Small Modular Reactor Licensing Technical Support (SMR-LTS) Program.

www.energy.gov

 

[billymach4]

Small Nuclear Reactors: The Answer To Big Tech's Energy Crisis? | OilPrice.com

Microsoft is exploring small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) as a potential energy source for its increasing computational needs, showcasing the rising interest in this innovative nuclear technology.

oilprice.com

 

[emeryjre]

While we are all waiting for SMR's to be implemented and the problem of getting the fuel from Russia to be solved (It will be)
Here is a more current article of the the state of affairs with wind turbine blades
If there is a problem, somebody is looking for a solution

A Danish wind turbine giant just discovered how to recycle all blades

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas says it’s figured out how to recycle all wind turbine blades – even ones already sitting in landfills.

electrek.co

 

[Brett]

Floating turbines could be future of wind energy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2023/09/25/floating-offshore-wind-energy-norway/

"New technology allows installation in deep waters, where breeze is stronger and more consistent

These next-generation machines can be deployed in very deep water, in the outer reaches of ocean space, where they can harvest more powerful, consistent wind

Energy companies have drawn detailed maps to show where the global winds are best. they found that 80 percent of the world's offshore wind potential lies in waters deeper than 200
feet, according to the global Wind energy council, an industry group. deeper water is where the wind is


it was stunning, they said, that the North sea might transition from fossil fuels to wind within their lifetimes

 

[emeryjre]

This is a link from a news website
The website tracks renewable news
Would be considered neutral to left leaning
This is an update on offshore wind projects and the increasing cost issues

Another New England Offshore Wind PPA Cancelled - CleanTechnica

Offshore wind projects in New England are being terminated as the cost of completing them has risen sharply this year.

cleantechnica.com

 

[Carolinian]

Here is a new report issued by the New England Fisheries Association on the environmental and economic harm caused by offshore wind turbines.

Resources | NEFSA

Our latest report details the scale and scope of offshore wind projects that federal regulators fail to disclose to the public.

www.nefishermen.org

 

[emeryjre]

You may be a little late. Many projects are being cancelled because of increasing costs
Also being shifted because of changes in projected reductions in cost of ESS
Use of SMNR at shut down coal plants has far less EIR requirements

 

[PigsDad]

You may be a little late. Many projects are being cancelled because of increasing costs
Also being shifted because of changes in projected reductions in cost of ESS
Use of SMNR at shut down coal plants has far less EIR requirements

Are we supposed to know all of those acronyms?

Kurt