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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1099074" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>That's a bit depressing that a lecturer would come out with that sort of thing. It's amazing that many are conditioned to default hostility towards almost literally a licence to print free money and ensure energy independence. It just shows how much influence the fossil fuel lobby have on news outlets. The Forbes article was good thanks specifically:</p><p></p><p>"...wind power has a carbon footprint 99% less than coal-fired power plants, 98% less than natural gas, and a surprise 75% less than solar."</p><p></p><p>The main stats in my head about wind turbines are:</p><p>- they are getting larger, the larger the turbine the more cost effective they become and the wider the range of wind at which it can operate (including lower winds which seems counterintuitive)</p><p>- they'll typically last at least 20 years before needing replacement </p><p>- we can bizarrely get these suckers to float, meaning they can pretty much be deployed anywhere. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/29/floating-wind-turbines-ocean-renewable-power[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1099074, member: 74121"] That's a bit depressing that a lecturer would come out with that sort of thing. It's amazing that many are conditioned to default hostility towards almost literally a licence to print free money and ensure energy independence. It just shows how much influence the fossil fuel lobby have on news outlets. The Forbes article was good thanks specifically: "...wind power has a carbon footprint 99% less than coal-fired power plants, 98% less than natural gas, and a surprise 75% less than solar." The main stats in my head about wind turbines are: - they are getting larger, the larger the turbine the more cost effective they become and the wider the range of wind at which it can operate (including lower winds which seems counterintuitive) - they'll typically last at least 20 years before needing replacement - we can bizarrely get these suckers to float, meaning they can pretty much be deployed anywhere. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/29/floating-wind-turbines-ocean-renewable-power[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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