Wind Gives Way to Solar Power and Natural Gas After Federal Subsidies End
Wind’s federal subsidy, the production tax credit, is currently set to be phased out by 2020, at which point wind power will likely give way to solar and natural gas plant additions, which will replace...
View ArticleWind Farms Could Cause Surface Warming
A Harvard University study suggests that, under certain conditions and in the near term, increased wind power could mean more climate warming than would be caused by the use of fossil fuels to generate...
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Wind Generation Fails in Midwest Due to Weather Events: Polar Vortex and El Niño
Weather has a major effect on the productivity of wind turbines. Both the Polar Vortex and El Niño have reduced the output of wind turbines in the Midwest. During the polar vortex, wind turbines...
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Wind Turbines Against Nature
Studies have found that wind turbines are a dangerous threat to bats, high-conservation value birds, and insect populations that are a major supply of food to bats and birds. Insects, birds, bats, and...
View ArticleWind Power Is Collapsing In Germany
New onshore wind energy is in a steep decline in Germany. The expansion of onshore wind power in the first half of this year is at its lowest level since the introduction of Germany’s Renewable Energy...
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The Physical Impossibility of Renewable Energy Meeting the Paris Accord Goals
Mark Mills has a new report and an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled “If You Want ‘Renewable Energy,’ Get Ready to Dig” that point out the physical impossibility of renewable energy (mainly...
View ArticleThe Cost of Decommissioning Wind Turbines is Huge
In Minnesota, Xcel Energy estimates conservatively that it will cost $532,000 (in 2019 dollars) to decommission each of its wind turbines—a total cost of $71 million to decommission the 134 turbines in...
View ArticleWind Turbine Blades Will Continue to Pile Up at U.S. Landfills
Wind turbines are designed to last approximately 20 to 25 years. While the main core of wind turbines are made from steel and copper, which are recyclable materials, turbine blades are made from...
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Mexico Pulls the Plug on Wind and Solar
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called wind turbines “fans”, saying they did not produce much energy, and is ceasing support for wind and solar including grid connections. He reportedly...
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Analysis Inflates Clean Energy Job Losses Due to Pandemic
According to an analysis by BW Research, the clean energy industry added 106,000 jobs in June, but employment in the sector is still 514,000 jobs below its peak because of the COVID-19 pandemic—a loss...
View ArticleMaryland Rules in Favor of Offshore Wind Developer, to Ocean City’s Chagrin
The Maryland Public Service Commission ruled that Ørsted, the Danish multinational offshore wind developer of the Skipjack Wind Farm, could use larger wind turbines that the city had fought for over a...
View ArticleThe Bitter Truth Behind The Biden-Harris Green Energy Future
Transitioning to 100% renewable energy sounds like a sweet deal, right? And, sure, who doesn’t like the idea of saving the earth from climate change. It’s for the children after all. And what wouldn’t...
View ArticleWind Power Problems Rise to Prominence
People from California to New York and from France to Germany are becoming aware of the problems with wind power due to its noise pollution, scenic disruption and unfulfilled promises. In Germany, many...
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Jumbo Wind Turbines to Dot Earth’s Coastlines
The Netherlands has erected a test model for a new series of giant offshore wind turbines planned by General Electric (GE). The turning diameter of the turbine’s rotor is longer than two American...
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Biden’s Foray into Expensive Offshore Wind
The Biden administration has announced plans to vastly expand the use of offshore wind power along the U.S. East Coast. The plan sets a goal of deploying 30,000 megawatts of offshore wind turbines in...
View ArticleBiden’s Expensive Offshore Wind Plan
President Biden’s plan to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions in the generating sector includes the installation of 30,000 megawatts of new offshore wind capacity by 2030. Building 30,000 megawatts...
View ArticleGreen Technologies Cause Massive Waste and Pollution
Electric vehicle batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines result in a massive amount of waste and pollution. China is responsible for half of the total electric vehicles in the world—a number that is...
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Amid China Steel Slowdown, Wind Turbine Costs Expected to Jump Ten Percent
Wind turbine costs are expected to increase 10 percent over the next 12 to 18 months due to rising raw-material costs and the costs and complexities of transporting the huge machines. Despite companies...
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Interior Expands List of Critical Minerals
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) expanded the list of critical minerals from 35 to 50 by breaking out rare earth minerals and precious group metals into separate entities and adding nickel...
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Wind Energy Facilities Fined for Eagle Deaths
A subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. providers of renewable energy was ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution, after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms in eight...
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